✪ Boundaries || HanaNene ✪

C H A P T E R S I X

Sakura looked at Yashiro's tea then back at the girl, "Aren't you going to drink your tea? It's going to get cold."

Yashiro hesitated for a moment, but eventually wrapped her fingers around the handle and took a sip. It tasted rather nice. She hummed with delight.

"This tea tastes good!" She couldn't help but complement it. Sakura smiled.

"I'm glad you like it," She smiled, "Anyways, I'm a bit curious. What's the spirit you're bound with like?"

Yashiro started to tell her about Hanako, the rendezvous cleaning he makes her do, and all the things she liked about him. Sakura listened, often giving her opinions and her similar experiences.

That was until a shadow appeared to the right of the table they were seated at.

The shadow revealed itself to be a boy that looked like Hanako. He wore a Shosei-style uniform and had a black seal on his right cheek, but appearance-wise, he looked very similar to Hanako. Yashiro was surprised at their similarity.

"Sorry, I'm late!" He exclaimed, floating to Sakura. He noticed that Yashiro's presence and he sent her a cute smile.

"You're awake!" Yashiro couldn't exactly say anything. She was speechless in front of the person who took her.

She couldn't believe that the same boy killed the former third wonder. He was cute and childish, and one wouldn't think that he could kill someone with no remorse. Though, he had a demonic aura that Yashiro couldn't handle. It was different compared to the light aura that Hanako carried.

The boy was dark.

"A-Ano... what's your name?" Yashiro asked the boy, who had a rather cute expression on his face as he hugged Sakura's head, much to her dismay.

"Well, you can call me Rat. I don't wanna tell you my real name just yet."

The boy sent her a cheeky grin, similar to that of Hanako's. Yashiro couldn't help but start feeling skeptical again. Why didn't 'Rat' want to tell her his real name?

She didn't bother to ask, seeing how he was too preoccupied with hugging Sakura.

Yashiro and Sakura's conversation continued on for a few more minutes. The daikon almost completely forgot about her distrust towards the trio in front of her as soon as she saw then bickering with each other. It reminded her so much of her, Hanako, and Kou.

Hanako.

"Ah!" Yashiro screamed, slamming her hands on the table and standing up, "Hanako, I completely forgot about him!"

The three looked at Yashiro. Sakura looked down at Tsukasa to see him staring at her, his eyes now a void, and his smile replaced with a menacing grin. Sakura shivered, knowing what she had to do.

"Yashiro-san," Sakura faced the girl with a poker face, her smile now gone, "I'm really sorry for this."

"...Nanamine-senpai?"

Yashiro suddenly felt a strap wrap around her waist, pulling her back to sit down on the chair. Her arms instinctively gripped the armrest of the chair, which also wrapped straps of leather on her arms and wrists.

Yashiro struggled to get out of the chair, "Why are you doing this?"

The rat smiled at her, his eyes now dull and enigmatic.

"Who said we were on your side in the beginning?"

All of a sudden, one of the windows above them shattered. Yashiro looked up to see Hanako with his cape, his knife at hand. She felt happy and relieved, but it wasn't over just yet.