Chapter 17: Existential Break Dread

𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲,𝟐𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥,𝟐𝐗𝐗𝐗

As the cold air surrounds me with chills, in a comfort of my bed, I lie in silent, just opened my eyes from the unconsciousness that I was in minutes prior, at the moment, I seemingly can't remember what just happened yesterday's evening, all I knew is a strangely peaceful feeling that I can't understand looming in my heart and a single moment, where I fell to his grasp, physically and mentally.

"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨...".

I took my time on my bed, sorting out all of this messy feelings that I still harbour from yesterday's meeting with that boy, as Analysia instantly activated and starting to apologize profusely to me like a five year old, just because of her absence, with reason that she has something to set up if the meeting somehow came to both side's agreement, and without any hesistant, she swiftly giving me the requirements to advance my gadget, which is her, to the next level of rarity.

I can hear the enthusiasm in her voice as she gave the requirements of it and a step by step process of it one by one, I was quite surprised at first cause this is the first time I heard that she could be this excited over something, but slowly but surely, I can feel my face smiling from the rare nature of Analysia's acts and her supportive energy coursing through my body, I can't even answer her after she ask why, I'm just...that happy.

After I took care myself with my morning routine, I instantly got outside and plan to buy a takoyaki or two, just because I already missed it after a couple of days, grabbing hold a couple of books and a set of airpod to read and music to hear along the way and in the cafe if I want to hang out there, and with this, I and Analysia, set out on a mini adventure!

"How's your sleep, Kiyoko Izu-san".

The sound of its cold and dead tone has already made me shiver, as I turn my back, just to see a black hooded figure appear suddenly. My instinct instantly calls me to just run and scream as hard as I can, but all I can do is just sweat and panic in fear of the threat behind me.

"G-G-Good...". I replied, too scared to come up with a solid answer.

"Is that so, then I guess we can just get straight to the point then".

"W-What is it?", I asked, acting confused

"Can I get your gadget requirements?", He said with an unusually calm and carefree attitude.

Gathering my courage and might, I took a huge breath, and said to him with my eyes staring right into his:

"If I send you mine, can you send yours then?", I said, with my body still somewhat shaking in fear, scared of his anger coming for me and I will just be toasted afterwards, I'm just waiting silently-.

"Sure, if you want to".

Immediately and without hesitation, I sent my gadget requirements, thinking that this boy would probably never send his, I made an upset emotion on my face, and indicated to him that I would be mad if he in fact did not send his. Well I can't forced him to send it to me even if I wanted to anyway, but in a speck of a second, a notification appears on my chat which is from here, astonished and stunned by his action, I didn't understand it at first but at that time, I only thought it as a good attitude.

"All the information that I have, that I wanted to tell you is over there, so I will excuse myself just because I'm going to do something, goodbye Izu-san", And with that, he instantly sprint off into the distance, as his trail was cloak like a shadow.

"𝘋-𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦?", Overwhelmed by the overloaded information of his personality and informational messages, Analysia notices and pointed out that my face was visibly red, mainly on the cheek and asking me if I were ill or not, asking it as is she already know.

"You liked that guy, damn it", She whispered to herself, almost inaudible so that I can't hear it.

***

After calming myself by eating a piece of the takoyaki I bought earlier, I can finally organize what I just got for today, with firstly the information that I gained from...Hitoshi-san, let's call his last name for now, and begin analysing and checking one by one, which is:

"An Olympics between students?". I said to myself, confused.

"Is it supposed to be the replacement of sports day or something?", I continued. In our five minutes discussion between myself and Analysia, both of us figured out that this plan is actually to deepen the rivalry between the whites and the blacks after five minutes of forward backwards conversations.

"The date of the Olympics can be late April or early May, which is so far off from sports day...Why?".

"This is their school, why are you asking?", Yawns Analysia.

"𝘛-𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸-, Analysia, don't talk for the next five minutes".

"Got it".

Analysia laziness aside, next is the discussion about the final task that we're going to do that is required to partner.

"H-Huh? I'm not going to do that with him!", As I said that, I can feel a steamy sensation on my face, both embarassed and flustered by what I just read.

"Just a kiss for ten minutes, would be enough right?". Keeping her usual carefree voice, she's now just straight teasing me at this point.

"Ten minutes, are you insane?? A kiss wouldn't even take a second if it's just a peck!".

"I mean, there's nothing wrong with i-".

"This school is truly insane! They want to ship students with their gadgets as the reason?! Which school does this kind of stuff??!".

And my reaction got the attention of anyone in the room, but it only lasted for a couple of second with all of them go back to what they're just doing. With this, both me and Analysia has a back and front conversation about, let's just say "What on earth is wrong with this rule!", kind of stuff.

