Eli woke up the next morning and felt aches all over her body. She knew that it was from the beating that she got from Honoka last night. Eli didn't blame Honoka for doing that to her. Honoka was hallucinating and thought that she was the assassin that wanted her dead. Eli got up and made breakfast. She went back to her room to wake up Honoka. She started to shake her awake.
"Honoka it's time to get up" Eli said
Honoka groaned and turned over and had her back facing her. Eli tried a different tactic to wake her up.
"Breakfast is ready" Eli said
Honoka got up and looked at her with sleepy eyes and asked her about breakfast.
"Breakfast?" Honoka asked
"That's right. You better hurry before it gets cold" Eli said
Honoka got up and went to the kitchen to eat the breakfast that Eli prepared. After breakfast was over Eli told her that she was gonna go get ready for school. Before Eli could leave the room she was grabbed by Honoka. Eli looked at Honoka and the face that she was making left her speechless. Honoka was looking at her like scared little kid who's been separated from their parents.
"Please don't go" Honoka said
"Honoka, it'll be fine" Eli said
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!" Honoka begged
Eli couldn't utter a single word after what Honoka told her.
"Please stay here, please" Honoka whimpered
Eli couldn't turn down Honoka's request and told that she'll stay with her.
"Don't worry Honoka, I'm not going anywhere" Eli said
"You'll stay with me?" Honoka asked
"Yes, I'll stay here" Eli said
"Thank you" Honoka said
Eli texted Nozomi and told that she wouldn't be at school today. She explained the details to her and told her the reason why she wouldn't be at school today. When that was done Eli looked back at Honoka and thought about what just happened.
"Even though she's safe over here she's still scared. She's scared of being alone. She's probably afraid that the assassin would come and kill her if she's alone" Eli thought
Eli couldn't blame her for being so scared. If she was in Honoka's position she would be afraid too. Eli knew that it was too dangerous for Honoka to go back to school right now. Honoka wasn't exactly in mentally ready to go back ether. That delusion that she had last night was enough to prove that Honoka was terrified and the fact that she attacked her thinking that she was the assassin was proof that she was on guard. She's in such a panicked state that she started to see anyone as the assassin.
MEANWHILE AT SCHOOL.
Nozomi was waiting for Eli to show up but she never did. She was starting to get worried about her. She felt her phone make a ding noise. Nozomi realized that she had just got a text from someone. Nozomi looked at her phone and saw that it was from Eli. She read Eli's text and frowned at it. Nozomi had no idea that Honoka's fear was that bad. Eli even told her about the attack. Nozomi put her phone back in her pocket and went to class. If she knew Eli then she already contacted the school and told them that she wouldn't be here today.
When school was over everyone met at the entrance. The others were wondering where Eli was. Nozomi told them the news but she was interrupted by Umi as soon as she got to the part where Honoka attacked Eli.
"She attacked her? Eli took her in out of the kindness of her heart and that's the thanks that she gets?!" Umi asked in an angry tone
Nozomi tried to continue but Umi wasn't listening anymore and she immediately went down the street. It was obvious that she was going to Eli's house to give Honoka the lecture of a lifetime. Nozomi tried to stop her but she wasn't listening to her at all. Even Yukiho was pissed off at her older sister for doing something so horrible.
"This is bad! If Umi scolds Honoka when she's in her panicky state of mind, she'll attack her. I want to stop her but she's not listening at all. Honoka will end up attacking Yukiho too. But she's not listening to me ether" Nozomi thought
"Umi calm down! I'm sure all of this is just a misunderstanding" Kotori said
"You're too soft on her Kotori!" Umi said
Alisa tried to calm down Yukiho but she was as successful as Kotori was with Umi.
"Yukiho just listen to me! You don't understand what happened last night" Alisa said
"What I understand is that she attacked your sister last night! She has no right to abuse your sister like that" Yukiho said
Nozomi had no choice but to let things play out. The other girls were following them as well. They were probably worried about Honoka too. When they made to Eli's house Umi knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer the door. The door opened and Honoka was standing there.
"Umi! It's good to see you" Honoka said with a smile
Umi forced her way in the house which caught Honoka off guard.
"Umi?" Honoka asked
Umi turned around and glared at her childhood friend.
