Oh man...

The girl in front of me wriggled uncontrollably in her seat with extreme joy and insanity on her face. Repeating the words 'I love you' over and over and over and over and... you get the idea.

And while she was busy with... that, I sat opposite to her, extremely worried and uncomfortable. Seriously uncomfortable. Really, who uses chains for kidnappings nowadays? Wouldn't rope be more convenient and efficient? Why didn't you use that? The chain is tied so tightly that the metal is digging into my skin, not to mention the fact that the chain felt freezing cold too.

Anyway, I need to get as many answers as I can.

'Alright Lack, be serious...' I readied myself to ask her very important questions. However, this time, calmly.

"Hey," Come on, just a bit more..!

"What (bite!) caim firtht, da thicken or da egg?" I bit my tongue due to nervousness and slurred the last half of my sentence. Seriously me? The question wasn't even serious! Are you kidding?!?!

...

Actually, that question is quite serious... the chicken should have come first, right? Otherwise, where did the egg come from? Wait, no, the internet said that it may have been dinosaurs that created the egg that made the chicken... So the egg? This is too much for my brain...

It seems the question caught her attention as she stopped screaming to herself and turned her gaze to me, once again twisting the corners of her lips up.

"That's quite a 'serious' question for me, the one who claimed you." The kidnapper, 'Mai', says in a teasing tone, knowing what I just asked was completely random.

"Though if I had to answer, I'd say, the egg! Because It is said that modern chickens have descended from dinosaurs, and specific dinosaur species probably layed eggs that could have created chickens!"

The pain in my tongue subsided, but then something else tingled in my mind, and I opened my mouth unconsciously.

"Counter-arguement! Then, if chicken-related dinosaurs made chicken eggs, then shouldn't the chicken come first? Although most dinosaurs aren't chickens, certain species were somewhat chicken related, as you said, so shouldn't the chicken come first? Besides, if the chicken didn't come first, how would the egg be made?"

"What?"

"Huh?"

The kidnapper responded to my question, and I made a counter-argument... Did it even make sense? Was that some Chinese-novel-translated-protagonist type talking? I want to bite my tongue off right now...

...

"...Mai, right?"

"Yep~"

"Okay, so why do you 'love' me exactly?" I asked directly, pretending the previous few seconds did not happen.

Continuing to blind my eyes with her smile, she responded, "I've had feelings for you ever since I've laid my eyes on you. You look so cute, so delectable! And your smell is... irresistible! kyaaa~! and I get to have you for myself now!" She goes back to squealing in delight.

"What do you mean 'delectable' and 'irresistible'?" I asked genuinely curious. It was quite a vague way of describing someone, and as far as I know, and for as long as I've known, I've been pretty average looking. Could it be that I'm actually somewhat considered 'handsome'..?!

"I meant what I said, 'delectable'. Your reactions are so entertaining to me that they fill me up. Although your face is quite average, you don't need to worry. You'll have someone who loves you right by your side at every moment~ Ah. Did I say something to hurt you by any chance?"

"No, why?"

"Your face is scrunched up, and I can see small tears in your eyes."

Tch, I can't tell her she shattered my expectations with a punch of reality.

"No, it's nothing."

"Ah, I get it, you must be so touched with how much I love you! Hehehe." She begins to mutter to herself. Am I meant to be able to hear her?

"Well, if you love me so much, can you get these chains off me? I feel incredibly uncomfortable with these binding me."

"No."

Well, that was to be expected, I guess.

"May I ask why?"

She crawled on top of the table and leaned forward, leaving a few centimetres of space between her face and mine. Then, raised her hand and placed her index finger on my nose.

"If I unbinded these chains, you might try to run from me," She grabbed my cheeks with one hand swiftly and moved her face to the side of my head.

"And I won't let that happen," She whispered into my ear seductively, sending sharp tingles down my body. I've always wondered how it felt after watching it happen in 'anime'. Damn that felt weird... Also, don't ask what I'm watching, okay?

Letting go of my cheeks, she returned to her seat and smiled as if nothing had happened.

Dazed, I spoke again, "You kidnapped me. Wouldn't it be normal for me to want to leave this place? You brought me here against my will!"

Slowly, Mai's smile started to fade, and her face began to darken? I swear I can see a shadow descending down her face... oh, it's covered the upper half of her face now. Uh oh, her eyes are glowing... I don't think that's a good sign.

"So, do you hate being with me..?"

"Not at all. In fact, I was joking."

I have seen this pattern too many times, I might as well back down now and figure a way out later... How many times, you may ask? Well, let's just say I read yandere novels from time to time... (everyday).

Hearing that, her face brightened up like a flower blooming after winter. Like every yandere, she was a switch. She can be all happy for a moment, and the other moment, she's out hunting people with a knife. Well, that's what I'm predicting based on my all-knowing generic yandere knowledge.

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...

...

Man, it's so quiet. Neither I nor Mai are talking.

Mai seems happily occupied with analysing my facial expressions as I try to put up my best poker-face and think of a way out of here.

Ding!

An imaginary bulb shone above my head as I came up with a genius master plan.

And it all starts... with THIS!

"Can I go to the bathroom?"

"No."

Ah.

Well, there goes my genius master plan...