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Chapter 26

Kenshiro’s POV

“You are the new inmate right?” I asked and he nodded, responding with a cheerful “Yes I am!” I remember seeing him when he first appeared here. He had attacked Samon because he had attempted to take his hood off. I sighed quietly. “I'd like to ask you a few questions.” I told him and he smiled nervously. “Alright. Ask away.” He said. I thought for a moment and took a sip from my cup of tea. “Why do you hide your face from everyone?” I asked and I noticed Hajime jump slightly along with the inmate. ‘So Hajime is hiding something.’ I thought as I waited for the inmates responce.

“Well… There's two reasons. One of them I won't mention and the second one is because I’m hiding from someone and this is how I keep them from identifying who I am. I won’t go into too much detail though.” The inmate said, scratching the back of his neck. I eyed at him suspiciously. “Who are you hiding from?” I asked. I noticed the inmate froze. A dark aura slowly formed around him which only grew darker and more sinister by the second. “Someone I hate with my whole being. Someone I will wipe from the face of the earth the next time I see them.” He said in a dark, demonic voice.

It was a bit surprising when I heard this. I couldn't help but shiver slightly. ‘Whoever they’re hiding from must have done something horrendous to have gainsuch a reaction.’ I thought. “Alright. I have a few more questions to ask before you leave." I said and he just stood there, shoulders squared as he stared at the ground. He was shaking from rage. 'I wonder if Hajime knows who it is this inmate is hiding from.' I thought and glanced over at Hajime who was glaring at me. I sighed. "Hajime's already answered this but I want to hear it from you." He glanced at me but I could tell he was still angry. I found myself at a loss for words as I stared at him, his intimidating aura preventing me from moving.

For a couple minutes, we stood there in silence before the inmate balled his hands into fists, digging his nails into the palm of his hand as blood dripped onto the ground. I suddenly heard him sigh before he relaxed his shoulders. "Sorry." He said. I just nodded as the sinister aura slowly dissapeared. I felt as if I could breath once more. "What other questions do you want me to answer?" He asked as he glanced at me before looking over at Hajime. I cleared my throat before speaking. "What is your connection with Hajime. I've seen you two interact and I've grown curious." The inmates hummed as if in throught before resonging. "Well, he's my guard and I'm his inmate. What else might there be? Maybe friends?" He questioned himself, growing distracted.

"What did Hajime say to the question?" He asked me. "He said the same thing you did. You are his inmate and he was your guard." I responded and he nodded. "Any other questions?" I nodded. "I have one more which shouldn't be hard to answer." I said and he nodded. "Alright. what is it?" "What is your name?" I asked and he seemed to chuckle. "You don't remember my name? Cause I remember yours." He chuckled once more before answering my question. "My name's F/N L/N but you can just call me F/N. It's a pleasure to make your aquantince again, Mr. Kenshoro!" I could tell he was grinning from underneath his hood which made me curious as to what me may look like. 'Temptation is something you should avoid. Not be drawn to.' I tell myself with a sigh.

"Anything else you wish me to answer?" He asked and I shook my head. "That will be all for now. You may leave." I tell him and he nods before running up to Hajime. I watched as Hajime smiled slightly as he and the inmate walked off. 'F/N's an interesting fellow. I was right to suspect him hiding something.  But, what are you hiding Hajime?’ I questioned, watching the two walk off until they were no longer in my sights. "I'll be sure to find out your secrets Hajime. Along with you inmate." I said to myself before knocking and entered the lovely Warden's office.

Your POV

I happily followed behind Hajime as we approached my building. “So, what exactly were you and The Warden doing in there?” Hajime asked me and I shrugged. “We wanted to do something girly so we dressed up in whatever we found in the Wardens closet. She didn’t seem to enjoy it as much as I did though.” I said and he nodded. “What did you think of The Warden when you saw her in that dress?” I asked and he seemed to shiver. “I was surprised to see her dressed up like that but she was still terrifying.” He said with a shiver and I sighed. ‘I guess Hajime doesn't like The Warden. Well, now that I think about it, he never really showed any signs of liking her. He always seemed afraid of her.’ I sighed once more as we kept walking.

Before I could think of anything else to talk about, a single question escaped my lips. “What did you think of me when you saw me in that dress?” I blushed slightly, not expecting myself to have actually asked him that. I looked the other direction as I fiddled with part of my cloak. ‘Why did I ask such a question?’ I asked myself. I couldn't help but look over at Hajime as I waited for him to answer/ He seemed to have a small blush on his face as he stayed silent for a moment. I was a bit afraid of his response. “You looked nice in that dress. It really suited you.” He said and my eyes widened slightly as I smiled to myself.

I felt happy for some reason. I was feeling a little giddy and giggled quietly. ‘I got a compliment from Hajime.’ I thought and smiled widely as we kept walking in a comfortable silence. We were a few blocks away from my cell when Hajime seemed to remember something. “I forgot to give The Warden my report. You can make it to your cell on your own right?” He asked as he looked at me and I nodded. “Good. I have to go. Seitarou should be here somewhere. If he asks where I am, just tell him I’m at The Wardens.” He said and began running back. I sighed. I've never actually seen Seitarou so I wouldn’t be able to identify who he was. I sighed again but smiled to myself.

‘If that really was what Hajime’s thought of me, I’m a bit surprised but also happy.’ I chuckled to myself and smiled. “Does that mean Hajime… no. Why would you think that? We’re just friends. He wouldn’t like me like that. Would he?’ I grew lost in my thoughts and ended up bumping into someone and fell backwards. “I am so sorry! Are you ok?” I asked, looking up to find a blue haired boy. I also found a bunch of papers and went to help pick them up. “I-I’m sorry! I should have been watching where I was going!” The boy said as we both rushed to pick up the pages. We ended up bumping heads and I fell backwards and, out of all the things that could have happened, my hood just has to fall off. We made eye contact and he looked at me confused. “Oh hello. Who might you be?”