"I heard that you attacked Eli last night. How could you do such a thing? I didn't think you were capable of doing such a thing" Umi said
Honoka went pale when she heard what Umi told her. Umi continued her lecture. Honoka told her that she apologized to Eli for the attack but Umi wasn't listening to her at all. Umi's lecture was starting to affect Honoka's state of mind and now she thinks that the lecture was a threat to her life. Umi didn't know that her words were having a devastating effect on her. At this point Eli came in and saw that everyone was there. Everyone saw the bruises on her and looked at her in shock. It was hard to believe that Honoka would do such a thing.
"Did you get those bruises from Honoka?" Hanayo asked
"Y-yes but if you listen then –"Eli said before she was interrupted
"Honoka had no right to attack you like that" Maki said
"Why would Honoka bully Eli like that?" Rin asked
"Honoka has no right to abuse Eli like that" Nico said
Yukiho stepped in and lectured her older sister with Umi.
"You're have no right abuse Eli like that! If this is how you thank your friends for helping you out then maybe we should let this assassin find you!" Yukiho said
Those last words from her sister were the final straw. Eli saw Honoka's eyes change and looked horrified. Eli saw that she had the same eyes that she did last night. Honoka was having another hallucination about the assassin.
Honoka charged at both Umi and Yukiho and the two girls were caught off guard since they weren't prepared for an attack. Honoka attacked Umi first and slammed her on the floor. Umi tried to get up but Honoka held her down.
"Honoka! What the hell is wrong with you?!" Umi asked
Umi looked at Honoka and noticed that her eyes were different. Umi couldn't say anything else since she was too distracted by the look that Honoka was giving her.
"You found this place after all. I won't give the chance to kill me like tried to do before" Honoka said
Umi was able to find her voice again and spoke to Honoka.
"What are you talking about Honoka? I don't want to kill you" Umi said
Yukiho stepped in and pushed her older sister off of Umi. Yukiho glared at her.
"You're out of control! Maybe you should be locked up in cell and be alone" Yukiho said
Before Yukiho could say anything else she was punched in the face by Honoka. Yukiho saw that her older sister was on top of her and attacked her again. The others were too shocked to move. They didn't even know how to react.
"You must be an accomplice. I won't go easy on you ether!" Honoka said
"What are you doing big sis? Ow! Stop it! You're hurting me!" Yukiho said
Luckily Eli stepped forward and managed to pull Honoka off of her younger sister. She hugged Honoka as she tried to squirm out of her grip.
"It's okay Honoka just settle down" Eli said
"No! It's not okay! They're here to kill me and then they'll kill you! And soon they'll kill everyone else!" Honoka said
"Everything's okay Honoka. Just relax and take a deep breath" Eli said gently
Honoka did as she was told and looked back up to see that her friends were standing there. They were looking at her with a look of shock on their faces. She looked down and saw that both her sister and Umi were on the floor covered in bruises. Honoka widened her eyes in horror when she realized what she just did. Eli turned Honoka around and let her bury her face into her chest. Honoka started to cry and began to apologize to everyone.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to do it!" Honoka cried
"It's okay Honoka" Eli said
Honoka fell asleep after she was done crying. Eli carried her to her room and lied her down on the bed. She exited the room and started to explain to everyone what was happening to her. When she was done with her explanation the others had sad looks on their faces while Umi and Yukiho had looks of guilt on their faces.
"I had no idea that Honoka was suffering that much. If knew that then I wouldn't have lectured her like that" Umi said
"I regret saying those awful thing to big sis" Yukiho said
"I'm actually surprised that all of you were unaware of her condition. I texted this circumstances to Nozomi. I thought she would tell you what was going on" Eli said
Everyone looked at Nozomi and demanded an explanation.
"I tried to tell all of you but none of you were listening to me" Nozomi said
"I tried to tell Yukiho but she wasn't listening to me ether" Alisa said
Everyone thought back and realized that it was true. Nozomi and Alisa were trying to tell them about Honoka's condition but they didn't listen to them. Everyone hung their heads in shame and apologized. Eli told them that they should leave since Honoka tried to attack someone again. They agreed to leave and left Honoka in the care Eli and Alisa.
