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"Okay class, so you guys may not know him yet but Kamui Gakupo our grounds keeper is back on school grounds and to those who know of him you have probably heard very scary rumors about him, well as my class I'd like you guys to refrain from spreading them any further. These rumors are tasteless and only bring unnecessary fear into the school but just in case I want you to be careful around him. That's all I have to say." Luka vaguely warned not wanting to be the cause of more rumors.
"Neru-chan do you think Megurine-sensei believes in the rumors going around?" Miki texted the blonde haired junior.
"Probably, did she say something suspicious?" Neru messaged back.
"She said to be careful around him, I also heard some things from Yuzuki-senpai and SeeU-senpai, want to get together after class and talk about it?"
"Hm, sure why not, I've got nothing else to do." Neru accepted the offer hoping this brings her closer to Miki.
"Great! If it's us three I think we could crack the case for sure!"
"Three of us? Shit, who else is going?" Neru messaged in disappointment wishing it was just the two of them.
"My friend Mayu-chan is coming too. Before I forget do you want to come over after? Cul-nee-san is making cherry pie for desert tonight; it's the best pie in the whole city." Miki messaged back saliva threatening to fall from her mouth.
"Yeah, I'll come over." Neru sent feeling heat rise to her cheeks.
"If you come over you have to spend the night, Cul-neesan doesn't want you out in the dark and neither do I!" Miki added rather excitedly.
"Okay, okay now pay attention before your sensei yells at you!" Neru messaged back trying to calm herself down because her heart was beating a million miles per hour which isn't ideal for someone with a pacemaker.
"Yes! I love it when you come over."
Neru all but had a heart attack at her crush's adorable words.
"Hanegawa-san~?" Luka called in a sing-song voice.
"Y-yes?" Miki answered nervously hiding her cellphone between her legs.
"Could you take these papers to the office for me? You seem to have a lot of energy today so let's put it to good use." Luka asked smiling at the flustered girl.
"You got it sensei!" Miki accepted grabbing the papers then leaving the class.
As Miki made her way to the office she noticed Kamui-sensei walking towards her, she felt a pang of fear in her chest but didn't let it show. "You survived monster Mayu you can survive this too!" The girl told herself as the man drew closer. As they passed each other she felt a cold inhuman air slap her in the face sending powerful chills down her spine. Miki turned around to catch a glimpse of the man surprised at how handsome he actually was but not handsome enough for her to fall for him she was a fan of blondes after all. But something did strike her as odd, Kamui-san was carrying his axe with him, "Why is he allowed to carry that inside?!"
Yukari was leaning back in her chair the back of her head held by interlaced fingers, she yawned as Hiyama-sensei droned on about something history related. Her mind was elsewhere, she was thinking about the Kamui rumors, "Why'd they let that guy come back anyway it's not like this school needs a garden it rains too much for that." She wondered. Yukari turned her gaze to outside the window; the airhead was luckily placed near the back by the windows almost as if Hiyama-sensei knew she wasn't going to pay attention in class.
As she looked on she noticed that the rain had picked up, "Aw man and it was so nice earlier too. Oh well at least I brought my umbrella just in case."
The more Yukari stared outside the more the rumors bothered her at this point she was reminded by the crude text message she received awhile back that could have only been sent by a boy. "Could that have been Kamui who sent that message?" Before taking out her phone she looked up at Hiyama-sensei who was engrossed with what he was doing so she slid her phone out of her bag. Looking through the messages she found the one she was looking for, writing down the number and message she deleted it.
"Okay now you're freaking me out Kari-chi, lately you've been looking like you have the capacity to use your brain!" SeeU poked fun at the girl laughing silently to herself.
"Shut up U-chan! If this is how you show your jealousy you'll never have a chance with me!" Yukari teased feeling satisfied with her comeback.
"Senpai! I just walked past Kamui-san in the hallway is he allowed to bring his axe inside?" Miki texted the violet rabbit.
" I don't think so it's like us bringing a gun inside the school." Yukari replied.
"U-chan, Miki just texted me saying Kamui-san was inside walking around with his axe how creepy right?" Yukari texted SeeU.
"That's beyond creepy, is Hanegawa-san okay?"
"Uwahh! Does that mean I could have been another victim?!" Miki texted Yukari.
"I don't know but let's hope not, he didn't hurt you did he?"
