Chapter 030

"Geez, get dressed Matsu."

"Why? Its only 1 in the afternoon Kagari-tan~"

"Just do it pervert!"

She adopts a frown and shuts the door. I can hear shuffling around, and her cursing my name. She can curse it if she wants, I will just cook Matsu hehe. When the door opened, I finally saw that she is dressed in her usual outfit.

"So, Kagari-tan. What can I do for you?"

"I need to know something about Hidaka-san's school."

She gained a mischievous smile.

"I see I see. So, you want Matsu to find out the best entry points so you can kidnap him and keep him all to yourself~?"

I summon flames in my palm and point it at her. She backed off and threw up her hands in defence.

"No you idiot! Some Sekirei attacked his school, and I'm sure that you have been spying on him."

She whistles an innocent tone as I dispel the flames. She's not worth it. But she's far from innocent.

"I don't spy on him." I give her a stern look. "Okay, maybe once in awhile." I narrowed my eyes. She sighed. "Fine! I look at him infrequently!" I let out a breath as she cried. "Fine! All the time, okay!? It isn't my fault!" I gave her a deadpan look. Seeing my look, she cried again. "Don't you look at me with judgemental eyes! At least I don't ask him on dates under the pretext of just wanting to get to know him when it is really you wanting to look at his Shota body! Yeah that's right Kagari-tan! We all know about your fascination with his body!"

I rolled my eyes. Yeah, of course that's it, not. That's more up someone else's alley. Namely, Sahashi Takami-san the Shinto Teito's answer to a Shotacon.

"I don't have a fascination with his body. That's Takami-san. Don't mistake me for her please."

"True enough~ Alright come in and I will tell you what happened. Well, from what I saw anyway."

I nodded and we walked into her room. That's when I noticed that even now, she has a satellite watching him. Geez Matsu, at least try and hide your weirdness from normal people.

We sat down and faced one another. Matsu raised a hand to her face and smiled. What's with that creepy smile?

"Alright, from what I saw, the lightning twins or No. 11 and No. 12 were chasing after No. 88 and she, happened to crash into school. No, more like she crashed into Totsu-tan..."

"You call him Totsu-tan now?"

I interrupted her. She growled and moved her head up and down.

"Yes, I call him Totsu-tan! Can I get on with my story please!?" I let out a breath and gave a small inclination with my head. She also let out a breath and continued. "They all exchanged words. I don't know what kind of words exactly as I didn't have audio but it looked like it was an argument of sorts. Possibly about No. 88 as he stood with outstretched arms. Then, Totsu-tan threw a flash bomb..."

"A flash bomb?"

She nods with a wide smirk.

"Yes, a flash bomb, grenade, bang, whatever you want to call it. Isn't it a little surprising that he carries a flash bomb with him?"

"A little yes. Where did he even get one...?" I mused to myself. He couldn't have bought one, right?

"Hehe, he made it~"

"M-Made it?"

I stuttered a little. She nodded with a wide smirk. I really wish she wouldn't smirk like that, it looks really evil.

"Yes, he made it. Did I stutter? He made it. I heard it the other day from himself through my cameras. He was cursing himself saying 'Toyotama is going to continue targeting me and my Sekirei so I need to do something so I can keep myself, and my Sekireis safe and not be a burden.' So here we are. He made some bombs."

"Some? That implies that he has made more than flash bombs?"

"He has. From what I saw, he has made smoke bombs, flash bombs, and ordinary bombs that go boom. I'll give it to him, he is quite the smarty. Making those things without any instructions. He's such a little genius. I don't know how effective they'll be against Sekireis, but it will at least knock them away for a few seconds."

Shit. He knows how to make bombs without instructions? What kind of Ashikabi is this boy? He can make bombs like those...ndamn. He really is smart. Just like Takami-san keeps telling me, and I've seen before.

"How strange indeed..."

