| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
 | Mizore was at the Valentine’s Day Festival, but she was frequently hiding behind various places while drawing attention to herself when anyone saw her. She was restless. She heard that many of her classmates at school had fun going to the festival, participating in the amusement park rides, enjoying the performances, and visiting the different stands from games to food with either their group of friends or partner they were dating. There were also classmates of hers that went who were single and came back excited that they met someone while at the festival. Hearing all the happiness around is what made the young teen restless. She was in the human world, going to school, and it was because of what others saw as “weird” habits of always watching people from afar is what prevented her from making friends. To make matters more annoying, Mizore’s mother was constantly messaging her to inquire whether she found a partner yet. This stressed her out greatly. If she didn’t find a mate before she became eighteen, one would be arranged for her out of obligation to produce more of their kind. Mizore knew what that meant. She would be made to pair with someone who didn’t want her because she was a Beta but tolerating her in hopes she would produce Alphas and Omegas. She didn’t want that. Mizore wanted to find someone that would love her even though she was a Beta. She didn’t want to be seen by her secondary gender. She believed it would be different in the human world, but it wasn’t. There were even humans who only acknowledged other Alphas and Omegas if they had high social status. Betas were recognized by everyone, yet many still refused to treat them equally. It was stupid. However, Mizore was here at the festival in hopes that maybe she could meet someone that would become her mate. She didn’t care who it was as long as they weren’t someone that made her want to kill them, she will take anyone. She was … tired of being alone. She was friendless and partnerless. Her heart ached to be seen by someone, anyone. She stood there hiding behind a pole while watching people pass by her with smiles on their faces. Her powers were reacting to her emotions, creating cool air around her. The more she saw smiles, the more the expression on her face showed her sadness and loneliness. ‘Am I … can I … not be loved by anyone? I don’t … want that …’ Mizore thought, a single tear falling down the side of her face. |
 |
| Akira knew that Shouta was right, but because of everything he'd been through and of course what Eri and Kusano went through as well, it was going to take time to trust others. Trusting Shouta and Sadie was a risk, but they didn't have a choice if it was only to buy enough time for them to get out of the mall. He hated thinking like that, but in case a full-blown fight broke out, he couldn't expect a lot of the people in the store to survive. The agents from Yokai Inc. are strong and that was the point. They will get what they want, even if innocent people had to die. Deep down, Akira didn't want anyone to die. It was the main reason why he was protective of Eri and Kusano. They were younger than him and were young and unable to properly control their powers. Akira had decent control over his abilities as a half-ghoul. The only thing that sucked was presenting as two secondary genders and food. He didn't want to eat people, but he couldn't digest a majority of food outside of ramen which his stomach seemed to tolerate. Today was the only glimmer of hope he had that the three of them could get away from the agents of Yokai Inc. coming after them. If they get out of here safely today, they'd have a temporary place to stay. He didn't know how temporary, but it was better than running and hiding every day. 'It is better than running and hiding. We can't ... keep doing this ... They'll eventually catch us.' His gaze was briefly on Eri and Kusano who'd finished eating and was playing with Kusano's kitten before shifting back to Shouta who was still watching the security cameras for anyone suspicious. So far, just regular customers coming in and out of the store like normal or venturing to the cafe located in the bookstore where customers would sit and read books or scroll on their phones. None of them Akira recognized. That was until the camera that showed customers who came and went showed a slender figure, clearly female, wearing a hoodie, hat, and a face mask. He couldn't tell who they were but immediately pointed at the screen and that particular camera specifically for Shouta to pay attention to. Whoever they were, they were just standing there with their hands in their pockets. Not moving or anything. Just watching at the entrance of the bookstore. "Hey, this camera ... that person is just standing there watching," Akira spoke up, his eyes narrowed. "They surely know we're here now and are just waiting to make a move," he said. He was worried now. If whoever agent this was wasn't entering the store, then it's possible the back exit of the store is staked out by them. 'This isn't good. If that person is a Yokai Inc. agent, then there's a good chance they have the entire outside staked out. Dammit ... we're not getting out of here without them capturing us ...' |
 | Mana had entered class awkwardly like she did since school had begun. Luckily for her, she shared the same class with her two friends Sana and Rachel, so it wasn't as bad. Yeah, her male classmates were still a pain about her body, but she made sure to solve that by wearing heavier clothing. The only time she hated wearing a required uniform the school provided was gym class and other activities that would show her body. She couldn't help but hate her body. However, it was nice to have friends that encouraged her to accept the body she was given because she was pretty. Rachel was definitely the one voicing that to her constantly whenever Mana was down in the dumps about herself. Which helped and Mana was still dealing with her self-confidence about herself, but she was working through it. Being one of few students transferring to Astraea Academy mid-semester, it helped to have made friends quickly. Sana was a little on the aggressive side, but that was towards Alphas. Mana personally didn't have an issue with anyone of a specific secondary gender, but she tried to be the voice of reason for when Sana went off on someone who was an Alpha and of course Rachel who was constantly flirting with their new homeroom teacher. That wasn't something Mana expected, but out of the three girls, she was the only one to keep her two friends out of trouble as much as she could. This would include now as the start of class began as their homeroom teacher Sensei Tachibana entered the classroom which got everyone's attention. Mana stood along with everyone else to greet him, then took her seat as Sensei Tachibana began to speak to them about the school festival preparations. As per usual, each class had to come up