A/N: Welcome back to The Call For Blood. Getting extremely close to the end of this story, so I hope you enjoy Chapter 11- Aftermath!
Chapter 11- Aftermath
After Kouichi took out Reiko, the group joined the rest of the class out the front of the building. Oddly enough, only Adam, Yukari, Yumi, Kouichi, Misaki, Izumi and Takako could remember Reiko. But, they understood why, as Matsunaga's tape had said that anyone not present at the extra's death would forget all about them. Shaking it off, the group decided to stay quiet, so they didn't get made out to be crazy. After they watched the inn burn to the ground, they let the medical authorities attend to them after they arrived. Adam, especially, got the worst of it, with his hand and leg injuries. Luckily, he had enough foresight to hide his equipment, including the blade he had given Yumi. As for his unnamed 'partner', she had decided to disappear, but not before she told Adam her name: Anna Montgomery. After promising to meet her at the café first chance he got, Adam bid her farewell.
After having his injuries treated, Adam went to the shed, and collected his bike and his equipment, but before he could ride off, Yukari pulled him over. "You can't ride in that state, Adam." She said, before Adam smirked. "I've been in worst states than this, Yukari. Trust me." He said, before Yukari slapped him. "I deserved that." He said, before he looked back at her. "I need to be alone for now." He said, before Yukari sighed, and nodded. "I can house Yumi, if you want." She said, before Adam looked over to the girl in question, who was smiling at him, before he nodded. "I've got a feeling she'll take that offer." He said, before he put his helmet on, and kicked his bike into gear, before speeding off. Smiling, Yukari turned back to the group, and walked over to Yumi. "Hey, Yukari." She said, before Yukari smiled. "Hey, Yumi." She said, before embracing her friend. "It's over. It's finally over." Yumi said, before Yukari nodded. "We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Adam." She said, before Yumi smiled. "Yeah. Where'd he go?" She asked, before Yukari replied, "He's…gone home. He needs to be alone right now. We should leave him be for a while." Nodding, Yumi said, "I've got nowhere else to go." Nodding, Yukari said, "Well, yes, you could.", causing Yumi to look at her. "If you want, you could stay with me." She said, before Yumi smiled, and nodded. "I'll take you up on that offer." She said, before Yukari smiled. "We'll get your stuff from Adam's, then we'll head to mine." She said, before Yumi nodded. "But how are we going to get there?" she asked, before Yumi faltered. "I have no idea."
"I can drive you two." Mr Chibiki's voice spoke up, before the girls turned to him. "You sure, Mr Chibiki?" Yukari asked, before the man nodded. "Miss Akazawa." He said, drawing Izumi's attention. "Can you keep everyone in line?" he asked, before the girl nodded. "Right. You two, in the car." Mr Chibiki ordered, before the two girls followed him, and soon after, they were driving through the mountains, trying to catch up with Adam.
Half an hour later, Adam's place…
After parking his bike in his garage, Adam slowly stumbled into his house, locked the front door, and collapsed onto his bed, sighing when he felt the mattress sag slightly. Deciding to catch some rest, he was just about to doze off, when he heard his front door unlocking again. "Adam?" Yukari's voice asked, before Adam sighed, and pulled himself off of his bed. Looking round the doorframe, he saw Yukari and Yumi standing in the living room. "We're just here to get Yumi's clothes." Yukari said, before Adam nodded, and disappeared round the door, returning a minute later with a bag packed. Handing it to Yumi, he said, "Well, it was fun having you.", causing the girl to smile. "Yeah, it was certainly…educational." She said, before Yukari tapped her shoulder. "We should get going. Adam will be wanting his rest." She said, making Adam smile slightly. "I'll see you out." He said, before walking the girls to the door. "Appreciate you driving them here, Mr Chibiki!" he called out, when he noticed the driver of the car. "Well, Mister Robertson, even if you are injured, I still expect to see you in class tomorrow. No excuses." The librarian said, making Adam scoff and give him a two-fingered salute. "Yes, sir." He said, before he turned to the girls. "See you around, Adam." Yumi said, before Adam nodded. "You can bet on it." He said, before the girls bowed and headed to the car. After watching the car disappear down the street, Adam locked his door again, then fell back onto his bed, falling asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow…
A couple of weeks later…
After the night at the inn, the class had slowly returned to normal, and Mr Chibiki had decided to return to the post of teacher that he had previously held for Class 3-3. After his hand had healed, Adam had met with Anna at the café, where he had explained everything about the Calamity. Nodding in understanding, Anna realised that the Templars hadn't told her about the Calamity. Ergo, she was in the same position as Adam. She had quickly taken her leave, with Adam telling her to contact him when she got the chance, before he left himself. He had decided to keep from wearing his Assassin's robes, as he had turned his back on the Brotherhood, instead stuffing them at the bottom of his bag.
