Chapter 4: Opening Up
the Dark Prison...More specifically the warden's office.
"WHAT?!" Pyrus roared as he was informed by Curio that one of his scout's was killed in the field, what ticked off the Dark Oni even further was the fact that Ryan was the one that killed the scouting Oni, Pyrus started stomping on the ground like a manchild, clearly trying to not lash out his anger like a wild wrath-infused bull.
Malvadine frowned at Pyrus's wrath, unlike the Dark Oni, Malvadine pretty much expected such results, especially when you instructed Ryan to gain the Humans trust, that means slaying danger like some kind of human lover.
"!Oh Pyrus! !Keep your chin up! .It's sort of your fault anyway." Kaninigami said as she smiled creepily after snacking on a fried piece of meat, her sweet and high-pitched words not really helping when it comes to calming Pyrus's anger.
"What!? It's not my fault at all! Ryan was just trying to impress that human girl!" Pyrus said defensively, Nikuken snorted rudely at Pyrus's mistakes while sharpening his black-bladed scimitar, honestly finding Pyrus's wrathful reactions to be amusingly disgusting at best, grimacing even more so than before.
"!Excuses excuses Pyrus! ,I had enough of your bickering, ,Come on Nikuken and Curio, .I made lunch for the both of you." Kaninigami said to the Butcher and the Shadow Oni, who nodded respectfully in response, following the female Oni to the kitchen, but before Kaninigami left, she spoke once more, to Professor Malvadine more specifically.
"!Oh! ,I almost forgot about you Professor Malvadine, ,Your lunch is in fridge, .Just put it in the microwave and you'll be set." She said with a smile, leaving Malvadine to deal with Pyrus and his bad-tempered rage.
"Malvadine! Get me a cell full of Oni, and get me the most violent Oni you can get in the higher-grade cells!,,,Now!" Pyrus said with a roar, with some reluctance the old scientist did what he was told, exiting out of the warden office and into the various cell halls of the Dark Prison.
"I have some tampering to do..." Pyrus said with a crooked smile as he went into the Warden's desk drawer and pulled out a vial of green liquid.
"Like I said...I'm not an Oni Keeper, I am the Oni..." Ryan said as he held the Oni sword to prove Theresa that he wasn't really human, he politely placed the sword back in Theresa's duffel bag.
After the fight between the Flesh Horror Oni and Ryan, Theresa almost immediately accused Ryan of being an Oni Keeper, something that Ryan quickly rebuffed, the first reason was the fact that Ryan pointed out that he himself is the Oni, with Yumimaru being the only thing that can cause Ryan to transform into his real form, the second reason was that he wouldn't call himself that, it was way too silly of a name.
"You said it yourself, you get the armor because you're human, I'm technically not one, so that means I can't get the armor," Ryan said as he stashed Yumimaru in his pocket nonchalantly, Theresa was still skeptical of Ryan's identity, especially with the golden metal bat that he bears, this skeptical outlook was somewhat diminished when Ryan asked Theresa this cheek-flustering question.
"Anyway Theresa, we should get to know each other, how about some dinner? My treat." Theresa raised an eyebrow due to Ryan's straightforward nature, by the look on his face, he genuinely wanted to know more about her, and he genuinely wanted to have dinner with her, something that admittedly brought a light blush to her cheeks.
'Well then, that was a bit unexpected.' Shirokuma said, basically coming up with a rather straightforward conclusion to Ryan's sudden appearance.
"Why would I want to have dinner with you?" Theresa said, she admitted she should have worded more properly, she sounded down-right nasty when she spoke this line, Ryan was affected by this, he frowned slightly and even glared a bit but nevertheless nodded understandably in response.
"That was surprising...Never expected for someone like you to say that..." Ryan said with a shrug as he hunged his head head down.
"What do you mean you never expected me to say that?" Theresa said with a frown, wanting to know what Ryan thinks of her.
"Because...I just expected you to accept someone like me, it's not like I'm asking you on a date or anything..." Ryan said truthfully, Theresa felt sad for a moment from that realization, she was disgruntled by this reveal, she didn't know exactly why but she was disgruntled.
"Well anyway, see you later, I hope you'll change your mind about the dinner...Its at five...The place is called Dillons..." Ryan said with a nonchalant wave goodbye before turning his back and leaving the gymnasium, leaving Theresa to her and the Legendary Three's thoughts.
