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Anyways, I'm finally back with another chapter of Crystal Tears! Yippee! I am really sorry for not updating sooner, but I am really busy with life right now... And homework is growing, along with music performances... argh.
I hope you all enjoy this chapter!
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Nagisa groaned as he opened his eyes. When did he fall asleep? He certainly did not remember falling asleep the day before.
"Nagisa!"
The sudden cry startled him and he nearly fell off the bed, but a pair of hands were already there to steady him.
He tried to calm himself down with some deep breaths, then looked up to thank Karasuma who was the one who steadied him.
"Thank goodness, Nagisa!" Bitch-sensei appeared next to the man and hugged him tightly. "You scared me when you fainted yesterday! Why didn't you tell me that you were exhausted earlier? I would have told the principal to postpone the meeting!"
Mind still hazy as he just woke up, Nagisa only managed to utter a small "Oomph" as his guardian embraced him in her arms.
"Irina, you are choking him," his PE teacher admonished the blonde woman gently.
The effect was almost immediate. "I'm sorry! I should really let you get more rest, wouldn't want another incident like yesterday's to happen again, would we?"
His throat was dry but he managed to croak out his question. "Where's otou-san?"
He caught the brief glance both his teacher's exchanged, as if they were signaling something to each other.
It was Karasuma who answered his question. "The last I've heard of him, the principal wanted to talk to him about other matters."
"I-Is…" Nagisa tried to talk but his dry throat made him cough. "Can I have some water, please?" he then rasped out.
Bitch-sensei handed him a glass of water which he downed in a gulp. The cool water slid down his throat, soothing his lungs. "Thank you." He paused for a while as he placed the glass down. "Is otou-san okay?"
Karasuma smiled a dry smile. "The last I saw him, all his parts are still intact."
Bitch-sensei pushed the PE teacher out of the way and placed herself in Nagisa's line of sight. "I had a talk with him after the principal had his way with him."
Had his way with him? That sounds so wrong, Bitch-sensei!
"What did you tell him?"
"It was mostly about you."
The silence that followed the sentence was almost predictable.
"How did he react?" Nagisa asked softly.
Bitch-sensei managed a weak smile. "He started throwing things around in a fury. He was really angry."
He looked down at his hands in his lap. "I'm sorry."
Arms wrapped around him and gently pulled him into an embrace. "He wasn't angry at you, he was angry at that woman who calls herself your mother."
He returned the hug, surprising the blonde teacher but she chose not to show it. Instead, she patted his back to show that she cared for him.
Karasuma just stood protectively over the two as they found comfort in each other, his presence itself giving them a sense of peace and calmness.
Shiota Hiromi was sweeping the floor of her house as she hummed to herself. It has been really peaceful since that wretched son of hers left her care. It was certainly a good thing that she cancelled the payment of his school enrolment fees.
Just let him see. She thought to herself viciously. When he realizes that he won't be able to go to that precious E class of his, he will realize that his life has always under my control. He will come back to me, begging, but what good would that be? It is too late to save him from his atrocious ways.
Wind suddenly blew outrageously in the house, scattering objects around the room and she stared in horror as her once beautiful living room was reduced to the state of chaos.
Then before her eyes, something materialized. Firstly, some yellow, tentacle-like things formed on the floor. It was then followed by the appearance of a large graduation robe? Much to her horror, a round, black face took form after that. She fell onto the floor as she scrambled back, afraid of this monster that somehow invaded her home without anyone noticing.
"Ge-Get away from me!" She shrieked in terror as the creature adavanced upon her.
The creature paused in its actions, and for a moment, she thought that it was going to let her be.
Then-
"SHIOTA HIROMI!" The creature that looks like an overgrown black octopus boomed.
She cowered and whimpered. "H-how do you know my name?"
The creature seemed to ignore that question as it lifted a tentacle up to coil it around her neck.
"You despicable woman," it snarled at her. "Do you know much pain you have caused Nagisa?"
N-Nagisa? What has that wretched boy done for her to face this wrath of this monster?
"You gave birth to him," the black faced octopus growled at her face. "How can a mother treat her child, her own flesh with such... violence?!"
She could not form any words as she stared up at the monster. Honestly, her mind was not even processing half of what it has just said.
"So you have nothing to say?" The octopus reared back and released its grip on her neck. She coughed. "You have no excuse for your atrocious acts to your own son?"
She had to say something. She just had to. So she did the one thing she could think of.