One day, after class had ended, Adam had decided to head up the roof, where he could think about some things. Surprisingly, he had found Anna up there. After greeting her, Adam was surprised to hear her say, "I'm going after the Templars." Turning to her, Adam replied, "Well, if you want, I'll help you out.", making her look at him in confusion. "Let's just say, I've got my own score to settle with the Assassins." He said, before Anna nodded. "When do you plan on leaving?" she asked, before Adam shrugged. "Well, I didn't have a set time, but I'm guessing that idea just got changed to ASAP." He guessed, before the woman nodded. "I booked a ticket back to Scotland yesterday. I leave tomorrow." She said, before Adam nodded. "I'll be there." He said, before he heard a gasp from behind him, making him turn to the stairwell, where he saw the rest of his friends. "You're leaving?" Yukari asked, before Adam sighed and nodded. "I have to. Anna needs someone to have her back. That, and I need to settle my own score with the Assassins." He said, before Izumi glared at him. "You're going to kill them." She guessed, before Adam looked at her. "Yeah, I am." He said, before most of his friends nodded. "I understand, Adam. Go and do what you have to do." Teshigawara said, stepping up, and offering his hand. Clasping it in his own, Adam said, "Thanks Teshigawara.", before the boy took off, with Mochizuki and Kazami following him. Next, Izumi embraced Adam. "Good luck." She said, before Adam smiled. "Thanks. I'll need it." He said, before she took off, and Takako walked up. "I never thought of a way to thank you for saving me, that night at the inn." She said, before Adam held up a hand. "No thanks necessary." He said, before Takako shook her head. "I don't care." She said, before she stood up, and kissed Adam on the cheek. "Thank you." She said, her face bright red, before she took off. "Well, that was unexpected." Adam said, before Misaki stepped up. "I need to get back to the shop." She said, before Adam nodded, and Misaki extended her hand. Shaking it, Adam said, "See you around, Misaki.", causing the girl to nod, before she walked off, with Kouichi going to follow her, but Adam held him back. "Take care of her." He said, before Kouichi nodded, and Adam let him leave. Finally, this left Adam, Anna, Yukari and Yumi alone.
"Hey, Anna?" Adam asked, causing the woman to look at him. "Can you give us a minute?" he asked, before the woman nodded. "I'll see you down there." She said, before disappearing down the stairs. "Alright, you two. Hit me with it." He said, before Yukari embraced him, her face covered in tears. "I don't want you to leave." She said, before Adam gently pulled her off him. "I have to. But, I'm not leaving forever. I'm coming back when we're done." He said, before Yukari looked at him. "Promise?" she asked, before Adam nodded. "Promise." He said, before Yukari shook her head. "I want to believe you, but it feels like we're not going to see you again." She said, before Adam nodded. "Yumi, come here." He said, gesturing for her to join them, which she did, walking over to them. "Yukari, hold out your arm." He said, before reaching to the Hidden Blade on his arm. Detaching it, he secured it to her arm. "Yumi, you too." He said, detaching his other blade, and securing it onto her arm when she held it out. "I'll come back for those." He said, before he plunged his hand into his pocket. "Also, Yumi, I've been meaning to give you this." He said, withdrawing a key and giving it to her. "Is this…a key to your place?" she asked, before Adam nodded. "You're always welcome there." He said, before Yumi smiled, and hugged him. "Thank you, Adam." She said, before Adam smiled and looked to Yukari. "Still got yours?" he asked, before she held up the key he had given her. "Can you two keep an eye on my place for me, keep it in order for me?" he asked, before the two nodded. Afterwards, Yumi tapped him on the shoulder. "Can I talk to you, in private?" she asked, before Adam nodded, and the two of them walked round the back of the stairwell.
