After the chaos

Part 1 - Wake 

The mood was like shit, for starters Asuna has not given any sign of life, even though we prevented her from seeing what happened with the teacher, she was very bad, even her father Mr. Marias called me, in case he knew what had happened to Asuna, obviously I had to lie to him, in the end I told him that on Saturday or Sunday I would go to see her, and to let me know in case of an emergency. 

Aki, well she's been crying a lot, I wish I could hug her to make her feel better, no really I need a hug too, but the point is that Aki saw how Matsuo died... that left a mark on her, besides I know that, although she doesn't remember how it happened she realized that she was the one who left Colmillos bad, and the one responsible for the several wounds I have, superficial wounds, nothing serious. 

Emi... she is furious, she feels betrayed for some reason I don't know, but she was closer to Matsuo than she made me believe. Emi ended up with a slightly sprained foot due to the kick she gave to Colmillos, now she walks with an orthopedic boot, but last night she sculpts her crying, I'm not even able to help the people I love, all this makes me feel useless. 

Marcus luckily has been fine, apparently he is not affected by what happened, or he doesn't show it, thanks to the fact that I have been messaging him, I have been in a better mood. 

Now I'm trying to look like everything is going well with me, but I'm having panic attacks very often, I thought I had managed to calm my mind after I found his corpse, but now I usually see Aki or Matsuo when they passed away, everything sucks, I haven't even checked the documents we managed to bring from that hidden room that was in the academy, besides I feel it was all my fault, when we encountered a problem I didn't know how to react, if Colmillos hadn't appeared we would have been dead. ... now that I think about it, how did he know we were there... I guess when I felt that I was being watched, he was probably following us. 

-Hika... look at me. 

-Yes of course love. 

-I... forgive me, I don't know what happened exactly, but I didn't mean to hurt you. 

I took a long breath. 

-Aki that's enough, you were spectacular, you were the only one who could face Matsuo until Colmillos appeared, you were fantastic, the one who failed everyone was me, Aki, I'm the one who should ask for forgiveness... I guess that's how you felt when you thought you were useless. 

-Hika... you should go and talk to Emi, she knew the professor well, I'll be fine... seriously, about how I felt, I don't think it's the same. the teacher, without you and Colmillos nothing would have gone right. 

-We both know that's a lie, I failed. 

-Enough Hikaru, if you won't let me feel sorry for what I did, I won't let you either, understood? 

-I guess so... you're right, I'll go to see Emi... Are you coming? 

-No, I think you two need some space to talk. 

I arrived and entered Emi's room without asking... Emi was getting dressed for the wake, she was at least with her underwear on and her shirt open. 

-I should have knocked first... I'll come back later. 

-You're already here Hikaru, but yes, you should have knocked. 

Normally she would have taken advantage of the situation to joke with me, but I could tell she was far from that. 

-Emi, how is your foot? 

-Not too bad... you get used to it. 

She sat on the bed, with her hand she indicated me to pass her the pants, she began to put them on. 

-Tell me why did you come here, Hikaru? 

-How are you, to talk to you, to know why you called him traitor a.... the teacher. 

Sit next to me Hikaru.... closer. 

I basically stuck to her, then she hugged me. 

-I thought that... Gonzalo, was the one who made me start worrying about my own future Hkaru.... he has a sister, in fact, you met her when we went to the mountains. 

-If I remember, Nikota was his name. 

-Yes, let's say he had a similar situation to ours, he did everything for his little sister, like I do everything for you.... I trusted him as someone I respected, he made me promise that after working to pay for your studies, I would have to go to college, and when I finished working for him. 

Emi had begun to cry. 

-He was the one who introduced me to the boss, thanks to him I am in my current job, which I enjoy, so I can't understand that the sweet womanizer I once knew did this kind of thing... I guess now I understand what he was doing when he asked me to take care of his sister. 

-Then say goodbye to the man you knew, and not the last one you saw of him..... I think that's what you should do, to thank him for what he did for you, I hate him, I can't help it now that I know he's one of those responsible for what happened to Aki, but at least I should be thankful that he made my sister think about herself for once, instead of her foolish and troublesome brother. 

-Dumbass... yeah... I'll do that then, I'll say goodbye to the man I knew..... Hikaru I don't want you to call you troublemaker again, for me you have never been a problem, you are the reason why I'm still standing. 

-Emi, I... 

-Shhh don't say anything. 

She put her finger on my lip, then she brought her face closer to mine, and made our noses rub together. 

-You did well to bring her the way I showed you... I'm better now Hikaru, you prevented me from seeing how Gonzalo died, but Aki saw everything, she needs your company now, I'll go to her funeral. 

