Chapter Thirty Four.
Later on that day, everyone left school and went home for the day. Nagisa, Karma and Kaede were walking down the streets when they saw Yuzuru and Hunter hiding in an alley, watching the cafe they were beside. Karma had an evil grin on his face when he crept up behind the two. Once he was behind them, he whispered.
"Hi there." The two R-Class members screamed, jumping at the male who suddenly appeared behind him. The two turned around and both sighed in relief when they saw it was Karma with Nagisa and Kaede standing behind him. Nagisa and Kaede both sighed with sweat running down their faces at the male.
"Karma. D-don't d-d-do that a-again." Yuzuru said as she sighed. She placed her hand over her racing heart. Hunter shook a little with a shadow over his eyes. He then had several veins pop out when Kaede and Nagisa asked the male if he was ok.
"You trying to scare us, man?!" Hunter exclaimed at Karma, who just laughed. Hunter then sighed he folded his arms.
"What are you two doing here?" Kaede asked as she raised an eyebrow while looking at the two in confusion. It was pretty dark out so why would they be stalking a cafe?
"A date maybe?" Karma smirked, making the two R-Class members become flustered at what the redhead said. "N-no! T-that's not it at all!" The two exclaimed, shaking their heads and waving their arms around, both seeming to be panicked.
"What then?" Nagisa asked in confusion as he rose an eyebrow in confusion. "We all split up into groups. Some of us went to see Aina. Others went to find Oki while Yuzu and I are spying on Iza." Hunter explained with his arms folded. He wore a serious expression, which was very rare for the male.
"Why didn't you say you were going into groups? We could have helped." Kaede stated with a frown on her face as she looked at the two R-Group members. They both scratched the back of their heads with sweat running down their cheeks.
"W-we didn't w-w-want to bother Y-you all." Yuzuru said.
"You're not a bother. Let's call everyone and get them to go into groups." Kaede said as she looked at Nagisa and Karma while taking her phone out of her pocket. Nagisa and Karma nodded as they got their phones out.
"Wow. Thanks a lot guys." Hunter said.
. . .
"Hey! We're here!" Hiroto said as he, Yuma, Ryunosuke and Koki walked to them, running a little.
"Hey! Thanks for coming!" Hunter said.
"Sh! She's coming!" Kaede and Yuzuru both exclaimed at the same time in a hushed tone.The boys went behind the girls and looked around the corner. Izayoi walked out and sighed as she sat on a bench. She was wearing a white shirt with a black vest, a black skirt and black shoes. She also wore her hair in a neat high pony tail.
"I didn't realise how much Aina has to deal with until now." She sighed as she fanned herself while looking at her phone. She seemed to be typing something on her phone as, something like a text message.
"She's doing Aina's shift?" Yuma asked as he looked at Yuzuru and Hunter. Yuzuru and Hunter both nodded their heads to Yuma's question, not looking away from Izayoi. Izayoi looked up at the sky and then sighed again. After staring at the sky for a minute, Izayoi stood up from her seat and walked into the cafe.
"From what was guessing, she's doing Aina's shift so Aina's family has the money." Hunter said as he looked at E-Class. "She'll put Aina's name down as worked so Aina and Izayoi won't get in trouble with Iza's father."
"She's really doing that?" Ryunosuke asked as he looked at Hunter in surprise.
"Mhm. I hope she doesn't work herself sick. Saika will need her." Yuzuru said as she moved away from the corner and stretched. Everyone else stood up straight and looked at the Pinkett.
"Oh, that reminds me. Why is Saika upset?" Kaede asked while tilting her head.
"Err..." Hunter and Yuzuru said as they looked away.
"It's n-not our p-p-place to say..." Yuzuru said.
"Y-yeah..." Hunter said.
Meanwhile...
"C'mon Maemi. Type faster." Aria said as she towered Maemi. Maemi had a vein pop out. Everyone was surrounding her. Aria, Jasmine, Akihito, Ichirin, Suiko, Saika, Itona, Ryoma, Takuya, Taisei, Kirara, Sumire, Tomohito, Masayoshi and Rinka were with her, trying to find Oki. They were outside Ichirin's house, which was a nice cosy looking place to live in. Maemi was sat on the sidewalk while typing on her computer at a fast speed.
"We know you can type faster than that!" Jasmine said as she too towered Maemi. Another vein popped out of Maemi's head as she heard Jasmine's statement.
"Get a move on girl!" Akihito said as he towered the female with his two friends. Another vein popped out of the female's head. Maemi stopped typing and began to shake slightly with a shadow forming over her eyes. "Mae-Chan?" Ichirin asked.