"No but I got the chills when he walked past me, I'm still shaking!"
"She's okay U-chan just a little shaken up."
"Are you back in class? If not hurry and get there I don't think he'd hurt you while classes are still going on but don't push it."
"Good, but why in the world would he walk around with that thing after all that's happened he must be braver than we thought." SeeU texted Yukari.
"No doubt he's brave, that's what makes the bastard scary."
"Yeah I'm in class now; after school Mayu, Neru and I plan to pool our information together you guys should come!"
"That's actually not a bad idea, that guy is a creep if he's guilty for something we have to find out what. I'll ask U-chan if she wants to join."
"UUUUU-CHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAN, after school I and the others plan to get together and talk about Kamui-san we'd be ever so delighted if you joined."
"Okay as long as we don't do it here and I have Miku with me deal?"
"I expected to give you my kidney in exchange but this is even better you got yourself a deal." Yukari texted SeeU.
"All right Hanegawa-san, U-chan is on board see you after school, let's decide where to rendezvous then."
Neru stood there annoyed tapping away at her phone not looking up once, "I thought she said the three of us, I THOUGHT SHE SAID THE FUCKING THREE OF US!" She raged internally as she blogged her anger on some social media site.
"I'll take care of introductions kay? Yuzuki-senpai, SeeU-senpai this is my bestest friend Akita Neru she's a 3rd year!" Miki introduced happily feeling excitement grow within her.
"Yo, nice to meet you Akita-san." Yukari greeted with an inviting smile.
"It's a pleasure, Akita-san." SeeU greeted as well.
Neru looked up at her senpai feeling as if this wasn't going to be too painful she finally exchanged a greeting, "It's nice to meet you too, SeeU-senpai, Yuzuki-senpai."
"Now was that so bad Neru-chan?" Miki teased elbowing Akita in the arm.
"Don't push it Mi-chan." Neru deadpanned returning her eyes to her phone probably to change her latest update to a more positive one.
"So where should we go?" Mayu asked elated to experience her first hang out session.
"Good question." Miki said with an inquisitive tone.
"How about we go to the Sea Turtle café? The atmosphere is nice and it's a good place to do some research Miku and I go there all the time." SeeU suggested.
"Wooooow, I haven't been there since I was 1st year. I'm down if you guys are?"
"That sounds amazing, count me in." Mayu chimed in her excitement growing stronger.
"That place sounds beyond cool, you have my vote." Miki added sharing in Mayu's excitement. "What about you Ruru-chi?"
Neru blushed at the seldom used nickname, "Wh-whatever."
"Well if we're all in agreement what are we waiting for huh? Let's do this!" Miki chirped leading the pack Neru trying to keep up.
Yukari slid over to Mayu's side and pretended to stretch before lowering her arm around the 1st year's shoulders, "Now if I didn't know any better I'd say you were excited about this?
"Well good thing you don't." Mayu joked sliding her arm around Yukari's waist.
"Dammit U-chan are you corrupting Mayu-chan with your ass-holism?" Yukari confronted the nekomimi girl.
"Probably so, but probably not, what are you asking again?" SeeU toyed with the violet rabbit's emotions.
Yukari pulled down her bottom eyelid then stuck her tongue out at her friend, "Oh so mature you are." SeeU laughed as she returned her attention to the road ahead.
"Did your day end well Mayu-chan?" Yukari asked in a genuinely interested tone.
A giant smile appeared on the girl's face, "I haven't been able to stop smiling since lunch so yes it ended perfectly."
The violet rabbit nuzzled her face into the side of Mayu's head taking in the sweet scent of cinnamon coming off her hair, "Before I sound arrogant is that beautiful smile my doing?"
Mayu looked away in embarrassment and slowly nodded her head, "Well I guess I know how to make you smile now huh?" Yukari whispered breathily into the 1st year's ear making her blush madly. Not wanting to go too far but still wanting to tease the girl she lightly nibbled on Mayu's earlobe her tongue circling the rainbow haired girl's black crystal studded earring. Mayu grabbed a handful of the rabbit's jacket and squeezed hoping it would dampen the intense pleasure she was feeling. Yukari giggled at the young girl's attempt to keep it together, the warm soft gusts of air tickled Mayu's neck making her tremble in delight.
