Chapter 4: Challenge: Accepted

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The moment the crowd heard Rui's challenge, a thick blanket of silence covered them, no one dared to speak for a while, they were all in shock….

Hotaru suddenly stood up " What the hell are you saying, Mizuno, did you purposely planned this so you want Hyuuga to vanish as well?" She exclaimed angrily, recovering from her reverie

Rui just shrugged his shoulders " I didn't say he has to go alone, you can accompany him if you want, hell I care…."

" You're saying you want us to vanish too? " Misaki flashed her eyes dangerously at him, she was ready to explode

But Rui continued to taunt them " What? Are you bozos scared of the dare? You're going with him, he's not alone, this is the first time, in the dare quest that we will allow more than one person to go, to be honest, Hyuuga is lucky to have you both…"

" What makes you think that we will accept this rubbish Rui? " Hotaru asked, gritting her teeth

" So the blackmailing queen can't do it? I thought you can dominate the world with you're famous toys, what made you back out like a little kitten?" He taunted

Hotaru glared daggers at him, she was obviously insulted by him, by the looks of it , she was ready to pounce at him…..

" And you, Harada, what happened to you're amazonian spirit? I thought that no one can beat you at sports? Did your bones suddenly weakened and grinded to dust because of all the dates you've attended? Don't worry, I will understand if you don't, with you're playgirl abilities and the like…."

Misaki narrowed her eyes at him, she was really ready to cut his head off…..

Rui smirked triumphantly as he saw the murderous aura coming from the trios… " oh yes, plan success…"

He knew that the trios have so much pride in themselves, they are hailed as the gods and goddesses of the academy, alongside Trevor of course, and for a god or a goddess to be insulted by weakness or fear is something that they will never ever allow….

The crowd felt the murderous aura and they shuddered, though they were still in silence…

" What? You won't accept it? I thought that the gods and goddesses of the academy are the best aces of the school, can't believe you're all scaredy cats, ha! And you call yourself a god or goddess of the academy? Don't you have any shame at all?"

That did it….

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" That's it! " The trio exploded in rage….while the crowd backed away

The trios glared at Rui

" Alright idiot, we accept, happy?" Natsume said angrily

" Now that we accepted the dare Mizuno, what are the prizes, it's better be good coz we're going to risk our necks here…" Hotaru tapped her right foot on the floor

Rui smiled " I'll let you have half of riches…"

The crowd gasped, even Hayate

The Mizuno family is the 5th richest in Japan, they are the only Japanese people who are able to produced the " rare oil " which was needed for many technological companies in Japan, mainly for the machines to grow smoothly, also, the oil they produce never damages or causes rust to the machines, no wonder their oil is in demand….

And to have half of that " rare oil " is something the businessmen will grow throats in their hands just to haul it in….

Hotaru smirked " That's a good deal Mizuno, I'm glad I agreed to the dare….."

" Count me in… ' Misaki said her eyes started to sparkle…..

" Just remember this Rui, if we came back here, I swear you will bow down to us and treat us as we deserve! " Natsume vowed threateningly

Rui looked at him in the eye….. "Yes….. I will… Hyuuga sama…"

The trios smirked….

The crowd was in silence but for a few seconds, all of them breathed and they all cheered the trios

" Natsume sama! Good luck! ….."

" Misaki sama, if you come back, go on a date with me! "

" Hotaru sama, we'll gladly buy your pictures no matter how expensive it is if you uploaded it in ebay! "

Other cheered for them, and loud noises can be heard everywhere, howling and cheering for the trios….

Rui was smirking inwardly, he had succeded in his plan in getting rid of the trios, he was about to turn back when Hayate hastily grabbed his arm then pulled him in a corner….

" Are you out of your mind Rui? Giving half of your riches just for a dare? " Hayate whispered angrily

But Rui smiled at him " That is, if they come back…"

" What makes you so sure that they won't? "

Rui just grinned creepily " based on the reports…. I'm sure they won't….." then he walked out towards the club's exit door

Hayate just shook his head, there's something wrong with Rui, earlier, he was mourning and seething with rage, but now, he was happy, and what does that mean when he said that they won't come back? Does that mean that Rui had given up hope in finding Trevor?

He sighed, he really can't understand him….

" Hayate! Let's go!" Rui shouted

Hayate followed his friend…. Ignoring his musings….