"If you want to do this, be my guess! She has found out about my tracker and has turned her phone off! Anyone else wants to try and find her?!" Maemi shouted, looking at them with a deadly aura surrounding her. Everyone stepped back since it was rare for the female to get angry.
"W-we'll just sit here... Quietly..." Saika said as she put her hands up for surrender. Maemi then returned to her computer.
"Have you checked her house?" Masayoshi asked.
"None of us know where she lives." Saika stated with her arms folded. Her phone, which was in her hand, then began to ring. Saika looked at it and sighed. "Excuse me." She said as she walked away from everyone before answering her phone.
"What's with Saika? She's acting strangely." Sumire said. R-Class began to whistle as they looked away. They suddenly heard a scream, which made everyone jump. They then turned their heads to Maemi, seeing her on the phone. "Hello?" Maemi asked, answering her phone.
"That was her phone?!"
"Ama? What is it?" Maemi asked, making everyone look at the female in curiosity. Amaya was on the phone. They all went close to her to try and listen to the call.
"I've found her house. I'm outside it now."
"How did you find it?" Maemi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I know a person. Just locate me and you'll find her house. She's in it." Amaya said.
"Ok." Maemi responded before hanging up on her phone. Maemi then turned around to everyone, who was staring at her. "What?" She asked with a blank expression.
"Your ringtone..." Sumire said.
"Akihito did it." Maemi said. Akihito snickered as everyone had lines under their eyes.
Elsewhere...
"You all honestly didn't have to come." Aina said with a smile as she looked at all her friends who were in the hospital room with her. Her smile looked weak and she looked pale, however, she also looked better compare to the last time everyone saw her.
"Of course we did. You're our friend Aina." Mel said as she sat on the edge of Aina's hospital bed while holding Aina's hand. Her, Haku, Ai, Hiedo, Hayato, Akito, Ayato, Mayuko, Akio, Rei, Yuudai, Taiga, Hinata, Manami, Megu, Yukiko, Hinano, Sosuke, Kotaro, Rio, Yuzuki and Ritsu were all in a hospital room, visiting Aina. Aina continued to smile weakly at all of her friends.
"I appreciate it. Thank you." Aina repsonded as she tilted her head slightly.
"So how are you holding up in here? You don't look very good..." Ayato said with a sad look in his eyes as he examined his friend's condition. Not only was she pale and had a weak smile, she also looked like she hadn't slept.
"The doctor said I can return to school on Friday." Aina spoke softly with a smile as she looked at the redhead who continued to wear a concerned expression on his face. "Can you tell Saika I will be there for her?" Aina asked as she looked at the students from R-Class. They all nodded their heads to Aina's request.
"Sure." Hiedo said as he beside Mel.
"What is this thing with Saika?" Yukiko asked as she looked around in confusion, causing everyone in the R-Class to sigh.
"It's best for you to ask her yourself..." Akito said.
"Mhm..." R-Class said.
Back to the cafe...
"Here she comes." Kaede whispered as everyone hid around the corner. It was pitch black with the street lights and the lights from nearby stores being the only source of light. The group hid in the shadows as Izayoi walked out of the cafe. Izayoi walked to the edge of the path where a small limo was waiting. A tall male was standing outside the limo and bowed his head before opening the door. Izayoi bowed her head as well before getting into the limo. The male closed the door behind her before getting into the driver's seat. After the male closed the door, the limo soon began to drive off and the group all ran out of the alleyway.
"We're going to lose them." Kaede said as they all sighed. Just then another limo, a larger limo, pulled up in front of the group. The window rolled down to reveal Akita's glowing red eyes.
"Yo. Losers, get it." Akita ordered as she opened the door and to another seat. Everyone go into the limo and closed the door behind them. Once everyone was in, the limo began to move and a small TV in the back showed footage of Izayoi's limo.
"What are you doing here?" Nagisa asked as he looked at Akita in confusion. Yuzuru had sat beside her and sighed at Nagisa's question.
"You're late." Hunter huffed as he looked at Akita from his seat. He was the last one to get into the limo, therefore he was sat at the door. Akita grinned as she shrugged her shoulders.
"Now, now. What do you expect? I had some business to do." Akita spoke as her grin turned into a sly smirk. She sat back into her seat, folding one leg over the other as she sat up straight. Shen then scowled at the male. "Sit up straight. Dogs have better posture than you." Hunter flinched back at the painful words Akita said before sitting up straight.
"Is that why your hand is in a bandage?" Kaede asked as she pointed at Akita's arm. "Oh this thing? It's nothing." Akita said as she hit her arm behind her back. Yuzuru frowned at Akita.