"Miku…CHOP!" A teal haired girl yelled before chopping Yukari in the middle of her head.
Yukari recoiled letting go of Mayu and holding her head in pain, "Ow, ow, ow, owwwww! Miku-chan what's the big idea?!"
"You were so occupied with teasing this poor girl you didn't even notice my arrival jerk!" Miku scolded with one of her cheeks puffed out.
"It's not me you should be pining attention from…" Yukari grumbled noticing her disgruntled girlfriend tapping her foot viciously and effectively avoiding eye contact with the group.
Miki noticed the change in her friend's mannerisms then scanned the area for a place she could calm Mayu down, "We'll be back!" Miki grabbed Mayu's hand and ran into the nearest fast food restaurant taking her friend into the restroom.
"Hanegawa-san, Mayu-chan!" Yukari called out confused as to what just happened.
"Miki-chan where are y-." Neru tried to call out but they were gone before she could finish.
"I didn't make her angry did I?" Miku asked generally remorseful.
Miki looked at her friend's dark eyes, she dared not say the girl's name still feeling as if the threat was still in play, "C-calm down, Take a d-deep breath. R-remember th-they've known each other f-for a long time th-that's just th-their friendship. J-just like how S-SeeU-senpai and Yuzuki-senpai are it's the same." Miki stuttered in fear trying to console her friend not wanting another "restroom incident".
"I'm sorry Hanegawa-chan I don't know why I lost control." Mayu apologized feeling terrible for letting that Mayu take over again.
"No you have absolutely no reason to be upset, you love harder than others so I could see why you changed." Miki reassured bringing the girl into a hug, "We're friends now so I'll do whatever I can to keep that darkness at bay. You may not like it but we're in this together okay?"
Mayu returned the hug without hesitation, "I don't like it, I love it. Come on let's go back."
"Right." Miki agreed letting go of Mayu, "I'll tell them that I thought I saw blood on the bandages around your neck okay?"
"Thank you Miki, your helping me even after what I did to you."
"Look I don't blame you if I blame anyone I blame myself and Ia we had that coming from a mile away, now come on I'm sure we gave everyone quite the scare."
Leaving the restaurant the confused group stood outside immediately looking at the two, "Is everything okay?" SeeU asked looking at Miki's consistent bubbly expression, and Mayu's bothered one.
"Everything's a-okay I thought I saw blood on her bandages, and I sorta freaked out a little ehehehehehhh." Miki chuckled embarrassed scratching the back of her head.
"A little?" Neru grumbled but despite her cold expression she was glad to hear everything was all right.
"Oh thank goodness, I thought I made you angry when I chopped Yukari-dumdum on the head." Miku sighed in relief smiling blissfully at Mayu.
"Better her then me." Mayu joked trying to lighten the mood not wanting everyone to know about her murderous intent.
"Well if everyone is doing fine, I'd like to introduce you guys to my girlfriend Hatsune Miku she's a 2nd year at Merciful Father high school." SeeU introduced pulling Miku close to her causing the girl to blush.
"I'm Hanegawa Miki! It's nice to meet you Hatsune-senpai!"
"Akita Neru, nice to make your acquaintance."
"I'm Usano Mayu, sorry about earlier, it really is nice to meet you."
"So you you three are my kouhai huh? Well gosh I feel so mature now, it's great to meet you all Hanegawa-san, Akita-san, and Usano-san." Miku giggled pleasantly bowing to the three girls. "So how about we finish our journey to the café hm?"
"Actually I'm your senpai too." Neru noted quietly, slightly annoyed for being mistaken as an underclassmen.
"Let's do it senpai!" Miki chirped in response matching her new senpai's energy. Before the group knew it they were leading the pack sharing in a bright conversation.
"Uwaaaa, so much energy." SeeU complained following after the two.
"Tell me about it." Neru agreed blandly walking alongside the nekomimi wearing girl.
Mayu began walking after the two but was stopped when Yukari grabbed her hand, "Is everything okay, Mayu-chan? You looked upset before Miki dragged you away."
"Of course, just embarrassed is all." Mayu lied hoping it would ring true in Yukari's ears.
"Are you sure that's all it was?" Yukari pressed showing genuine concern for her significant other.
"Senpai if we don't hurry we'll be left behind, we can talk about it later okay?" Mayu squashed the subject but still found a happy medium.
