Chapter 34

Mago stood up from his seat, ready to leave the classroom. But first, he needed to know one thing. He walked to the new altar, glaring at him. "Who the hell are you?" He asked harshly. The other smiled. "Masa. And I know you Mago, I remember you at least." He shrugs, smiling. Mago frowns slightly, taking a step back. "Are you going to try to hurt any of us?" He asked, keeping his guard up. Masa shakes his head.

"Hisoki doesn't feel he's in the right space to explain this to you, so he asked me to. I am the protector, I will never hurt on of you." Masa voiced. Mago hummed, turning to the class. "You guys, come sit down on the desks in the first row, ok?" He asked politely. He was way too tired for any of this. "Actually, why don't we just go to Hisoki's house? I feel it is more of an appropriate place to clarify something as important as this." Masa said.

Mago noticed something about how Masa spoke. A slight American accent, even when speaking Japanese. They could still understand the altar perfectly, but it was a division from the rest of them. "Fine." Mago mutters, though Harley stops them. He looks up at the alter, his eyes hesitant. "How old are you?" Age? Why would Harley need an age? Baker and Yoshi stood up from their seats, the blond pulling the shorter one with him to the door. Masa smiles. "Twenty- seven. Why do you ask?" Masa asks.

Harley shakes his head, stepping away and towards the door. "Let's go."

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Baker didn't know what was happening. "Baker, just sit down." Wafi said, probably annoyed by his pacing. Baker stopped, sitting down on Hisoki's couch. Mago, Harley, and Masa were talking in another room, making Baker feel like a child. "Ok." Mago said, stepping out of one of the bedrooms. Masa follows, with Harley stepping out. "Masa places his hands behind his back, smiling at them. Baker smiles back. "What were you guys talking about?" Kai asked, looking up at Mago.

"It's nothing important. We just needed to get some other things cleared up. Masa just wants to explain some things to you guys." Masa nods his head.

"Hisoki, from a young age has had a mental illness named Dissociative Identity Disorder. It is characterized as a disorder when someone has two or more personalities. It happens when some sort of trauma happens at a young age, diverging the growth of a child's personality into multiple." Masa explained. Baker was silent, sitting up straight from leaning on Yoshi's shoulder. "What was the trauma?" Wafi asked, his voice more serious than ever. Masa looked toward him. "That's not a story for me to tell." He says softly.

"Who are the personalities?" Baker questioned, his voice quiet. Masa takes a moment, seemingly thinking, before looking over at Baker. His eyes looked different, a darker shimmer than Hisoki's normal one. "There are five of them. Me, Kiki, Kiso, Heko, and Sahae." Masa named all of them, before taking a breath. "I am the protector. When Hisoki is in stressful situations, I tend to help him.

"Kiso is very protective over the people she loves. It doesn't take much time for her to love you guys. But she hates getting bossed around by men. Sahae is also very protective. But unlike Kiso, he doesn't trust people easily. He thinks violence is always the only option. He either thinks you are not a threat and won't deal with you, or think you are. However, there was one time when Sahae actually liked a person." Masa sighed, shaking his head. "Heko and Kiki are the two I believe you've never met, right?" Masa asks.

Baker still couldn't wrap his head around it, but he could see Yoshi nod from beside him. "Kiso was talking about him though. She said she didn't want Kiki to come out." Yoshi explained, his voice getting slightly more confident when talking to the altar. Masa chuckles. "Yeah, she's really protective over him. She doesn't like him going into the main seat because that really means that he's going to make a mess." Masa explains, laughing. "Kiki is young, only four. Heko is eight-teen. Heko and Kiki are polar opposites, but I would rather you guys meet them yourself." Masa says. Baker sucked in a breath, nodding. "Are you…. Is any of the altars dangerous?" Kai asked, his voice unsure. Masa stares at him for a moment, before shaking his head.

"No, they aren't. You just need to trust them. Sahae is probably your biggest problem, but he trusts people when all the other alters trust them."

Baker sighs a breath of relief. He did not want another fight. "Bye, everyone. It was nice meeting you." Masa says suddenly, before laying his head down. "Wait- what?" Wafi asked confused. Masa doesn't answer, staring at the one spot on the floor. His head slowly lifts up, Hisoki groaning. "Hisoki? Please for the love of fucking god tell me it's you." Harley begs. Hisoki looks up, nodding his head.

Yoshi squeals, attacking the professor. Hisoki hugs back, groaning as the boy flops to the side. "Why do my head and back hurt?" Hisoki asks, looking around the room. "And why are we at my house again- oh no…." His voice goes silent, sighing. "It's ok, though. Because the guy talked to us." Yoshi said, his voice still light-hearted. Wafi stood up from his seat, grabbing Yoshi by the waist and pulling him up. "NO! LET ME GO!" Wafi didn't, instead throwing him on the couch next to Harley.

"Who was the guy?" Hisoki asked, standing up. He didn't brush his pants off like Masa, nor did he have a pep in his walk like Kiso. These personalities were really different. "Don't worry, it was just Masa," Kai said, standing up from his seat on the couch. Baker however stood still. Hisoki nodded sadly. "Why did you not tell us?" Baker asked solemnly. Hisoki looked over at him, before going back to the ground. "I didn't think that it was needed. The medication I take usually helps me, but I haven't found it recently." Hisoki explains.