"What did you do now?" Yuzuru asked, not stuttering for once. Akita's sly smirk made a reappearance on her face as she looked at Yuzuru. "I just gave a guy what he deserved. Nothing wrong with that right?" Akita asked.
"There is when violence is brought into it." Everyone but Karma and Akita mumbled. After a few minutes of silence, the limo stopped and the small TV turned off. Everyone looked at the driver who had turned his head. "Lady Akita, this is the closest we can get without getting spotted."
"Thanks." Akita said as she grabbed a remote. She then pressed a button and suddenly a TV behind Yuma and Hiroto turned on. The two flinched back at the sudden TV appearing behind them. The screen showed Izayoi getting out of her limo. She walked to a small house that looked like it could fall apart at any time. She walked through a broken gate and went to the door. She then knocked, but then the door fell. Izayoi went stiff and so did the others.
"Hello? Ah. Miss Imari." Arianna was stood in front of the broken door. She was currently attempting to put on a shoe while holding a small child. "Can I help you with something?" She asked as she finally got the shoe on and held the child tightly.
"Are you getting ready for work?" Izayoi asked as she stood there awkwardly, scratching her arm. Arianna nodded.
"A friend is looking after the children while I go to work. Is there anything I can do for you?" She asked. Izayoi passed Arianna an envelope. "What's this?" Arianna questioned as she took the envelope.
"Please, open it when I leave." Izayoi said before walking back to the small limo. Once she got into the car, Arianna opened the envelope. Her eyes went wide when she saw a lot of cash. Arianna then watched the limo drive away and smiled slightly while placing a hand on her chest.
"So she was working the shift so Aina's mum could get the money?" Yuma asked as he watched the screen with wide eyes. "Who really deserves to live like that? A house falling apart. A mother of six children working two jobs while her daughter works a job while in high school?" Hunter asked.
"You make a good point." Nagisa said as he scratched the back of his head.
"Hey! I have an idea!" Kaede said. Everyone looked at her. "How long is the cafe open for?" She asked.
"Until 1 AM I believe." Yuzuru said as she placed her finger on her chin. Hunter pulled out his phone and began to type. He then nodded his head a few minutes later. "It's 8 PM right now. It's open for another 4 hours."
"Oh, I see what you're thinking." Akita smirked as she looked at Kaede, who nodded her head. "Daiki, pull up in front of the limo." Akita said as she leant towards the driver.
"Yes Lady Akita." The driver said. The limo began to drive again, faster than before. Akita sat back and everyone held onto each other for dear life. The limo suddenly drove past Izayoi's limo and turned to block Izayoi. Izayoi blinked, before sighing as she got out her limo.
"Lady Izayoi." The driver said.
"I shall handle this." Izayoi spoke calmly. She closed the door and walked to the limo. She knocked on the driver's window. The driver rolled down his window.
"Can I help you, madam?" The driver asked with a raised eyebrow. Izayoi then rose an eyebrow in confusion.
"You're Akita's driver..." Izayoi said.
"Hey~!" Akita said as she waved through her window with a smirk.
. . .
"You want to what?" Izayoi asked as she stared at the group of students with a look of disblief. Her eyebrow was raised and her arms were folded as they all stood on the path.
"Let us work some shifts and whatever money we earn, we can give to Aina's mother." Kaede said. She spoke in her most convincing voice possible. Everyone stared at Izayoi who stared at Kaede. She then responded.
"No."
"Why not?" Hiroto asked with his hands on his hips.
"Aina is my worker. I'll do it myself." Izayoi frowned.
"You expect to do everything yourself?" Someone asked. The teens jumped as they saw Korosensei standing there. "What are you doing here?!" Hunter exclaimed. "Your sensei asked me to see why Izayoi didn't show up to class. It seems she was skipping." Korosensei said.
"So what?" Izayoi asked. Everyone looked at her. "How do you think I got into the R-Class in the first place?" She asked as she folded her arms.
"You're not alone Imari-Chan." Korosensei said in a calm tone as he stared down at Izayoi, who raised an eyebrow. "You expect me to take advice from an alien who wants to destroy the whole world?" Izayoi asked. "I'm not an alien!" Korosensei exclaimed.
"He's r-right Iza-Chan... You're t-t-tired. W-we can s-s-see you a-are." Yuzuru said. "I'm fine." Izayoi frowned. "You're so damn stubborn." Akita sighed as she leant against her limo.
"Like you're one to talk." Izayoi stated as she stared at Akita, who looked at her in boredom. "You're not the only one who has done their research, Akita." Akita laughed to herself slightly as she looked down at the ground.