"Oh Kagari-tan~ He isn't ordinary is he? Anyway, after that. No. 88, Musubi-tan I think her name is, dropped poor Totsu-tan but the other Sekirei girl, which I'm going to look up in a minute, saved him with her bladed discs and all the way here, he was riding them. It looked quite fun actually. I was kind of envious of that, although I could invent a hover bike or something if I wanted to... But when they were literally seconds away, Musubi-tan knocked him off the discs by accident, and that's when he fell into your arms~ Lovers, destined to meet. Fire girl and Shota boy, meeting written in the stars~"

FLAMES!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Don't burn me!"

I giggled to myself as her hair turned into an afro, with smoke coming from her body. She shouldn't annoy me like she does.

"Then don't make me angry. So, look up this Sekirei."

She growled and stood up. Then she went over to her computer and started searching the databases. A minute or so later, she appeared on the screen.

"No. 101, Oriha. Her Sekirei power is that she can freely change the directions of her bladed discs and she is for now, unwinged. But, this is interesting."

"What is?"

She pointed at the screen. I looked… currently attending school? Wha...? She goes to a school? W-Well, I did see the uniform so it isn't that surprising but...

"It says here that she goes to Totsu-tan's school. How did she swindle that? And what purpose would she have attending a school anyway? We learn all we need to know before being released. But this one attends the same school as Totsu-tan huh. And… surprising. She started not long after Totsu-tan winged Akitsu-tan. And get this. She's even in his class as well. Talk about stalker to the extreme."

You'd know all about that you mega stalker. But… hmmmm, strange indeed. She's attending a school. For what purpose?

"Poor Totsu-tan." Matsu suddenly said while looking at a monitor. She's looking at all of them, in the living room now. They must've moved in there after I came up here.

"Matsu… what are you talking about...?"

"What? I can be kind you know? He's been through a lot you know? His parents being killed, his Onee-chan is dying and now he's been thrust into a life or death game which if he's not careful, can mean death for him as well. So, pretty much all his family are dead, or on deaths door by other means. Its a wonder..."

"Its a wonder he's happy at all, right Matsu?"

...! That voice! Behind me! I quickly darted my eyes there, to see Miya. Miya, is stood behind me with a scowl on her face. And its directed at Matsu. Matsu, however has a composed expression.

"That's exactly right Miya-tan. But you'd know more about that than anyone, right?"

"Oh? What are you saying exactly Matsu?"

Eh? They seem to be talking about something but I don't know what it is.

"If that's how you want to play it Miya-tan~ Then I won't say anything for now~"

"There isn't anything else to discuss, is there?"

Ooh no. That scary head has appeared! Miya has raised a hand to her chin and is laughing quite maniacally. Even I'm shivering. D-Damn it.

"N-Nope, nothing at all Miya-tan." Matsu then pushed up her glasses and put on a serious face. "But, it isn't like you have to be mean because you are reminded of something. It really isn't fair for Totsu-tan, you know? It's like you are ignoring him for something that reminded you of something."

Actually, I want to ask about that...

"Miya, you know Hidaka-san thinks—"

"I'm quite aware of what he thinks about me." She interrupted me then sighed. "My, I've been a little bad huh. Sending mix signals and all. I'll have to rectify that. It isn't his fault. It's just I'm reminded of… something important."

Miya… what's that about? She has a little of a longing look… hmmmm, what strangeness. But then I didn't have time to think about it, as my phone went off. I took it out of my pocket and… Takami-san? I answered it, and heard a screech!

"HOMURA! HE'S GONE! HE'S GONE HOMURA! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS, HE'S GONE! "

"Hold on. What's wrong?"

I heard a deep sigh over the phone.

"Totsuka-kun has disappeared from school and No. 11 and No. 12 were here! We need to search for him immediately! He might be in danger! He might be dead or something! Homura! This is the dreaded day! We need to take action immediately! "

Since when has she called him Totsuka-kun? And dreaded day? Has she been prepared for this? How does she even know that he isn't in school anyway? I know that she would've known about the Sekireis attacking the school but how did she...? A-Anyway, that's not the thing to focus on right now. I took a small breath and told her where he is.