She fell in her knees. "Have mercy!" She begged. "Please, have mercy!"
The octopus scoffed at her attempt for forgiveness. "I am not Nagisa, I don't show compassion, especially to the likes of you!"
In a flash, it struck out a tentacle and a red mark formed on her face. She then found herself being lifted up high as the creature moved. Her surroundings immediately changed and she did not know how it did that.
"Where am I?" She shrieked in panic. "What are you doing to me?"
The octopus just gave her a dark chuckle. "You are in my laboratory. You can scream all you want, no one can hear you."
It then proceeded to place her on a cold metal table and locked her in place in a swift movement. She tried to resist and pull against her reconstrictions, to no avail. Out of a corner of her eye, she caught sight of the octopus holding up a large syringe filled with neon green liquid.
He must have noticed her watching him, as he turned towards her the needle of the syringe glinting in the dimly lit lab.
"I don't suppose you know much about how doctors do heart surgeries for their patients, do you?" The tune seemed a little pleasant, but she knew that it was far from it. "They inject a drug into the patient's system, which stops the heart for an hour."
Her heart almost stopped at the sentence. No, it is not going to do that to get, right?
"Well, I have specifically modified this drug," the octopus continued. "This little syringe here," it shook the syringe a little and the neon green liquid inside seemed more scary to her then. "It can stop your heart for a day, and I have a total of 61 syringes here."
No! Nononono!
"Also, even though your heart will stop, you'll remain conscious of your surroundings and you will be able to feel anything being done on your body." The octopus advanced onto her with the syringe in tentacle. "Don't resist, or this will hurt a lot."
She pulled against the shackles on the table as fast coursed through her veins. "NO!" She screamed. "PLEASE, HAVE MERCY!"
"I wonder what you did when Nagisa begged of the same thing to you. Did you still insist of performing the sex reassignment surgery on him?" The creature asked. "It's no matter now . I'll use all 61 syringes on you and you can do nothing to stop me."
Tears started to form as the needle was injected into her arm. Then, Shiota Hiromi's heart stopped beating.
"Nagisa?"
Nagisa looked up as Bitch-sensei's soft voice came to his ears.
"Yes?" He asked politely.
"Your father is here to meet you, do you feel up to speaking with him?" The blonde woman said as she walked into the room.
He nodded. "Let him in."
The door opened and in walked Hazuki Kato, followed by Karasuma.
"Nagisa!" The dark gray haired man cried and almost launched himself at his son's side. "How are you? Why didn't you tell me of Hiromi beating you up? I am so sorry for not being there for you! God, I am such a bad father."
Nagisa hesitantly lifted up a hand to pat his father on the back. "I'm fine."
"You certainly don't look fine to me!" Hazuki said. "Just tell me the truth, are you okay or not?"
He grimaced at his father's time, but did not look unnerved as he replied. "Honestly, I am fine. B... Sensei helped me a lot with the problems."
For a moment, Hazuki seemed like he was about to shout, but he seemingly tried to calm himself down as he slumped onto the floor. "That proves that you don't trust me enough to tell me about your problems." He said, resignedly.
"No!" Nagisa quickly said. "I... just didn't want to burden you."
Before the man could say anything, Bitch-sensei rested a hand in Nagisa's shoulder. "Nagisa," she said gently. "You are near a burden."
The teal headed boy looked up with his eyes glinting with tears. "So what happens now? Do I still have to go back home?"
"You'll be staying with me," was Karasuma's immediate reply, along with the languages teacher's "If you really consider that place your home."
"I object!" Nagisa's father cried. "He's supposed to stay with me!"
"And you've ever done a good job parenting before?" Karasuma shot back. "Irina is now Nagisa's guardian, and she is living with me. It is better, and safer for Nagisa to live with us."
It was as if an arrow had pierced through Hazuki's heart. He dispairingly stared at his own hands. "You are right." He said, tonelessley.
Nagisa struggled to get up from the bed. He kneeled in front of his father and tentatively put his arms around the man's waist. "I alright, so please don't worry."
He returned the hug and held onto his son as he whispered into his ear.
"Remember, I will always be there for you."
All I can say is that I have a weird mind. I got that torturing Hiromi idea from one of my teachers who was talking about heart surgeries. Then I added Koro-sensei's geniusity into it and the idea was born.
I am a weird girl.
Meh.
Thanks for reading.
Chemistry homework awaits me.
Yours,
BlueSkyBlue,
a.k.a Otonashi Hayuka