"Ah~! But I didn't have anyone back then~!" Akita said before looking up at Izayoi with a smile on her face. "You have friends to help you now." Akita said.
"She's acting wise!" E-Class thought. "You're being good and giving good advice. Are you feeling ok?" Yuzuru asked as she placed her hand on Akita's forehead, checking for a temperature. "S-s-she didn't stutter!" E-Class thought.
"You hurt me Yuzu. I thought we were friends." Akita said. Yuzuru put her hands on her hips. "I'm just saying it how it is~!" Akita stated. Yuzuru walked to Izayoi and held her hands.
"Let us help you Iza. Aina is our friend too. We've been wanting to help her but she never let us." Yuzuru said. Izayoi sighed.
"Fine." She said.
"How interesting. It seems you have a soft side for helping others out." Korosensei said.
"T-tsk. S-s-shut up!" Izayoi exclaimed with a blush on her cheeks as she turned away. Yuzuru giggled.
"Do you really have time to act like a tsundere?" Hunter asked with a sigh as he placed his hand on his head. "S-shut up D-dog boy." Izayoi said. "Heh?! You trying to start something?!" Hunter exclaimed as he pointed at Izayoi with a vein popping out of his head.
"Now, now. Let's all calm down and get ready to help Iza-Chan out." Kaede said as she held the male back with Nagisa and Yuma's help. "Maybe we should call Aria and Jasmine. They're waitresses right?" Yuzuru asked. "Those two?!" Hiroto exclaimed.
"Good idea." Izayoi said.
"I've got this." Akita grinned as she got her phone out.
"A-actually I'll do it!" Yuzuru said.
"Why can't I?" Akita asked.
"You won't exactly get them to help. You'll just piss them off." Izayoi stated.
"So straightforward," Akita said.
Meanwhile...
"Are we nearly there yet?" Akihito asked with a groan leaving his lips as he walked while slouching his back.
"Yes." Maemi spoke as she led everyone by looking into her phone. She wasn't looking where she was going most of the time though, so everyone had to stop her from walking in front of cars, pulling her back from walking into a puddle or into a lamp post.
"So do you have a tracker on us all?" Jasmine asked as she walked beside Maemi with her arms folded behind her head. Maemi shook her head, still looking at her phone.
"No."
"Now that has to be a lie." Everyone thought. All of a sudden a sound of a scream occurred near Aria. Takuya ended up jumping into Taisei's arms as they both were shaking from the jump scare. Aria pulled her phone out with a blank expression on her face.
"Huh? My phone?" Aria questioned as she looked at her phone." Akihito you jackass!" She shouted. Akihito just snickered as Aria answered her phone. Taisei and Takuya looked at each other before Takuya quickly jumped out of Taisei's arms.
"What?" Aria asked in a cold tone of voice. Everyone looked at Aria, curious on who was on the phone.
"Yuzu? What's up?" Aria asked as she placed a hand on her hip. Everyone then looked at each other in confusion. Why would Yuzuru call the tsundere blonde?
"We need help with something..."
"Heh? Since when do I help people?" Aria asked with her eyebrow twitching.
"I know your secret."
"H-how?!" Aria exclaimed as she went stiff with sweat running down her face. Everyone else had sweat run down their faces as well as they stared at the female on the phone.
"Can you and Jasmine help us? We're going to work at Iza-Chan's cafe to earn money for Aina-Chan's family while she's in the hospital."
"Explain it to Jas. Here." Aria said as she walked over to Jasmine and passed her the phone. Jasmine sighed as she took the phone.
"Sup?" She asked. Yuzuru explained what she explained to Jasmine, who began to nod, but froze when Yuzuru mentioned cafe. "H-hey! We already work at that dumb cafe in town! Now you want us to work at Iza's?!" Jasmine exclaimed. Yuzuru began to plead with Jasmine, making the female groan in annoyance.
"Fine! But just this once! I don't need to ruin my image!" Jasmine said. She then passed Aria the phone. "If this ruin our image, we'll show everyone in E-Class who you used to be~!" Aria said. Yuzuru squeaked. "Alright, let's go." Aria as she hung up and placed her phone in her pocket. Jasmine nodded. "Heh. Have fun working. I heard they sometimes wear Maid outfits there." Akihito smirked with his arms folded behind his head.
"You're coming too!" Aria said as she walked up to the male with a vein popping out and grabbing him by the ear. Akihito yelped in pain before being dragged down the street by the female.
"What's going on?" Saika asked as she looked at the troublemakers in confusion, an eyebrow being raised. "We're helping Yuzu out by working at Iza's cafe for the night to help out Aina." Jasmine explained.
