Jayden's PoV

Ultimately, I was still half-hearted. I don't want to lose her, but I also can't get into a relationship now. I mean, I'm only visiting Japan. 

That thought led to a whole other problem. I could be forced to go back to America since my purpose of coming is gone.

I kicked a pebble as I walk down the street. It's almost been a week, and Kyoko is only getting more and more distant. Well, the weekend's coming up, so I'll have two entire days to make my final decision.

I looked ahead. It was the sidewalk where she sat with me until late into the night, the day Hoshimi had made it clear she wanted nothing to do with me. 

I remember Kyoko's irritated but also concerned expression as she pat my back. 

"I'll get in trouble if you get drunk and die on the sidewalk!" I remember her lame excuse for not leaving. 

As far as I remember, she muttered through gritted teeth something about she hates having other people over at her apartment. Though she brought me there anyway. I must've been a real force to reckon with.

During lunch, the only thing I can focus on is that Kyoko never appears in the cafeteria anymore. Yoshiro doesn't know and doesn't really care, and Taku won't spill a word. 

I played with the pasta in my plate.

At first, she just seemed like a kuudere tomboy who really didn't care about much. But gradually, it's not hard to realize she's much more than that. She just doesn't care about appearances much.

Images of her cleaned up nicely flashed through my mind. All else aside, she's really pretty.

"Jaaaaaydeeeen." Yoshiro chopped me on the head all of a sudden, "I kinda thought you were an air-head, but I didn't know you spaced out this much! Are you thinking about that girl again?"

I told them about how Hoshimi ended up as, but he assumes I'm still infatuated.

"You know you still got that look of missing somebody in your life." Yoshiro continues, explaining his 'theory' on why he thinks I'm still in love with someone. 

"Though it's a little different." That statement caught me by surprise, "It's as if it's someone else now... wow, moving on already?"

Yoshiro has a rather high EQ, if he thinks there's this look of missing someone in my eyes, and that it's a new person....

The loud ringing of the bell cut through my thoughts. 

"Attention, attention, attention. We are under lockdown. This is not a drill. I repeat..."

Mamoru's PoV

"Police! Put your hands up in the air!" I shout with forces behind me and point my gun around to...

...Nothing.

It took a while for research to come in, but this dim room is indeed supposed to be the secret hideout of the remaining AIDs members. But it's utterly empty except a large table and a dim light hanging over it. And a pin board on the side with several pieces of papers pinned on it.

I waved my hand, signalling them to search the area. The troop of 40 armed soldiers spread out the room while a remaining 10 stood guard outside in case we get ambushed.

Nothing seemed peculiar until we moved to the pin board.

There was a picture of me, Arian and Kyoko connected in red marker. The analyzation by my picture says I have an entire police station behind me and I'm a trained officer, it'll be hard to take me down by force. 

The words by Arian's picture indicates that she is currently protected by me. 

Cold sweat dripped down my forehead when my eyes moved to Kyoko's photo. 

A large 'X' was drawn over it in red.

I swore out loud. They were targeting Kyoko all along!

"Change of plans! Twenty people stay here, the rest move out with me!" I shouted and just as I dash for the door, a thick metal piece falls down over the door, completely shutting us in. 

I cursed again. The place was trapped. I lost my better judgment and triggered it as soon as I yelled. I think the trap was supposed to activate when I first shouted 'police!', but it didn't detect that.

"Sir! Are you alright?" The soldiers outside ask.

I examined the metal and the walls around, it's steel that's at least two inches thick. There's no way out by brute force from humans. And apparently it blocks signals as well. They were dead set on trapping us in.

"Go back to head office and inform the chief to go to Sakai's Academy, the students are in danger." I get across to the people outside.

"Yes, sir!" I hear them shuffling away and jogging back into the police cars we came from.

Please be safe, Kyoko.

Kyoko's PoV

I hung up and snapped closed my phone. Mom was overjoyed when she saw me calling, but I should've called sooner. After all, so many things happened, and I never even talked to her.

I bite into my sandwich during lunch. I started to come to the rooftop during free time to stay clear from people, mostly Jayden. Taku's the only one who knows where I am, and I'm sure he can keep a secret.

Today marks my seventh day of officially starting to avoid Jayden. And so far, it's not working. He's constantly on my mind whether I like it or not. 

I remember how a total rookie like him dared to push me down when he knows a sniper is aiming that way. Surely even he knows the consequences of a gun shot wound.

After I finish, I stuff the wrapper into my bag and stood up to welcome the warm noon breeze. 

I have a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. Maybe he rejects me today. But that shouldn't be a bad thing, at least it means I can move on for sure.

No, this is a different bad feeling. I looked around the campus, everything was totally copacetic.

The athletes playing their respective sports on the corresponding courts whether it be basketball, badminton or soccer. The workaholics finishing their work like, two weeks before the due date. And of course, those unproductive ones who only talk amongst themselves or sleep.

I hunched over a little when the bad feeling only grew after seeing this peaceful scene. Was that sandwich bad? I could be getting a stomachache. 

I ignored the feeling and picked up my bag, the bell should ring any minute now, and I'll just wait a minute before heading to class.

Gradually, all the people outside headed back in the building to prepare for class, until I was sure the hallways must be empty by now.

What I didn't expect was, followed by the bell, the announcements came on loud.