After what it feels like a day of debating only about this second information, we've found no breaking point between us and place it onto "just forget about until the day comes" category in Analysia's memory storage, and with that, I headed home, tired by the debate and endless arguments and retort that Analysia came up with.

I ate another pack of Takoyaki, take a hot shower and read my book over until I got sleepy and instantly drove off to sleep, with my mind going blank after it was drained out of life by Analysia's flexible thinking patterns, and with that, a strangely and unusually peaceful day was over.

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲,𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥,𝟐𝐗𝐗𝐗

Already done my morning school routine, I went outside at approximately 7 AM, still traumatized by what the student done to me when I last gone to school, my steps seems a little bit unmotivated, as the memories of it still dawns in my mind, even if I already mustered everything so that I can face the other white students, I still feel down until when I got to school.

In the hallways, the students chat with each other, talking from the school's subject to each of them already forming their own group, while others bringing books to other class, or posing menacingly and keeping the student from something, which he said is:

"I, A Fallen Angel from heaven, was sent to dispatch the darkness, StarFallen, go!". Another case of uncured chuunibyou, indeed unbelievable. But my day was slightly cheered after I saw that individual though.

With this, I opened my class to find a strangely peaceful atmosphere, with all of the hatred and malicious intent were all gone from this class and only replaced with soft ignorance towards my presence.

"Tomoya-chan, isn't she the one that slapped your hand on Friday?".

"C'mon now Reina-chan, can't we just, urgh! comfort her!".

At my side, I can see a girl is pulling her friends to walk towards my table, one of those girls were the blonde twintail girl that I've seen this past few days, all and all, it was a pretty we-

"Good morning, Kiyoko-san, my name is Iyashi Tomoya! You can call me Tomoya or Tomo-chan or san just because you're a girl. Nice seeing you!". Said the girl in twintail, with her face radiating positive energy that I can't even describe.

"And this is my friend that always pulling me from you, Hanayaka Reina!", As she drags her friend into her arm, with her friend's brown eyes startled and panicked a little bit while her half up style her got swept by the force of her friend abruptly pulling her for an arm around her shoulder.

"I just thought that this girl is probably up to no good, probably". I can see that she's uncomfortable with this type of situation, wanting to lighten the situation, Tomoya-san said:

"Reina-chan, this is Kiyoko-san, Izu Kiyoko. Kiyoko-san, this is Reina-chan".

Even though Tomoya-san already said all the introduction lines that she can think off on top of her head, she still somehow can't try to break of the ice between us, and without even given the second chance, the teacher already entered the class, and finally starting the first subject, and she went to their seats with Reina-san, mumbling about both mine and her attitude on the way there.

The rest of the day went on just fine, with me getting...second at an exam? and just got bested by Hitoshi-san in the biology exam that came out of nowhere apparently with me getting 97 thanks to Analysia just because the problem in there is probably suited for college students than us. After that some of the class bullies from other classes came to me, and I just ran and hit them before anyone noticed that we're fighting.

And with that, I concluded an unusually packed school day and went home as usual, whilst on the way there, I heard that the disappearance of those negative energy and hatred towards me in the class was all orchestrated by a person, and the one that does that for their personal benefit. After hearing this, I can instantly imagine a person that would do that, even if Analysia is already super sure that the person that's in my head would probably do that, I just meh it off and rolls myself to sleep after a warm shower and sleep the next day...

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲,𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥,𝟐𝐗𝐗𝐗

Just to found myself waking up to a phone call at 7 AM, at first I was hesitant to answer, but after looking at the contact number and the name, I ran pick it up, with the first he said to me is:

"Your welcome for the class issue, Izu". A Cold and menacing voice was heard, shortly after I was free from my emotional freeze that this boy inflicted to me, I retort with:

"Hitoshi-san, I don't need your help, okay? I probably can calm the students all by myse-".

"Who's the one that almost suicide just because she got insulted by tens of students?", Just because he said it so casually and with the choice of his words doesn't help at all, I was promptly stunned, I tried to replied:

"Why did you need...to menti-".

"I mean to be honest, you would probably think of killing yourself again if I didn't act quickly on that class didn't you, well I mean that also goes when you're meeting with-"

"Get to the point, Hitoshi-san".

"Fuyuki-san's right, I mean it's was quite fair to say that you're the one who engage in that fight just because of something stupid, which is called protecting another life rig-".

"Did you contact me this morning, just to annoy the crap out of me...?". Notices that my life force was slowly got drained the longer this phone conversation got, Hitoshi-san broke into silence for a couple of seconds and finally said this before ending the call:

"Meet me at the first location we met...and I regret nothing about everything that I just said earlier, just so you know".

And with a cold and uncaring tone, he hung up the phone...And like someone who just get out like a sore loser, I said without energy:

"You...really just the worst...".