"Aw, you do care." Ichirin smiled. Jasmine went stiff. "No, we don't! We would rather be around them than around you losers!" Aria shouted with veins popping out of her head as steam came out of her ears. Jasmine then ran after them. Akihito looked at the others and snickered. "She's blushing really!" He shouted. "Shut it!" Aria exclaimed.
"Ah, she does have a soul after all~!" Ichirin giggled to herself. The group then continued to walk, still having to stop Maemi from being run over or falling over. After another ten minutes, they arrived at a street with houses that looked like flats. They saw Amaya leaning against the wall of one while typing on her phone with a frown.
"Ama!" Saika shouted as she waved. Amaya turned her head to look at everyone and sighed as they approached her. She placed her phone in her pocket and stood up straight with her hand on her hip.
"You all took your time." Amaya stated with a frown on her face. "Hey! We had to walk!" Ryoma exclaimed. "So did I." Amaya stated. Ryoma had a vein pop out.
"I-is this her place?" Tomohito gasped as he looked at the building Amaya was leaning against. They were stood outside a small looking building. It looked small, but it also seemed like a nice place to live in. Amaya nodded her head to his question.
"These were supposed to be bungalows for elderly couples, but the plans changed and the builders turned these into flats." Amaya explained.
"How do you know this?" Taisei asked.
"I got bored waiting for all of you." Amaya said. Everyone sweat dropped. The group walked to the front door. Just as Amaya was about to knock, they heard a scream. Everyone's eyes went wide. They ran through the door, which led them straight to the living room. The living room was a nice size. It had a TV, a sofa, a few chairs, a table with a bowl of fruit on it, a desk with a computer, a computer chair to go with the desk and a large bookcase as well as a firepit with a sofa in front of it. IN the middle of it all, a man was stood there, strangling Oki by holding her by her throat.
"I'll ask you one more time. Where is it?" The man asked.
"I'm...not go...ing to tell...you..." Oki managed to say as she attempted to kick the man away.
"Oki!" Sumire gasped. The man looked at the group and scowled. He then threw Oki into a wall. As Oki hit the wall, she collided with a picture. Glass shattered as she fell to the ground with the picture frame. Saika gasped as she and Sumire ran around the male to go aid Oki. The man stared at the students with a frown as he cracked his knuckles.
"More children to mess with?" He asked.
"Huh? Where's Ichi?" Rinka asked as she looked around. Everyone blinked as they looked around for the female as well. A plate was then smashed over the man's head. His eyes went wide as he fell to the ground. Everyone looked and saw Ichirin behind him. She then smiled with her tongue sticking out.
"Sorry. I'll replace it." She said. The man then grabbed Ichirin's ankle and tripped her up. She squeaked as she fell to the floor. The man went to jump out of the window, but then Ichirin threw a knife at his arm. He yelled in pain before escaping. "I'll replace that too." She sighed.
"Are you ok?" Saika asked as she and Sumire helped Oki sit up. Oki scratched the back of her head with a few glass pieces in her arms. "Why are you all here?" She questioned as she looked around in confusion.
"We came to find you. You weren't at school today and it worried us." Sumire said in a gentle tone. After she spoke, Oki looked down. "I don't get how. I've been lying to you all for around 2 years now." Oki said. "We're over it." Ichirin shrugged. "So why did that man attack you?" Suiko asked. Oki looked down."He wants something my sister was working on before she died." Oki said. "This has happened before, hasn't it?" Maemi asked.
"Heh. You're so observant." Oki said as she scratched the back of her head with sweat running down her face as she laughed awkwardly.
"What do you mean?" Saika asked as she looked at the female in confusion.
"She's come to school in bruises before..." Maemi stated as she put her phone in the back pocket of her jeans.
"I think you're too observant." Oki sighed as she stopped scratching the back of her neck. All of a sudden the glass pieces in her arms began to fall out onto the floor. Everyone stared in amazement as they all fell out, leaving no scratches.
"So urm... What is it that they're after?" Tomohito asked as he scratched the back of his neck.
"It's a pill." Oki said.
"What does the pill do?" Takuya asked.
"It increases the strength of the human body. It increases the speed of a human. It makes a human much stronger than what they should be." Oki explained.
"Did you take it?" Rinka asked.
"My sister gave it to me before she died. Only few can take it." Oki said.
"Why?" Kirara asked.
"If a person is already physically strong, it will affect them badly, but if a person is physically weak, it will work on them." Oki explained.
"You used to be weak?" Masayoshi asked.
"Yeah... I was in hospital a lot..." Oki said.
Tbc...
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