Yukari of course didn't want to wait until later but Mayu just wouldn't budge, "Fine but promise me that you'll talk to me about it later."
"I promise." Mayu conceded not wanting to talk about it anymore for the time being.
"Okay then, let's go." Yukari sighed still feeling uneasy about earlier but was given a small comfort when Mayu slid her fingers in between her own. Yukari locked their hands in place and continued after the other 4 girls.
Finally, making it to a cozy looking building with a neon sign that read "Sea Turtle Café" with a turtle at the end of the name made to look as if it was swimming with the light's switching from one to the other.
"This place looks awesome let's hurry inside!" Miki called out to the others.
Miku waited for SeeU to reach her, "Hanegawa-san, can I keep her?"
"You'll have to fight Akita-san to the death for her if you're serious." SeeU joked leading Miku inside.
"W-wait don't get the wrong idea!" Akita fibbed trying to keep up her cold apathetic girl façade.
"Yukari-senpai, please lighten up a little? This is my first time hanging out with a group of friends…it won't be complete if you're like this." Mayu explained a hint of desperation in her voice.
"Then help me believe that everything really is okay, I don't normally like to pick at things but your expression was so hurt. I can't go in there and have fun if you're secretly upset." Yukari admitted feeling as if she was annoying the 1st year.
"What do you want me to do to prove that everything is okay?" Mayu asked patiently. A few seconds passed and Yukari had no answer so Mayu got on her tip toes despite how scared she was of people's cruel words she placed a passionate kiss onto her senpai's lips. Yukari was taken completely by surprise but immediately got into the swing of things, Mayu wanting to drive it home to Yukari-dumdum she traced "I love you" on the rabbit's lips with her tongue.
Pulling away Mayu looked at her senpai's flushed face, "Believe me now?" She asked before spinning on her heel and entering the café.
Yukari stood their frozen her eyes wide, her heart beating at unsafe speeds, and with a nagging feeling between her thighs, she finally brought her lithe fingers to her lips. Slowly she traced the letters of the phrase Mayu spelt with her tongue, "I love you…" She whispered to herself before breaking the ice around her legs and entering the café.
Finally entering the café she was immediately immersed in the cool cozy atmosphere that this place was famed for. Liquid drum and bass played through speakers in the ceiling; strangely the conversations of the many customers didn't overtake the music. The group was sitting in the back corner of the café awaiting the last member, "Did you forget how to walk Kari-chi?" SeeU chided.
"Ew what's with that creepy face she has on, she almost looks happy." Miku added egging her girlfriend on.
"Maybe she joined a cult while she was out there, hey Moonbear come back to us." SeeU teased some more.
"Hey Miku, Len-kun sticks negis up Oliver-kun's ass during sex, that's why they always taste like shit." Yukari retorted with a sinister smile.
"TAKE THAT BACK!" Miku yelled ready to tear Yukari to pieces.
"No actually I'm good." Yukari denied sitting down ultra-close to Mayu on a loveseat.
"Stupid, stupid, Yukari-dumdum is stupid!" Miku ranted throwing a tiny tantrum to SeeU's delight.
SeeU slipped her arm around the teal haired girl's waist and kissed the skin under her ear then she flicked her tongue upward gently hitting her earlobe immediately shifting Miku's mood. "You're all mine after this understood?" SeeU whispered hotly into Miku's ear making her squirm in her seat.
"Y-yes ma'am…" Miku complied her voice exposing her desire.
"Okay first order of business let's order something to drink!" Miki chirped oblivious to what just happened.
"I'll buy yours Miki." Neru told the cherry-haired girl.
"You don't have to you know?" Miki informed.
"I want too, get whatever you want." Neru reinforced looking down at the menu.
"I'll buy your drink Mayu, and if you want food I'll buy that too." Yukari offered sweetly, still feeling like a jerk from earlier.
Mayu wanted to deny her senpai's request but this might cheer Yukari up just a little more, "Thank you Yukari-senpai."
"It's the least I could do really, especially after that." Yukari said referring to what just happened.
"How else was I going to make you understand?" Mayu asked, looking over the menu.
"I'm prided on being stupid, so sometimes I get annoying." Yukari admitted in reluctance.
"Don't call yourself stupid, you did that because you cared, that's why I didn't get angry." Mayu explained looking her girlfriend in the eye. "We can even still talk about this later if you want too."
