Shiena was standing in front of a classroom's door. The brunette was wearing Myojo's school uniforme, similar to the one Nio was wearing, with some differences. Her black blazer had long sleeze and she was wearing a red tie instead of a bow. Shiena knocked at the door.
"You can enter." a masculine voice said.
While the brunette opened the door and entered into the classroom, the teacher continued to talk, this time to his students.
"Today a new student will join us, she'll be your comrade…" the teacher began to say.
Shiena was surprised and shocked when she recognized Mizorogi Ataru, the Black Class's former teacher. It seemed to be mutual. Ataru ran toward Shiena and hugged her, which confused the brunette.
"Kenmochi-san! I didn't know you were the new student. I'm glad to see you're alright. I heard you were hospitalised, what's happened? I was saddened by your sudden transfer…" Ataru said, almost about to cry.
The students watched the scene, not able to understand what's happened between their teacher and the new student.
"Food intoxication, I have allergy." Shiena answered.
The brunette couldn't tell him she was transferred because a loli with yandere tendencies had poisoned her.
"Well, it seems I'll be your teacher again." Ataru said, smiling.
"Yes, I'm counting on you, Mizorogi-sensei." Shiena said.
The brunette was kind of happy to see Ataru as a teacher of a normal class, rather than the Black Class. He was a good man, he deserved to be in charged of normal students, not assassins.
"You can introduce yourself to the class, Kenmochi-san." Ataru said.
Since four months, Shiena had obeyed to every order the chairwoman ordered her. The brunette did every hacking jobs Meichi wanted without complain. As a reward, Meichi let her lived in the school's dorm and allowed Shiena to finish her schooling.
"I'm Kenmochi Shiena, I'm seventeen years old, I was a student in Myojo Academy before. For four months, I was…sick. I'll probably have some difficulties with what you're studying right now, so I'm counting on you to help me."
"Hey, Kenmochi-san, can I talk with you a moment?" a female student asked.
Shiena was surprised to see someone talking to her. Somehow, the brunette was still scared to be bullied again, she couldn't trust her new classmates easily. But, even it wasn't her intention, maybe befriended some of them could be benefit.
"What do you want to tell me?" Shiena asked, suspicious.
"I heard you were a student in Black Class. Does that mean you're an assassin?"
Shiena blenched. She couldn't expect this question from her classmate.
"W-Why are you asking that? Of course I'm not an assassin, I'm a normal girl just like you…"
"You don't have to hide it, I'm an assassin too." her classmate said.
"Hein? What! Don't tell me…it's an assassins' class?!"
"Don't speak too loud, otherwise our classmates will hear us." the assassin said. "We're the only one here who are assassins, our classmates are just regular students."
Shiena sighed, relieved. It would be unfair for Ataru to still be in charged of a group of assassins. The brunette preferred him to be the teacher of a normal class, without students who randomly and mysteriously being transfer.
"I not an assassin anymore." Shiena answered.
Suddenly, the brunette remembered something. She knew this girl, she already saw her somewhere.
"Hey! You were one of the assassins who were chasing me, when I was brought to Myojo Academy. You chased me with a gun, you tried to kill me!" Shiena accused.
"Wait, relax! I didn't try to kill you. Hashiri-san only asked us to bring you to the chairwoman's office, I had no intention to hurt you."
Shiena rose up from her desk and began to walk away. Her classmate suddenly grabbed her arm, forcing the brunette to stay.
"Don't you dare ignoring me!" the assassin shout.
The brunette blenched, terrified. She didn't want to make an assassin mad at her, especially not on her first day in this class. Her classmate's gaze suddenly softened.
"Sorry, Kenmochi-san. I just want to become friend with you."
"How can I trust you? You're an assassin…"
"And? You used to be an assassin too. Look, you probably don't want to be alone, you need to have a least on friend in this class. After what happened this morning with Mizorogi-sensei, people began to think you have some kind of relation with the teacher. You'll be an easy target for the bullies…"
The last thing Shiena would want was to be bullied. Maybe befriending an assassin could help her to not being a target, she could be protected.
"Why do you want to be my friend? Shiena asked.
"Well, I have some kind of interest in you. This never happened that the chairwoman keep one of the assassins who participated to the Black Class, you're the first one. I know you were sequestered for the last four months and for some reasons, the chairwoman want you alive. You must be special, something with you is enough valuable for the chairwoman."
"These are…really weird reasons for wanting to be friend with me…"
"And also your relationship with the notorious serial killer Takechi Otoya really fascinates me."
Shiena remained quiet, she didn't find anything to say.
"Even if you were officially abducted by Takechi-san and supposedly had a Stockholm Syndrome, I know it's not true. You're in couple with her, don't you? You know she's now in an asylum…"
"Listen, the only reason why I work for Myojo and I'm currently studying here is to protect Otoya. You better never said to anyone my relationship with her." Shiena warned.
"Don't worry, I want to be your friend, I won't betray you. We all have our reason to work for Myojo, yours are really noble."
"Then, what is your reason to work for Myojo?" Shiena asked.
"I don't know if I can say it to someone who's not my friend." the assassin said with a smirk.
"Fine, I agree to be your friend. What's your name?"
"I'm Yukina, nice to meet you, Shiena-san."
"Eleven, arg…twelve…thirteen, fourteen, fifteen…outch! Sixteen…"
Alone in her room, a young woman with long dark hair really messy, was counting. On her left arm, she had multiple cut and in her right hand she was holding a bloody razor blade. She approached it from her injured arm and did another cut.
"…seventeen. How many did I kill? Thirty I think…I still have thirteen cuts to do..." she whispered.
Suddenly, a female nurse came into the room, stopping the young woman from hurting herself again.
"Takechi-san, what are you doing? This blood…are you hurt? What have you done, did you take your medication?" the nurse asked.
"The medicament…makes my crazy…" Otoya whispered.
"No, you're already mentally ill, this medication helps you."
"Liar! I'm not crazy, it's those medicaments that screw my mind, I never was crazy…dammit, why I have those feelings? Why am I feeling guilty? This is all your fault, give me back Shiena!" Otoya screamed angrily, while cutting herself once again.
The nurse tried to take back the razor blade, she wanted to stop Otoya from hurting herself. The serial killer was faster and pushed the nurse on the floor, putting razor blade under her throat.
"Please…Takechi-san…stop. I don't want to hurt you, I'm here to help you…"
"Shut up! Everyone here pretend that I'm crazy, but that's not the case. Where is Shiena!? I want to see her, right now! Or I'll slice your throat…"
Before she could hurt the nurse, someone took Otoya by behind and forced her to recoil. It was another nurse, a man.
"Let me go, I still have twelve cuts to do, one for all of my victims. I need to atone my sins for Shiena!" Otoya protested.
Before Otoya could cut herself, the male nurse stung her with a syringe. After few seconds, Otoya lost consciousness.
"Go searching for a doctor." ordered the male nurse. "She's injured and dangerous, I think she cut a vein, she's bleeding a lot…"
So, Otoya is alright...kind of. Well, at least she's still alive...for the moment.
It's not because both Shiena and Otoya are alive that it would automaticaly be an happy ending. Or maybe yes, you'll see.
At least Mizorogi-sensei is now the teacher of a regular class.
Don't hesitate to ask me question
ps: Do some of you know Umineko no Naku Kori ni?