"Attention, attention, attention! We are under lockdown! This is not a drill, I repeat, we are under lockdown." 

We've had lockdown drills before so I knew what to do...in a classroom, that is. The rooftop is technically restricted areas, and no class would let me in if I go now. We're not allowed to go out during class time. Alright, maybe I can lock myself in the washroom or something.

I pull on the handle to the door leading downstairs. It wouldn't budge. 

Curse this fancy school for automatically locking all entrances and exits!

I climbed up to the highest point of the rooftop and laid down on my stomach, hiding behind a piece of building block.

It's alright, nobody checks the rooftop, right? They're not coming all the way up here.

Then, I heard it. One clear gunshot echoed throughout the campus. It's becoming nauseating. Even if this is an investigators' school, they shouldn't target it this much. There must be a specific reason.

...

I'm the specific reason.

I clicked my tongue. You know what, I'm not gonna cower here when the incident started because of me.

Jayden's PoV

I walked with the other students to the classrooms in order to follow the lockdown. I've been through plenty of lockdown drills, so the feeling of people with guns actually coming inside the building was still a bit surreal, even if that's kind of what happened to the first campus.

Kyoko should be in class by now, right? I involuntarily thought.

All of a sudden, my arm got forcibly pulled out of the crowd.

"Takumori?" I ask in confusion, then my eyes widen when I see him. 

His expression was a mess, his neat hair all knotted up and I've never seen him this anxious before.

"Check on her." He breathed, "Get Kyoko, she's at the rooftop, she's been going to class late lately to avoid seeing you in the hallways. The door opens from the inside but not the outside, she can't do anything, she's in danger!"

I was stunned by the genuine fear in his eyes, "She's bull-headed, when she figures it that they're after her, she's going to take responsibility for something that's not her fault. Please.... I'm stuck on duty as part of the committee and Yoshiro has already gone inside, they wouldn't let anyone out."

His hand shook so bad. I took off in a run and swam against the tide of people heading to classrooms.

I think some people were calling out to me, but I barely heard it. All I could hear was the passing wind and voices in my head trying to convince myself Kyoko is going to rationally stay on her spot and not move.

It was futile, though. I even knew she'd definitely do something dangerous.

I let out a short, startled yell when a gun shot was heard. They're close...! 

Kyoko, stay put! Do nothing! I chant over and over in my head as I reach the staircase that leads to the rooftop.

I scan the area quickly, but there are no signs of her around. I let go of the door and it automatically shuts behind me. It was risky to call out to her but I had no choice.

"Jayden? What the hell are you doing up here?" 

I nearly flipped out when I see her sitting at the edge of the building, as if about to jump down.

"H-Hey! Suicide is never the answer!" I panicked and waved my hands, "Don't move!"

She gave me deadpan face, "You idiot, I'm climbing down from here."

I walk over slowly. There's a pipe reaching from the rooftop to the ground for rainy days, so the water can flow out. 

"Okay, there is no way I'm letting you--Hey!!" I tried to grab her shoulder but she already flipped around and went down a step, her hands clutching onto the pipe with a strong grip.

"It's five floors down! That pipe is unstable, it's made for water!" I couldn't stop and yelled, "Are you trying to get yourself killed? Get up here right now!"

I reach down a hand, but she doesn't take it. She just gave me a hard glare, "Everyone's in danger because of me, they're after me. They'll leave this academy alone if I just go with them! Taku, Yoshiro, and you, you'll never hear from them again because I'm their target!"

I leaned down risking falling off myself and secured my grip around her wrist before she could advance any further down.

"I'm not letting you pull me up!" She says stubbornly. 

I grit my teeth, "Tch...I'm not letting you go down either!"

Even I was surprised by the amount of force in my voice, "Shut the hell up, Kyoko, you think any of us can continue in peace after we know we only got it because you're sacrificed?"

"At least you get to live peacefully!" She shot right back.

Right, wrong angle.

"Kyoko," I start calmly, "You ever thought about why they're targeting you?"

She stopped struggling.

"It's because they're enemies with your father, isn't it? I don't know a thing about your family affairs, but I do know Mamoru Kishi has made enemies when he eliminated the AIDs." I did some background research as best as an average person could during my days acting as a typical heart-broken boy.

"Therefore, it's not hard to infer they're trying to capture you in order to threaten him. Have you ever thought about how your parents would feel?" I seem to be getting to her as the strength in her is slowing slipping away.

"He'll be backed into a corner and have no other choice if you are captured. They're possibly going to kill your entire family. However, if you protect yourself and not be an idiot, there's a much bigger chance of the police force eliminating them for good. Stop for just two seconds and think about it, Kyoko. This is the practical life of your parents we're talking about, here." I conclude, then I loosen my hand on her wrist and spread out my palm to her again.

She stared at my palm. Was my speech not convincing enough?

When she looked up at me, I gave her the most assuring smile I could muster at the moment.

"Come on. You're not giving up now, are you?"

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Ota's route is officially EDITED!!!

I'm moving on to Soryu's

May 28, 2016

I thought Your Lie in April will be more revolved around music... instead there's all this drama about Tsubaki liking Arima and Arima liking Kaori and stuff.... Taking up my precious classical music episodes xD

Arima Kousei....*cough* Arima Kishou *cough*

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