Don't read this if you don't want to lose braincells.

Or don't read this at all...?

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I warned you

"Remind me why we're in this situation again, please."

Hanako laughed at Akane's exasperated expression, tightening his grip on the glasses on his hand. He had removed it the moment he knew Hanako was nearby. Akane seemed to be done with everything — he always is, though, unless it's about Aoi.

Hanako can't blame him, though: they're stuck in Hanako's bathroom stall together, with a deadly guardian guarding the stall door outside, sword in hand.

"Well, you see, I was minding my own business here, until the door slammed open — Yashiro pushed me here, and then Aoi did the same to you, too. We tried to open the door but Minamoto-senpai threatened me and said he'll let us go after all of this," Hanako said nonchalantly — the whole bizarre situation isn't bothering him at all.

And it's bothering Akane how unperturbed Hanako is.

Hanako twirled his knife around carelessly, as if it didn't have the ability to cut up Akane's skin with one accidental flick. "I don't want to piss Minamoto-senpai off again. Once was already traumatizing." He shivered, cradling his hand.

Akane had to agree.

Neither Hanako nor Akane wanted to go outside, not when the older Minamoto is ready to charge at them anytime. He's scary. They're both apparitions and the blond has the ability to torture them with a hit of his sword — he's secretly sadistic.

"Why are you even a part of this?" Akane asked the blond outside of the stall, who was probably reading a book during all of this commotion.

Teru chuckled, his voice smooth and deep. Lots of girls like the sound, but the two boys just rolled their eyes at it. "Kou begged me to, saying how he'll treat Tiara and I delicious dinner. And when I heard what I needed to do—" he chuckled again, yet it was alarmingly menacing— "it would be stupid of me to refuse."

"Scary. . ." Hanako muttered. "He'd raid a girls' bathroom for food. . ."

"I heard that."

Akane groaned in despair. He can see it clearly now — all over the news: local student named Akane Aoi died in a bathroom stall rumored to be the home of Hanako-san of the Toilets, his body slowly decomposing. He couldn't do anything because an evil villain mastermind called Minamoto Teru threatened to exorcise him. Oh, he really would be an apparition if that happened.

Your bravery will always be remembered, he heard Aoi say in his mind.

"I want to die," Akane said, his tone flat

Hanako laughed.

Akane glared at him. "You do know that you can get out of here, right? You can phase through walls, you can literally defeat Minamoto since this is your own damn boundary."

Hanako shrugged and smiled. "That would ruin the fun, wouldn't it?"

"You're playing along now. . ?"

"Why not? It's been pretty boring here. You're a young boy, learn how to live like one, No. 1."

Akane almost punched him. "I would enjoy my youth if I wasn't stuck here!"

Hanako laughed again, clearly amused with how frustrated Akane was getting; Akane wanted to cry. "Your existence gives me a headache, go stand over there." Akane pointed at the very edge of the (surprisingly spacious) bathroom stall.

Teru knocked on the door. "Stop bickering like children. Time's up now." He then opened the door with no warning, revealing a Hanako paused mid-air, about to tackle Akane, who looked barely fazed.

"I don't know what happened — I don't care." Teru stepped aside and gestured at the door. "Just get out."

Hanako and Akane scrambled to get outside. They looked at each other panic and confusion. They simultaneously turned around and watched as Teru followed after, leaving the toilets.

"Kou told me you two should head straight to your classroom," Teru told Akane and left.

After a moment of awkward silence, Akane spoke up, "what do you think they're up to? They even dragged Ao-chan into this."

"With them? Who knows what'll happen. Even I'm getting scared," Hanako replied, adding a slight skip in his steps as they made their way to the classroom.

"This is the only time I'm agreeing with you."

Since school was over, the school was mostly empty, which meant it was deadly quiet. The halls echoed their each step. They had a bad feeling about this.

"All that's left are flickering lights and — voila! A horror movie!" Hanako smirked at Akane's unimpressed stare. "What if they turned the classroom into a haunted house— er, room?"

"That would be lovely," Akane retorted sarcastically, quickening his pace. He wasn't in the mood for this.

They finally reached the classroom. Akane frowned when he realized that the atmosphere was tense and heavy. He gulped.

When he slammed the door open, lo and behold, he was greeted with a sight of Yashiro holding hands with Aoi as they expectantly stared at the newcomers. There were paper hearts taped on the walls, the blackboard, and even on Kou's forehead, who was standing behind the two girls, holding a basket — Kou seemed very determined.

Akane sputtered. "W-What's going on!?"

Hanako hesitantly floated closer to the two girls, unblinking. "Yashiro. . . what's happening here?"

Yashiro didn't answer him. Instead, she dramatically looked away onto the distance, still holding hands with Aoi. "Hanako-kun, Akane-kun. . .I have a confession to make. . ."

Aoi batted her eyelashes. "Nene-chan and I are dating."