"Did I do the right choice guys?" She asked the Legendary Three, their responses were unexpectedly negative, something that honestly surprised Our Violet-haired Oni Keeper.
'If I Was Being Honest Flower...You Should Have Put Him Down Gently...' Pichigaru was the first one to speak, giving the Purple-haired Oni Keeper some advice when it comes to rejecting potential suitors.
'He was surprisingly a lot more open than I expected, you should have at least give the boy a try...Randall wasn't doing you any favors...Just pointing out.' Shirokuma said with a scoff and instinctive arms fold. Theresa frowned even more so, it was only Kazeryu that had positive input in the situation at hand.
'Komari-baka should stay away from Onee-chan...If he knows what's good for him..." Kazeryu said seriously, still having that streak of clinginess tinged in his mind.
"I already feel bad about it alright! It's just that..." Theresa paused for a moment and only a moment, Shirokuma quickly interrupted Theresa with his own opinion about the matter.
'Onee-chan still hurt by Randy-baka...' Kazeryu randomly chimed in, Theresa actually nodded in response, Kazeryu was right, she didn't want that incident to happen again
'Yet you still harbor feelings for Randall...Ryan did say that he wasn't asking you out on a date, I suppose he wants to be friends with a fellow protector of Norrisville.' Shirokuma said. Theresa wasn't convinced in the slightest, Pichigaru wasn't convinced either.
'Are You Sure About That Polaris? The Look On His Face Said Otherwise...' Pichigaru responded, clearly knowing more about romantic interest than the Golden Samurai Oni.
'Faces don't tell stories Momo-chan...' Kazeryu randomly chimed in, Pichigaru raised an eyebrow at Kazeryu, never expecting something like that to come out of Kazeryu's mouth, Pichigaru had to admit, he was right, you can't really judge one's intentions through their mood.
"Well, I already told Ryan off, so I might as well go home..." Theresa said as she prepared to leave the empty gymnasium, zipping up her duffel bag and slinging the bag over her shoulder, with a light sigh, the Oni Keeper left the Gymnasium, only really wanting to go back home and eat some leftovers, maybe eating something cold and distant from other food in the fridge can give her some perspective.
Fowler Residence...
It was rare for Theresa to be watching television, but here she was, watching television with the Oni Sword beside her on the couch, she took a bite of cold lamb shank, it tasted cold, nearly tasteless even, but that didn't seem to faze our heroine, she sighed boredly, she should be in action right now, with the flesh horror Oni attack, it pretty much proved Theresa's theory correct but here she was, being bothered by the fact that she turned down a fellow Norrisville Protector Ryan.
Theresa should be energetic right now, she should be hyped, she should be training right now, but she simply just wasn't, she concluded that she only needed rest, so after finishing her meal, turning off the television and placing the Oni Sword to lean on Theresa's dresser in her bedroom, she went to bed, wanting to feel energized and calm, rather than emotionally fatigue.
As Theresa slept, the Three Legendary Three were not quiet in the slightest, this is mainly due to wanting to have some discussion about Theresa's well-being, Shirokuma was the most vocal out of the Three.
'Do you think that Bat Boy can really be a good companion for Theresa?' Shirokuma asked the Red Peach Girl Oni, she responded with a nod before explaining.
'Come Now, Ryan Actually Seems To Be Interested In Theresa, That Randy Boy Was Pretty Much The Opposite Really...' Pichigaru said, Shirokuma folded his arms and scoffed loudly.
'What do you think Kazeryu?" Shirokuma asked the Purple Dragon Oni who was busy drawing various pictures to really have a vocal answer, Kazeryu only showed Shirokuma a crude crayon drawing of Ryan in his Oni form biting into Theresa's neck with his four fangs, Shirokuma immediately turn back to Pichigaru and said.
'Kazeryu doesn't know any better...Are you sure about what you're saying Pichigaru? Theresa seems to be really somber lately...And the last time we did that trick it ended us in an even worse position...' Shirokuma said, he was silenced by Pichigaru's smile of reassurance.
'Don't Worry, I Can Handle This.' Pichigaru said as she quickly disappeared in a puff of red smoke, escaping Purgatory in a smoky essence.