I prepared to leave her room. 

-One more thing Hikaru, I'm upset with you, you asked me to walk together, and you liar, you walked ahead of me to protect me, don't do it again, now that I know what it feels like, I want us to walk through what awaits us together. 

-Yes Emi, that would make me happy. 

Part 2 - Gang 

-Stop moving you bragging idiot, how did you manage to get so badly injured, even with your regeneration you look terrible. 

Aerosol, don't fuck with me, that girl's specter almost killed me.... If it wasn't for the dwarf, I really would have died. 

Aerosol my ex-girlfriend, and great friend, she was 20 years old, she was tall with very sexy legs, she used to be a Gal although unfortunately she quit, but she still keeps her tanned body, her face is as if it had been carved by the same infernal angels. She always wore wide clothes on top, usually a big jacket and some light clothes underneath, and she always wore skirts... I ruined everything with her, for being intense, that was at least the reason she gave me. 

Aerosol was disinfecting my wounds, but I was very over exaggerated with the pain, as a child they experimented a lot with me, every damn day they put needles in me, or made me train my powers, in V.T.A it was normal for everyone, once practicing with the general as they called him, they almost killed me, it was horrible since I went through all that, I can't stand the pain. 

A robotic voice, sounded through the speakers of the abandoned factory we were based in. 

-Aerosol, be more talkative with our golden boy. 

-You see even Sonar realizes that you are being too abrupt Aerosol. 

-Sonar don't spoil the boy, besides this is what he gets for not doing his job from the beginning you should have killed the wraith too. 

Sonar approached us and began to speak in sign language, since she was mute. 

She basically told Aerosol, that Hikaru had the wraith under control, she knew this because she was our Hacker, so she saw everything that happened in the school. 

Sonar was as I said mute, she is 17 years old, she is a cold girl or so I thought at the beginning, when you meet her you discover that under this rough skin she is sentimental, she is also Peach's partner, and she has the same mania of dyeing her hair every now and then as her "little love" as she calls her now, Sonar had her hair dyed pink. 

Peach is not here, she is the youngest of the group, our "little girl" but she is our... as she said she liked to be called, a great forger, basically she was a handywoman, she loves to play with gadgets, and she has been very helpful, she is the one who set up our whole system in the factory. 

-I think Aerosol is right Colmillos, you should have killed her, like experiment 002, she is a danger. 

That was Nier, my other friend and the oldest of all at 22 years old, he was a melancholic idiot good for a drink, black hair like his eyes, but if you needed information or rumors he was our man, besides he was like me, or almost, he was a failed V.T.A. experiment from another division to mine, he never told us about it so I don't know what kind of experiment they tried to create with him. 

I got up from my seat. 

-Listen to me well everyone, Hikaru and his girlfriend are my problem, so don't think about doing anything idiotic, besides as our dear Sonar said, he controls Akari well? that's the name of the specter. 

-Anyone who didn't know you would say that you are fond of the boy, or even respect him. -Nier said in a bored tone. 

-Because that dwarf has all my respect. 

Everyone looked at me in surprise, since I'm not one to flatter anyone. 

-Anyone who is a normal person, and who defeated me has my respect, the dwarf managed to defeat me with the help of his friend Marcus, he beat me up, at the beginning I was furious for all the pain he made me feel, but when someone without powers had defeated me, tell me? 

-Colmillos... you've grown up. 

Aerosol put her hand on my shoulder, after that she started smoking as usual, this girl if she's not smoking she's graffitiing on any clean wall she can find, even so, she was quite an artist. 

-If Colmillos thinks it's okay to leave the specter for now.... Akari, then I'll trust his words. He said - Aerosol 

It's not like you to change your mind Aerosol. -Said Nier in surrender. 

Sonar gave me his support with sign language, to which I replied with making him a heart with my fingers, which made him happy. 

-As you wish, but take care of keeping a close eye on them Colmillos, if that girl can't control herself, she could kill us all, I mustn't remind you that we lost Silbido because of experiment 012, or what happened to Aerosol's father. 

I lost my temper in the blink of an eye I appeared in front of Nier, I grabbed him by the filthy tie he was wearing. 

-Never, least of all you Nier, remind me what happened to them when I have it engraved on fire inside me, the difference with you is that at least, although my heart barely beats, I do have one, not like you who has a normal one, but you don't even use it... the dwarf thinks he can return his girlfriend's body, and we all know, there is a way. 

-Guys relax, you don't have to fight, we all agree, even Peach supports Colmillos, he sent me a message, besides he says he knows both Hikaru and Akari. 

-Of course you know them if they go to the same class. - I said already calmer.