" So, when we're gonna leave for the A.D. village? " Hotaru asked while finishing her tequila

" How about 2 days from now?" I have to clear out my schedules you know…." Natsume said

" I agree, I still need to finish some sketches, okaa san asked me to do some sketches for the clothes that she will make for the fashion show, can you believe it? What an early training!" Misaki complained

" Shut up, you're not the only one Senpai!" Hotaru replied nonchalantly

" Well, that's settled, I'll be going now, I still need to bed my ladies tonight…." Natsume said while caressing the thigh of the redhaired girl, she moaned excitedly with what he did

" You're a perverted bastard Hyuuga…" Misaki whispered

" Just don't end up in the bitch's bed when we call you, I hate late people…." Hotaru warned

"Yeah, yeah! Alright, good night ladies! " Natsume said then winked. He took the girls in his arms then walked away towards one of the VIP rooms of the club…

" Well, I guess, I better go…." Hotaru said then stood up "Wanna ride?" She added, looking at Misaki

" Sure! " She said then they both walked out of the club ignoring the boys who drooled at them as they pass by

Out of one of the corners of the dark alley of a club, a fat man can be seen, he was wearing strange clothes, and a menacing smile was lit up on his scary face…

He was about to speak up when he swiftly turned his head on his right side

" Planning to add another victims aren't we?" A woman's voice was heard to where his head was inclined

" Still meddling with other people's business, Mara?"

Mara started walking, and from the shadows, slowly, her image was shown…

" Not really, I never intervened nor cared with what you do to your victims….Mare" She shot back

Mare narrowed his eyes " Spill it, what do you want?"

" Ah, a straight shooter are we? Anyway before I turned to my topic of interest, I just wanted to ask, did you influence Rui Mizuno into tricking those kids to accept the dare?" She asked

" Very observative, yes I influenced Rui into the dare, I inspired him to taunt them….."

" Why do you want the trios this time around?"

" Nothing special, I just want to add some spice into the A.D. village, victims going alone are making me bored these days…"

He can see Mara was not convinced, but she dropped it " Anyway, how long are you planning to hide Mikan? " She suddenly asked

He craned his neck curiously " And what about that?"

" Well, Mikan was hidden from the visitors before, aside from Izumi, you also don't allow her to go out if there are visitors, both of you only allow her to go out when there

are no strangers in the house…"

" And your point is?"

" Let her out in the sight of people…"

Mare looked at Mara, he can see she's serious " And what good will it do? "

" Allow her to meet other people Mare, you already shielded her enough…"

" Why don't you ask Izumi then?"

She glared at him " You know he won't listen to me.."

" So you're asking me?"

" Yes…"

" Why do you want to that, what difference will it do? Mikan is already engaged to my Anthony, or did you not know that? "

" That's my point, she's already about to be married and you won't let her out and see the beauty of the world through other people's eyes, I'm just saying that you should give the poor girl a chance, after the marriage, she'll be shielded by another , this time, in Antho ny's hands…"

" And what's wrong with my Anthony? He's the perfect guy. What's wrong if she will be shielded in his hands?"

" Yeah, he's perfect because you fused lots of good qualities from all the guy victims in one body…if you ask me, it's creepy…."

He smirked " Well, at least somebody gives me appreciation… Like Tsubasa…"

" Cut the crap Mare, are you going to grant my favor or not?" She gazed threateningly at him

He look unconvinced

Her gaze become deadly " Look Mare, all you have to do is grant my favor, that's all I've been asking…besides, if there are love triangles in the picture, wouldn't it be more interesting?" She added

He's smirk widened " So that's what you want then? Never knew you're even more selfish than me, Mara….. aside from giving our visitors temporary happiness, you want them to be hurt holistically…that's nasty…."

" Look who's talking…"

Mare finally raised his hand " Alright beautiful, I will grant your wish, as long as it doesn't disrupt my plans, I'm good with it….." Then he opened his umbrella which he fished out of nowhere " I'll be going now, and tell it to Izumi, asap"

" Thank you…."

" You're welcome " He retorted and with a blink of an eye, he's gone

" That's a good façade, my dear fiancée…"

Mara turned her head towards Yoichi who is snickering

" I hope they won't suspect anything about my plans…" Mara whispered

Yoichi walked towards his fiancée, then embraced her lovingly, putting his chin on his shoulder " I think it's better to do what we can instead of aiming for the impossible…"He said

Mara looked at the dark sky above, her purplish bluish eyes sparkling in the moonlight, then she slowly closed her eyes " Let's just hope it works out…."

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