Akane and Hanako's jaw dropped down on the floor, their eyes as wide as saucers. They seemed to be lost at words.

Hanako didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the sight of Kou aggressively throwing rose petals on the two girls from behind, showering them with it; to supposedly make it romantic.

"Holy mother of radish legs."

Yashiro shot Hanako a sharp glare at that. Then she cleared her throat and turned to Akane. "I'm so sorry, Akane-kun. We were hiding it from you all along!"

Aoi nodded, wiping invisible tears from her face. "I couldn't bring myself to break your heart! It would be too cruel—" Yashiro nodded in agreement, sniffling.

"So, so cruel. . ." Kou whispered to himself, crying.

"Shut up, boy," Hanako hissed.

Akane stood silent for a moment. He opened his mouth, then closed it. "Ah, okay. That's alright. Because, well, you see, uh. . ." He angrily pointed at Hanako. "I'm in love with honora—  Hanako!"

Hanako gasped, a look of disgust written all over his face.

"Why are you surprised!?" Yashiro barked.

Aoi looked at them back and forth. "Uh, who's Hanako? You mean, like, Hanako-san of the toilet?"

Yashiro, Akane, and Hanako cursed.

"I. . . was lying! I am actually in love with that assh— Minamoto Teru!" Akane declared, then immediately regretted it when he noticed the look of utter horror Yashiro and Aoi gave him. He realized what he just did. "Oh my God."

"Y-You—" Aoi shakily pointed at Akane, betrayed— "you like Minamoto-senpai!?"

Yashiro looked serious, surprisingly (and terrifyingly) calm with Akane's outburst. "Akane-kun," she said, her tone flat, "if you wanted to get us back with the prank you could've just cried or something. I can't believe that you would think of Minamoto-senpai when Aoi is in a relationship.

"I panicked!" Akane wailed.

"Wait, it was a prank?" Hanako asked Kou, who looked traumatized. "What for?"

"I. . .I don't know," Kou uttered out, his face as pale as a blank sheet of paper. Or Yashiro's face when she learned that her suitors were fishes. Very pale. "I mean, yes! They made me join this prank. I didn't know Akane-senpai and Nii-chan were dating."

"We're not!" Akane cried as Aoi rubbed his back soothingly, her face nothing but portraying betrayal. Akane cried harder.

Yashiro sighed. "I didn't expect the prank to turn out like this. . ." She walked over to Aoi and Akane. "But that was still fun! The look on their faces were priceless!"

Aoi high-fived her. "Their. . ?"

"Priceless!" Yashiro repeated.

Akane glared at an amused Hanako. "Don't you dare even think about bringing that up again," he warned, his tone menacing.

Hanako wiggled his eyebrows. "Ooh. You know me so well! That's impressive, No. 1."

"What the hell is so impressive with that?"

"Oh, I know! We must have a deep connection or something," Hanako said, then giggled like a little child high on candy. Or maybe he is a little child high on candy. Or donuts, in Hanako's case.

"And what would that be," Akane asked. But it wasn't a question at all, he didn't even try to make it sound like a question — he just looked so done with everything.

"There's only one possible reason—" Hanako's face turned serious— "telepathy."

Akane scowled and buried his face on his hands in frustration. "We most definitely do not have telepathy."

"I'm telling you, No. 1. It's the only reason! Look, what am I thinking about now?" Hanako narrowed his eyes on stoic Akane, looking like he's constipated more than anything.

"I don't know! Yashiro-san, maybe?"

Hanako paused. Then suddenly, he lifted his hands and wriggled it creepily like a creep would. "Telepathy." Hanako is such a creep sometimes.

Akane rolled his eyes, and just crossed his arms grumpily.

"Believe me, No. 1. Look, even Yashiro and I have telepathy." Akane watched Hanako as he intensely stared at Yashiro, the poor unsuspecting girl.

Yashiro flinched and turned around, meeting Hanako's eyes. Hanako smirked and cocked a brow, but didn't say anything. Yashiro glared at him.

Akane genuinely seemed impressed. "What did you say to her?"

Hanako shrugged. "I don't know, but she seemed mad, so—" he did the weird pose again— "telepathy."

"Aren't you even bothered about that prank? I almost believed those two! I just realized it was a prank when Aoi looked at Yashiro with this- this look. Then there's when Minamoto-kouhai started throwing rose petals. . ." Akane continued mumbling, the ravenette ignoring him.

Hanako hummed thoughtfully, then shook his head. "No, why would I be? I know Yashiro would never pass this up!" Hanako posed: a peace sign close to his face, his right eye closed into a wink. Akane resisted the urge to vomit.

"Full offense, but, you've got as much charm as a dead slug," Akane told him.

Hanako gasped.

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Requested by: sorrowful_soul

I had to 😔✌️ Here's a little special chapter! My birthday is in 2 days so I might not be able to update the days after those. I'm also thinking of discontinuing this book, man. Idk. This book is just annoying.
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Hehe. Happy April fool's guys!

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