SHOULD I STAY?
They didn't understand. Maybe they just couldn't. Shinichi didn't blame them, but that didn't stop it from hurting. He was a monster. He was created to kill and conquer by the mad scientist known as Gebok, and because of that, he nearly killed his friends.
"I've gotta distance myself," Shinichi murmured. It was the only way. He couldn't risk losing control and losing Rena or the club again.
Mion stopped walking and turned to Shinichi. "OK, what's going on?" Mion asked.
Shinichi looked back at the gaming club president, a little puzzled at the question. "What do you mean?" blinked Shinichi.
"Well, you've hardly said anything to me, Kei-chan or anyone in the club this week, not even Rena. You haven't been this withdrawn since when you started going to school and even then it wasn't this bad."
Shinichi shifted uncomfortably, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Keiichi spoke up next, "Yeah right. You've been acting strangely ever since that big fight with the mechanical tentacle monster." He was referring to Gebok.
"Shin-kun, please tell us what's going on?" pled Rena.
Shinichi sighed before he answered, "I have no right to associate myself with you all. I'm not human. You saw what happened. I nearly killed you guys. It's best if I just leave and never come back."
"That's the stupidest thing I ever heard you say," sighed Keiichi.
"So what if you aren't human? You're still you," said Mion.
"But I tried to harm you. If it weren't for Kasai, I would've killed Rena," Shinichi said.
"It wasn't Shin-kun's fault. It was that bad man," Rena said. "You're a hero Shin-kun. You protect us from the Darklings without asking for anything in return. So please, don't leave." Rena was hugging Shinichi with tears in her eyes.
"But…" Shinichi began, still feeling conflicted. He yelped as Mion whacked him on the head. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?"
"You felt that, right?" Mion questioned.
"Yeah, so what?"
"That means you're human. If you can feel things like pain and also feel love, courage and what not, that means you're human. You just have a very strange birth is all," Mion said.
Shinichi smiled, "I can't get away from you guys, can I?" It was best to give up. There was no arguing with Mion's reasoning.
"Nope!" Mion answered. "You're stuck with us, Shin-chan!"
"Sides, who's gonna fight the monsters when you're gone?" questioned Keiichi.
"And Rena wants to take Shin-kun back home with her and be all lovey-dovey!" added Rena.
Shinichi was touched, but he still couldn't shake off the feeling that something bad might happen in the future if he chose to stay. "What if BLACK 13 wakes up again? Then what will you guys do?"
"I'm not particularly worried," Rena said.
"Us neither," Keiichi and Mion stated.
"Why not?" Shinichi asked in confusion.
"Simple, you broke free once, you can do it again. We believe in you Shin-kun!" Rena smiled.
"Thank you guys," Shinichi said, smiling.
"Aww don't mention it," Mion said, grinning.