"He's fine. He's at the Inn with No. 88 and No. 101 plus his Sekirei. Speaking of, Takami-san. Did you know that No. 101 attends the same school as Hidaka-san?"

"Yes, I knew about it. How did you think she got into a school in the first place? "

She knew about it? If she knew, why didn't she tell me about it?

"Then, why does she attend a school?"

"I don't know. " She doesn't know!? How doesn't she know? When I sighed openly, Takami-san continued. "She asked me sometime ago if she could attend a certain school. When I asked the reason, she said it was important so I didn't question it further. I can only speculate that it has something to do with finding an Ashikabi. Although I haven't a clue why she wants to go to school for that. But if it's important to her then its important to me as well. "

She sounds like she cares about No. 101. Is Takami-san maybe her Adjustor?

"I-I see. Well, she is here just so you know."

"Then I'm relieved. Now, I must go. Got some covering up to do. "

I chuckled and she ended the call. Takami-san surely is a strange person. I left Matsu's room and made my way downstairs and into the living room. But I couldn't take a step inside. The instant I saw him again, my chest tightened. The heat… is getting stronger… I don't know if I can keep this going for much longer…

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(Miya P.O.V)

"Hidaka-san, could I talk with you for a moment." I called him out. I've been a little mean for a day or so now, when it wasn't anything to do with him.

"Y-Yes, of course Miya-san!"

Hehe, he seems spirited at least. He stood up, and I led him into the kitchen. Once in the kitchen, I faced him.

"I-Is something wrong Miya-san?"

"Yes. There is something wrong." I began as his face fell. "It isn't bad I assure you." His face lit up at that. "I just want to say, I am sorry if I've been acting differently since yesterday."

"N-No, it's alright. I'm sure I did something to make you act differently..."

"No!" I snapped, but then reeled back. "No, it wasn't you. It was me being strange. I'm fine now though."

"I'm relieved! I thought I might've done something. But, I'm glad I didn't! And I'm glad you are okay now. I was quite worried. I'm glad Mi-chan doesn't..."

Wha-What did he just call me? He couldn't have called me...

"Hidaka-san, did you just call me Mi-chan?"

He scratched the back of his head but had a confused face on.

"Yeah… I dunno where that came from. Hmmmm, strange."

"Yes… strange indeed. So, tell me about your day."

"O-Okay. It's been a little hectic but, basically it went like this..."

So he started telling me about his day. Of course I knew he was lying at some parts, like the Sekirei business. I already know what happened from Matsu anyway. But it is nice to talk to him like this.

"...And that's pretty much it, Miya-san. I'm sorry about calling you… Mi-chan, I don't even know where that came from. Anyway, I best go and check on Katsuragi-san… oh, is it alright if Musubi-san stays here? I kind of said it was alright without asking you..."

I giggled to myself.

"Its fine. After all, I don't turn people away. And she doesn't seem to be any trouble."

CRASH!

I winced. I spoke too soon. I know that's going to be Musubi-san as karma likes doing bad things to me.

"Musubi-chan! You broke the table!"

"I'm sorry!"

I released a breath. My work is never done.

"I'm sorry about that. Musubi-san seems to be a little clumsy… or maybe it's because of… well, it could be anything. At least she isn't as clumsy as Kuno-san!"

I had to cover my mouth to stop myself from giggling. She is a clumsy girl after all.

"N-No, it's fine."

"Well, whatever she has broken, I will fix it, or pay for it to be replaced."

He really is a kind young man.

"Oh no, you don't have to do that. I'll just make Musubi-san do some extra housework or something hehehehe~"

"A-Awesome...I guess. A-Anyway got to go! See you later Miya-san!"

"Yes, goodbye for now."

With that, he ran up the stairs. Hmph, he really is a strange boy indeed.