Author's Note: Nothing to say really. Sorry for shortness.

The Story So Far: At the end of an extremely eventful day, Hiruma finally begins to warm up to the idea that his heritage isn't as he originally thought it.

Hidden

By: Bar-Ohki

Chapter 15: Revealed by Friends

Kurita and Musashi were leaving the locker room when Hiruma came in to shower. They nodded once to him, silently agreeing to wait in the clubhouse for Hiruma to shower. The two friends walked into the clubhouse and sat down.

"…What happened to the pencil?" Kurita couldn't help but to wonder as he stared at the pencil Hiruma had stuck in the door a few minutes before.

"…Look at this." Musashi directed Kurita to look at what Hiruma had been writing on his computer.

"He was thinking about Lotem-san, huh?" Kurita remarked as he read what Hiruma had written.

"…I really wish I knew what they had been talking about." Musashi sighed.

"Hey, do you think that its possible that Hiruma can't control his eating at all?" Kurita asked as the thought of it.

"…Lets hope that's not the case." Musashi knew enough about the Elders' personalities to know that their opinion of Hiruma wasn't good. If enough problems arose, Musashi was sure they'd kill Hiruma.

The two fell into silence while they waited for Hiruma to return from the shower. About two minutes later, Hiruma entered the clubhouse, steam and moisture following in his wake. The quarterback tiredly flopped down in a seat by his computer and looked at the other two expectantly.

"…What did that lady tell you this morning?" Kurita asked after a brief pause.

"She claimed I was her son." Hiruma answered curtly.

"Did she say anything else?" Kurita looked at Hiruma intently. "Even if it seemed silly and unreasonable, I have to know what else she said."

"…She told me she was a Succubus." Hiruma answered, not meeting Kurita's gaze. "But that's just a load of shit, right? Succubus don't actually exist."

"…They do." Kurita answered carefully, sensing the denial and distress in Hiruma's tone. "Most people in this world can't sense them, or don't live to talk about it if they meet one, but Succubus really do exist."

Hiruma said nothing and shut his eyes, trying to process the new information.

"…I wasn't trying to keep this a secret from you, I thought you knew." Kurita added, his head falling down in shame. Hiruma's eyes snapped open, surprised.

"Did you-?" Hiruma met Musashi's gaze only to receive a weary nod.

"…So that fucking Succubus lady was claiming that she was my mother." Hiruma said out loud, his expression full of unease.

"…That lady was your mother," Kurita explained, "I thought your dad would have told you."

"That bastard never tells me anything!" Hiruma growled, angry at his father.

Musashi said nothing while he quietly recalled his encounters with Hiruma's father.

'That man wants his son dead!' Musashi was startled by this realization.

During that time Hiruma's quick mind finally processed all the information he had just learned. The quarterback lost his composure and stared at his hands in horror.

"…I'm not human…?" Hiruma whispered, paling in terror. Musashi's voice disappeared, his ability to answer disappearing at the state of his friend. Kurita looked up and was simply horrified. Neither of the two friends had ever seen Hiruma look so terrified and lost.

"Half-human." Kurita managed to say, remembering his father's words. "You're still half human."

Hiruma took a shaking breath and looked at his friend, still unsettled by everything.

"And half monster." Hiruma deadpanned.

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