"Look, Adam, I don't know how exactly to put this, so I'm just going to come out and say it. Since you helped me out, I've come to…" Yumi started to say, before she choked up. "Yumi, you don't need to say anything. I already know." Adam said, before the girl looked to him. "Really?" she asked, before Adam nodded. "I'm a killer, not an idiot." He said, before Yumi looked down at the ground. "Sorry I've put you on the spot like this. I know you won't pick me, Adam, but I just needed you to know." She said, before Adam lifted her chin up, and kissed her. "I'm sorry." He said, when they broke apart. "I can't." Nodding, Yumi said, "I understand. Thank you.", before she took off. Growling slightly, Adam planted his head on the wall. "God, fucking, dammit!" he said, headbutting the wall with each word, before he walked back to beside Yukari, who was leaning on the railing, looking out over the city.
"So, she told you?" before Adam nodded. "Yeah, but I had to let her down." He said, before Yukari nodded. "Yeah, I guess since you're going to be away, you can't get into a relationship." She said, before Adam chuckled, and leant on the railing beside her. "Yeah, but as you know, I'm coming back. I might have a chance then." He said, before Yukari smiled and looked to him. "You must really like this place, if you're coming back." She said, before Adam laughed slightly, and looked back at the city. "Yeah, I always knew there was something keeping me here." He said, before Yukari smiled. "Really? That's good." She said, before Adam nodded. "Yeah, but I was wrong. It's not something, but someone." He said, before Yukari turned to him. "A girl?" she guessed, before Adam chuckled. "That obvious, huh?" he asked, making Yukari chuckle. "I bet you'd make her happy. Who is it, may I ask?" she asked, making Adam shake his head in response. "Now, that would be telling." He said, causing the girl to smile. "I need to get going." Adam said, looking at his watch. Nodding, Yukari allowed him to get to the stairs, before she called him back. "Can I at least ask how you met her?" she asked, before Adam smirked. "Well, I guess you could say, she took a wrong step down the stairs, and literally crashed into my life." He said, before looking back at the city. "See you around, Yukari." He said, before taking off down the stairs, leaving Yukari alone on the roof. Looking at the city for a couple of seconds, Yukari's eyes widened in realization, before she ran down the stairs, trying to catch up to Adam, but she made it to the courtyard just in time to see his bike speed off. Slumping to her knees, Yukari started to silently cry, shortly being joined by Yumi, who embraced her from behind. "I'm sorry." She said, before Yukari returned the hug.
The Next Day…
"If you figure out who the dead person is, talk to your friends, work out a plan. Trust those closest to you." Teshigawara and Mochizuki's tape said, before they ended the recording, and secured the tape to the top of the locker they had found Matsunaga's tape in. After shutting the door, they walked back towards the main school building.
Elsewhere…
As Adam and Anna got onto the plane that would take them back to Scotland, Adam kept his gaze out of the window, all the while thinking…
"It's been a month since that night at the inn, when the Calamity ended.
I know that what happened that night hasn't stopped the Calamity forever. The curse will undoubtedly occur next year, and claim more lives. But I can't think about that, as now, I'm heading back to Scotland, to settle my score with the Assassins. But, I won't be going alone."
Looking to Anna, Adam saw her nod towards him. Returning the gesture, he returned to look out the window.
"She's going to get vengeance on the Templars, as they betrayed her, same as the Assassins betrayed me. Now, we're working together to take both organisations down. Thanks to their ignorance, good, innocent people have died. They'll regret that when we catch up to them. So, Assassins, Templars, I'd suggest you start running, as we, are the Militia, and we're coming…
For you."
A/N: And I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next up, the final chapter, Chapter 12- Epilogue. See you all then. Madman out!