Hello to all readers, old and new alike. This is a short chapter. Meant to wrap up the last on while setting up the new one. Enjoy.

Phase 15.5 - Aftermath: The night of...

Shu was at the building where he would meet with his club, on the upper level with the mattress. Shu was absolutely dumbfounded at how he was given executive power the student body. He did not believe it himself, and yet it happened.

'Seriously, how did it happen? What? Did nobody wanted to step forward and I was the only dumbass to step forward? Seriously!'

Footsteps were heard on the metal chairs. Shu turned around to see Hare coming to him.

"Hey Shu. How you feeling?"

"I honestly don't know. This is all new to me. I didn't even want the job of student body president."

"We wanted you to be our president because we believe in you. Everyone in the school knows about how you use your powers and abilities to help us survive. That's why you're leader material."

Shu was touched by Hare's support for him.

"Okay, you may have a point..."

"I mean it, Shu. I would trust you with my life and I wouldn't regret it. So please, stop doubting yourself. Step up and take charge."

Hare kissed Shu on the lips.

"For me."

Confidence welled up inside of Shu because of Hare. He stood up, placed his right hand on her cheek and his left on her waist, and kissed her back.

"I'll be the president you see in me. I swear."

"On what?"

"My honor as a hero of justice."

Hare laughed a little at Shu said with a hint of irony. The moonlight shined on both of them. Shu looked at Hare with a rising impulse. The way she looked tonight was making him want to do something to Hare. Something that could be either wonderful or horrible, to say the least. Shu kissed her again for a bit. Then once more. Each had longer intervals between them. Finally, both were kissing like crazy as Hare combed through Shu's hair as she was locking lips with him and vice versa. Then Shu's hands went from her hair to her waist. He dug underneath her school jacket and grabbed a little bit of her left breast. Hare made a sound that made Shu believed that he was out of bounds and stopped immediately.

"Sorry. I should've never have done that. We can stop here..."

"No. It was just a small shock. Nothing to worry about."

"Oh. Okay... So... do you want to...?"

"Yes."

"Really?"

"Why not? You'll stop when I say so. Right?"

"Absolutely."

"Good."

Hare stepped closer to Shu and whispered to him,

"Until I say so, don't stop..."

Knowing he had Hare's full permission, Shu acted on his passionate instincts and began to undress both himself and his girlfriend.

xxxxxx

Daryl was unable to sleep. With the minor celebration he had with the rest of Shu's friends, he still had some energy his body wouldn't die down. Daryl believed a walk would help him become drowsy. As he walked around the school at night, he thought about the time he went to 'Kill 'em all' Daryl again to protect Tsugumi.

'All I wanted to do was to protect her, but to do that I...'

Daryl flashed back to the time he reverted back to his old homicidal self, and did it haunt him. Daryl remembered at how Tsugumi saw him. He remembered further back to when he heard Tsugumi talking with Ayase and listing everything horrible thing he used to enjoy.

'I hate myself for doing that. Now she'll never...'

Daryl bumped into someone without looking, and he was in a foul mood doing so.

"Watch where you're..."

Daryl shut up as soon as he saw the person he bumped into. It was Tsugumi. Daryl stood in stunned silence as he was going to act like a punk in front of her. After a short bout of awkward silence, Tsugumi walked away from Daryl. Daryl finally spoke out to her.

"Tsugumi, wait..."

Tsugumi kept on walking away from him until she stopped in a lit hallway with the shadows covering her face.

"Just let me explain why I acted the way I did that time..."

"Don't Daryl."

Said Tsugumi in a harsh tone. Daryl was visibly afraid as to what was going to happen.

"I thought that maybe spending time with us would make you more like a person. I thought you were..."

Although Daryl could not see it, Tsugumi was honestly dejected. She felt like she was the stupidest girl alive for giving someone like 'Kill 'em all' Daryl into her life. She had no desire to relive that mistake.

"Stay away from me."

Tsugumi ran from him, leaving Daryl with genuine emotions of despair and heartbreak.

xxxxxx

Yahiro made his way to the gym while attempting to make sure that he was not followed by anyone. He took every single step with caution, constantly looking to see if anyone was following him. He was thankful that no one did. As soon sat down, Yahiro felt a cold had on his left shoulder. He got up quickly to see Redyue sitting on the seat behind him.

"How did you get here without getting noticed?"

"I have my ways. Did you do it?"

Yahiro smiled a devious smile.

"Yeah. I placed him on a pedestal where he can be adored by everyone."

"Excellent. Let him imagine himself as king of the world, let his ego grow, then tear him down. With utmost brutality."

"Just how?"

"Take what he loves, rip it from him, cripple him, and then make him watch as he sees it destroyed while being completely useless to do anything about it."

Redyue chuckle for a bit while Yahiro was in thought as to what Redyue meant by taking what he loves. Even though Yahiro did hate Shu, Hare was completely different. Redyue noticed and said while reinforcing her control pf Yahiro,

"She made her choice being with Shu. The Menjou girl will learn the hard way the word 'consequences.'"

Yahiro eventually agreed with Redyue.

"I understand. All I want to do is to see Shu Ouma burned alive for what he did to me."

And that is it for now. Now, some of you has read the part where you thought I was going to write a longer version of this chapter that would feature a... lemon. Well, I am not doing a lemon. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I don't do lemons. This is the closest you will ever get to a lemon. The reason why I took too long this time around to write a short like this is due to my commitment at school I've been so focused at my grades that I almost forgot I was writing this fanfic. If I have made you wait for so long, I apologize. I am grateful for your continued support.