"Can we? I'd like that."
"Then it's settled."
A blonde boy with a tiny ponytail walked over to the girls, "Hey everyone, my name is Len and I will be serving you guys today."
"Oh hey Len-kun we were just talking about you!" Yukari feigned surprise giving Miku a diabolical look.
"Yuzuki-senpai, SeeU-senpai and Miku-senpai what are you guys doing here?" He asked with a giant smile on his face.
"Introducing our kouhai here to a new hang out spot." SeeU answered.
Len looked at the three unfamiliar girls' faces, "How rude of me, I'm Kagamine Len I go to Merciful Father with Miku-senpai."
The girls introduced themselves to the boy amazed at how many times they've had to do this today, "Well how great I hope you guys come back more often, I enjoy making new friends. But I guess I should get back to work, so what can I get you guys?"
"A large cherry limeade!" Miki chirped.
"May I have a hot chocolate please?" Mayu asked politely.
"I'll have a large latte no flavor." Neru ordered.
"Milk please." Miku ordered.
"A caramel cappuccino if you would?" SeeU asked.
"I'd like a vanilla coke my good man." Yukari teased closing her menu.
"All right you guys I'll have your drinks right out, please enjoy yourselves until then!" Len said before going to place the order.
Mayu watched the boy walk away and noticed a silver-haired girl with crimson eyes glaring at them from the other side of the café. "I wonder who that might be." She thought but immediately dismissed it since she didn't seem like a threat to Yukari.
"Now that, that is out of the way how about we begin, Akita-san would you mind starting?" SeeU asked awaiting Neru's explanation.
"Kamui Gakupo is the prime suspect in the multiple disappearances of the girls from our school. After the seventh disappearance he was forced to take a vacation without giving anyone consent as to why but oddly enough he comes back after another incident arises in the school? It makes it seem as if they were counting on something bigger to happen so that investigations on the 7 missing girls would just fade into the background." Neru explained waiting for someone else to take the reins.
"Yes but no one but us has taken notice to the other crimes that he's been linked too, such as harassment by text messages." Mayu added.
"Actually I wrote down a text and the number that I got 4 weeks ago, at first I thought it was just random hate mail but only someone from our school could have gotten my number. Sorrowful Mother is an all-girls school only Kamui could have sent this but what I don't get is how the hell did he get my number?" Yukari chimed in.
Mayu read the words on the paper and felt nauseated but not from disgust, only rage coursed through the girl's veins but she remained silent burning the words into her memory.
"The girls that disappeared were fond of the guy and then soon after they disappeared probably once they decided to go all the way with him. Before he left do you think he was working on an 8th victim if so we have to figure it out before something happens." SeeU stated hoping to spark some ideas.
"Unfortunately us 1st years don't know anything from before we were there so did you guys notice anything?" Miki asked.
"Remember when sensei warned us about him? Why would she do that if those rumors weren't true?" Mayu reasoned.
"Oh scary, why would they let someone like that come back after being accused for so many disappearances?" Miku asked in confusion.
"We asked that question too but no answer justifies the situation." Yukari sighed.
"Remember what I said about the randomly placed flower patches? What if we went there and dug them up?" SeeU suggested.
"Oh no, U-chan no." Yukari denied.
"How else are we going to know for sure if he's guilty or not Kari-chi?"
"This guy is dangerous whether he did it or not, this guy walks around with an axe for Christ sakes! We could die so let's think of something else." Yukari argued.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Neru Inquired.
"Well SeeU said this was a good place for research how about we look up the girls who went missing, what if the type of flowers he planted symbolize them in some way?"
"That is the smartest thing I've ever heard you say Yukari-dumdum." Miku complimented.
"How about after we get our drinks we split up afterwards into groups of two and do our own research then come back and share our findings tomorrow?" Neru suggested wanting to go to Miki's house as soon as possible.
"I have no problem with that." SeeU complied. "We can just enjoy our drinks and hang out properly then split up is everyone okay with that?"
All the girls were in acceptance of the plan, "Well good, this was definitely a good start I think we could get this figured out in no time." SeeU said with a smile.
"Well since we're pairing up want to come to my place?" Yukari asked squeezing the girl's hand eagerly.
Mayu nodded her head blood trickling from her nose because of the thousands of impure thoughts that crossed through her mind.