with an idea of what to do that everyone can get involved as well as ensuring that other students would be interested. Mana took notice that Rachel was the first one to give out her ideas for activities they could do. She wasn't surprised at her suggestion of a maid cafe. Mana actually remembered the fourth and fifth graders last year did one and it was mostly silly and tame. On the surface, not harmful or inappropriate, but knowing her friend and her obsession for their teacher, it wouldn't surprise her that she was hoping to serve him at said made cafe event, making her sweat drop and laughing awkwardly at her friend's suggestion. Thankfully, she did come up with other ideas which was good. It did get silent for a moment regarding the suggestion for the maid cafe, but it was soon solved and suggestions for activities to do had proceeded again. That is until she'd been suggested for the position of committee chairman. Immediately, Mana began to freak out, frantically waving her hands in a circle as she shook her head. "I-Iie! I-I would not be a g-good fit!" Mana exclaimed, her face turning bright red from embarrassment since attention was now placed on her due to her friend's suggestion. It's not as if she would be bad at doing the job, but rather she didn't like standing out at all. She had no idea what Rachel was thinking. There was no telling what was on Sana's mind right now since she'd been very quiet since class began. Which is a first for her. |
|
| Akira stared at Shouta as he pretty much made the same declaration as Sadie did before leaving and going out onto the store front lines. If there's one thing he could appreciate about this was that Shouta wasn't trying to mince words with him. He was honest and didn't deny that even Sadie could be selfish. No one was perfect after all. Akira knew that, but as long as it wasn't at the expense of others, people can be selfish sometimes depending on the reasons behind why. This conversation strangely felt normal to the young boy. That was because he hadn't known what that was like since being technically created in a lab in a sense. Sure, he may have been born from two parents but outside of his mother who died in the explosion of the first Yokai Inc. research facility, the only normal conversations he had were with Eri and Kusano. He nodded, yet frowned. He didn't want to get his hopes up. Not because he didn't believe that the people here wouldn't help them. No, it was more he didn't want to allow himself to feel happy at the possibility of them getting out of this place alive. Agents who worked with Yokai Inc. were still in the mall. There was no question and he knew all of their faces because they would always send the same ones after him and the girls. It was rare when it was someone different, but Akira noticed they were consistent when it came to making sure they had their sights set on their targets and not letting them get away. If it came down to it, Akira had already decided he'd sacrifice himself by getting captured just so Kusano and Eri could escape. The girls were valuable to them sure, but he was more value than both of them. Akira knew that. They'd only stop looking for them for awhile if they only had one of them. Akira was willing to be that scapegoat if push comes to shove. He glanced briefly over at Kusano and Eri who were still sitting at the table eating the food that Shouta had bought while also playing with Kusano's kitten. For now, they were fine in the room they were in, eating, which he knew that Eri was hungry. He shifted his gaze back toward the screen and watched as customers were going in and out of the store. Akira shoved his hands in his pockets as he continued to stand there. "Um, well, thanks," he finally said after a long period of silence. "I appreciate this, even if it's really hard to trust that anyone is willing to help us. The favor will be returned when those people are dealt with," he added, narrowing his eyes. |
|
| While the girls ate their food, Akira followed Sadie over toward her desk where he could see the lines of coding across the woman's computer's screen. Before he even said anything about it, to inquire what she was showing him, she'd began to explain everything to him about the system she had in place to prevent anyone trying to use devices that would cause the scents of everyone in the area to react to what the devices that the agents from Yokai Inc. had. Never before had he'd seen anyone this prepared. Not to mention, she also had skilled employees that either had specialized skills and/or powers to handle certain situations that happen to arise in the store. "A-Amazing," he replied, blinking in surprise. This woman hired people to help protect not only those that worked there but those that shopped there. This was not something he'd seen during his confinement at Yokai Inc. Everyone was in their individual cells and only allowed to come out when they were needed for testing. Even going as far as to throwing everyone under the bus that didn't side with the board of directors. Which is what happened and why he and the girls escaped like they did. Akira didn't think they would follow them here, but they did and because of that they were constantly on the run. He was tired of running. Just like the girls were. Enough was enough. It was time for action to be taken. He'd thought he'd be there alone to watch the surveillance alone but Shouta had been instructed to stay and report to Sadie via text if there was anyone suspicious that Akira had recognized that came into the store. That look on the woman's face ... that was a look of declaration he'd never seen in anyone since he'd been here. She wasn't lying about wanting to help him, Kusano, and Eri. If she were, she'd gladly hand them over to the Yokai Inc. agents, yet she was willing to fight to protect them. Even getting the people that worked in the store with specialized skills ready ahead of time. Akira was grateful for both Sadie and Shouta going out of their way to help them and protecting others. She even wanted Shouta to make sure they escaped instead of going back to help her. He hoped that nothing would happen. That the day just passes and no agent from Yokai Inc. tries to come into the store. But the boy knew that wasn't going to happen. It was only a matter of time before they came to the bookstore to look around or even outright just go on the attack with no questions asked. Slipping his hands into his pockets, he stood there watching the computer screens, scanning the areas to look for anyone trying to disguise themselves as a regular customer. He didn't look away, but instead spoke to Shouta, his tone serious. "So, is your boss like this all the time?" he queried, wanting to know if this is how Sadie as a person. Some people have two sides to themselves, and since he didn't know this woman or Shouta, he couldn't help but to be curious. At least, converse instead of being silent the entire time. |
|
Home
Search
Members
Login
Register
