"Who are you?" asked Otoya.
The serial killer looked at the green haired girl in front of her. She seemed to be nervous, trying to avoid Otoya's eyes.
"I'm the one who should ask this question. Who are you and what are you doing in Shiena-san's apartment" said the green haired girl.
Otoya understood that she was probably one of Shiena's friends. But, judging by her school uniform, she wasn't her classmate. Although, her school uniform reminded her something, but the serial killer couldn't remembered clearly.
"I'm her roommate" claimed Otoya. "And you are?"
The green haired girl seemed to be relieved.
"Sasoriza Midori, a friend of her, I was worried because I didn't see her today. Where is she?" asked Midori.
"She's sick, she has a fever. She sleeps for the moment, but do you want to see her?" asked Otoya.
"No, it's alright. I prefer to let her sleep if she's sick. Thanks for taking care of her, and bye, Takechi-san" said Midori, with a friendly smile.
The green haired girl left, while Otoya was disturbed. She was kind of frustrated, she really needs to kill someone right now. She suddenly wanted to kill this girl, maybe she would feel bette. But, she was a friend of Shiena, it would be wrong. While she was troubled, the serial killer remembered something the green haired girl had said. An expression of confusion and panic appeared on her face.
"How did she know my name?"
Midori walked into a back street, when she noticed that someone was following her. The green haired girl smirked, she had planned this. She continued to walk, heading to a dead end. The person who was following her suddenly grabbed her and pushed her against a wall. Midori felt a blade on her throat. Otoya was in front of her, menacing her with a scissor.
"Who are you, and how did you know my name?" asked the serial killer, menacing.
Otoya felt something pressing against her belly. She looked down. The green haired girl was pointing a gun on her.
"Are you curious to see who going to kill the other faster, or you prefer to talk calmly?" asked Midori.
The serial killer, with resignation, freed the green haired girl. Midori put away her gun.
"I already tell you who I am. I'm a friend of Shiena-san. I know who you are, Takechi Otoya. You're the new Jack the Ripper"
Otoya became worried. If the police discovered where she was hidden, she will go back to prison, and Shiena too for hiding a criminal. She didn't want to put the brunette in this situation.
"What do you want from me?" asked Otoya.
Midori smiled in a childish way.
"Talk calmly with you. For Shiena-san's safety"
The serial killer became impatient. She didn't appreciate the fact that Shiena was involved.
"Well, talk!" said Otoya, restless.
"Huh, not here. I know a better place for talking" said Midori, with a friendly smile.
"Here, your coffee!" said Midori, cheerfully.
The green haired girl brought Otoya into a café. There aren't a lot of clients. Well, it was pretty normal, it was the night. It was better for the serial killer, she was still pursued by the police.
"Drink it first" said Otoya.
"Why? Don't tell me you want an indirect kiss with me, even if you have Shiena-san" mocked Midori.
The serial killer became a little bit embarrassed by her remark.
"Don't say silly things! I just want to be sure you didn't put something weird in it" justified Otoya.
The green haired girl drank a sip, before put the cup of coffee in front of Otoya.
"It just a normal coffee, no need to be so paranoiac" said Midori, before sat on a chair, in front of the serial killer.
Midori put few sugar sachets on the table. She took for her own coffee, and began to drink.
"Why do you want to talk with me here?" asked Otoya.
"Because it's safer for me to talk with you in a public area"
The serial killer began to put sugar in her coffee.
"So, you wanted to talk about what? You said it's about Shiena-chan safety" asked the serial killer.
"First, I should tell you who I am. I'm an assassin, member of the same group as Shiena-san, Collective Dismissal. We're a group of persons were bullied in the past, and we kill bullies"
Otoya remembered that Shiena often called her a bully.
"As a friend of Shiena-san, you can understand that I'm worried that she lives with you. Don't take it personal, but the fact that she lives with a serial killer who enjoy killing cute girls really worried me" explained Midori.
"Ah, you're afraid that I kill her. Don't worry, I won't, because I love her"
Midori seemed to be surprised by what Otoya said. She didn't expect that she could be in love with the brunette. Well, whatever, it wasn't important. It hadn't changed her initial plan.
"Why did you kill this guy? He wasn't your type of victim" asked Midori, curious.
"He was a client in the café where Shiena-chan works. This bastard harassed her and even menaced her. I killed him for protecting her" answered Otoya.
"It's a little extreme, but I can understand. For someone we love, I can do anything, even killing" said Midori, strangely serious.
Otoya began to drink her coffee, but she found the taste strange. It wasn't enough sweet. She had put two sugar sachets in it, like always. So, why it didn't taste as usual? She took the two empty sachets and inspected them. One was different from the other sachets. It didn't have the café's logo and was a little bit smaller. It's wasn't a sugar sachets. The serial looked at Midori, confused. The green haired girl was smiling in a sinister way.
"You understand the ploy, don't you? Well, it's too late now, you're done" said Midori, smirking.
The serial killer began to feel dizzy.
"What did you put in my coffee?" asked Otoya, worried.
"Soporific, in powder. Look like sugar, I just had to put it in a sachet. You're not the first one to be caught by this trick"
Otoya understood the entire ploy. Midori had called her by her name by purpose, to bring her in this café. She probably planned that she will ask her to drink the coffee, so she used this fake sugar sachet. The serial killer understood everything, but like Midori said, it was too late. She felt humiliated to have fallen into this trap, it was humiliating for someone like her to be the victim.
"Good night, Takechi-san" taunted the green haired girl.
Otoya rose from her chair, trying to run away. Because of the soporific, she fell on the floor. Everything was dark around her, and she finally fainted. Some clients approached of her, worried. Midori stopped them.
"Don't worry, she's my friend. She is narcoleptic, it's usual for her. Can someone be nice and call for a taxi? I need to take her home" said Midori.
When Shiena woke up the next morning, she was alone in her apartment. She rose from her bed, surprised to didn't see Otoya. Her fever was gone. She put her glasses and looked for her, but no sign of the serial killer. She wasn't there.
"Dammit, where she is?" thought Shiena, worried.
The brunette was afraid that Otoya was maybe caught by the police, or killing someone. She decided to look at her cellphone. Maybe the serial killer sent her a message. It was the case.
"Hope for her she has a good explanation…"
Otoya sent to her a SMS. The brunette read it. When she finished, she drop her cellphone, an expression of sadness on her face.