Amane groaned as he slumped his head on the desk,shortly after that,Tsukasa bounced over to his brother and hit Amane over the head with a hard covered book,
"OUCH TSUKASA YOU LITTLE RAT WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR HUH!?"
Tsukasa smirked meanly and kept poking Amane's head over and over,
"That's what you get for eating my waffles this morning,you didn't think I wouldn't notice did you my dear brother of mine?"
"I'm sorryyyyyy just stop.POKING.ME.FOR.FU-"
"Language Amane>:D!Anyway,my friend Natsuhiko told me that Sakura told him that she overheard Tsuchigamori telling one of Sakura's friends to tell Sakura that Akane is looking for you!Oh!There he is!Looks like he's waiting for you Amane!"
Amane's brain exploded as Tsukasa dragged him over to the boy at the door way.He smiled and waved to Tsukasa and Amane.
"Hey dudes!I'll make this short and sweet.Amane,a friend of mine wants to see you!Just for a quick catch-up ok?"
"oK aKAnE. . ."
Amane said miserably,suddenly remembering something about Akane,Amane turned to Tsukasa and whispered to him.Tsukasa looked confused but then slowly nodded after the lengthy conversation,basically telling his brother to be careful around Akane after some 'rumours' he had heard.Akane walked in front and Amane walked behind him nervously,
"So um...I haven't seen you around lately...what have you been up to Akane?"
"Oh me?Not much,just a few reckonings at home and the occasional family gathering but that's pretty much it.How about you?Tsukasa looked pissed at you this morning!Anyone could have seen it through that cheeky grin."
Amane nodded and looked down as they continued to walk he stopped when he saw something ahead.A bowl with water in it,scratching his arm nervously,he whispered to Akane,
"What's...that for Akane?"
Akane walked to it and picked it up and turned to Amane,smirking,
"Why don't you take a guess Amane?"
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Amane turned around and yelled as Aoi smiled at him and jumped up,spilling a bucket of water on him,
"Gotcha!!Nice to see you again!"
Amane flopped around and panicked in his fishy form,
"WHYDIDYOUDOTHATAKANEWHATTHEHELLWHYISSHEHEREHOWDOYOUKNOW-"
Amane was cut off as Aoi picked him up by his tail and smiled toothily,showing her fangs to the boy,
"Because I want a tasty treat!"
Amane.exe. has stopped working due to shock and fear,let's motivate him with a controlled shock.Aoi stopped teasing him and looked confused,
"I think he died."
She said sweetly,Akane gushed at her in awe as he held the fish bowl,
"Your such a mean sweetheart Aoi!How about we get married after this mess Aoi chan?"
"Don't test me Akane🔪😊"
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"W-wait a second...I'm alive?Is this another boundary?Is this...water?Something smells good!"
Amane looked around,the room had windows covered by drapes and a spiralling staircase with a table in the middle of the room.It had a tier of pastries and a few tea cups here and there.Amane realised he was suddenly wearing different clothes.He looked at the outfit,a pair of brown overalls and a white long sleeve button up on underneath it.He looked down at his shoes and saw magenta men's boots on his feet.He smiled at the outfit,
"It's kinda cool!"
"Hey there Amane!Feeling alright?"
Amane gasped,Teru stepped out and into the room,holding a teapot in his hands.He walked over to Amane and sat down next to him,
"Heh!Surprised?Didn't think an exorcist would be bound to an apparition of all things?"
"Hang on a second!Your dead though!You ghosts still don't tolerate each other?"
"Me and my sibling's deaths weren't...what's the word...the happiest?I do not tolerate apparitions one bit!I despise them!My brother and sister are of course exceptions!"
"Wait!You told me something like that at the library!Your Nene chan's girlfriend!?"
Teru blinked and then chuckled,
"No Amane,that day at the library?Your still confused,I-"
"NO WAY TERU!?YOUR DATING MY BEST FRIEND NENE CHAN AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!?"
"HOLY SHIT TERU REALLY!?HER!?I KNEW IT!I KNEW YOU PLAYED HARD TO GET!"
Amane looked worried as the small female apparition climbed onto Teru and shook his shoulders while Akane was...Akane was wearing a different out fit?He was solving a conspiracy theory at this point.Teru sighed in frustration and suddenly punched Aoi and Akane,
"Listen!I'm not dating her."
"Sorry sir."
"Yessir Teru."
"Well that sorts that out!"
Amane said to Teru as he went to sit down.Teru laughed uneasily and smiled at Amane,
"You might have noticed something wrong with this picture;Aoi has done some student damage and committed numerous murders throughout the school,she finds out your No.7's assistant and invites you to chat?I know it sounds fishy.But trust me!Aoi just wants to talk to you Amane."
"Like hell you can fool me!"
Amane said proudly,he stood up to leave but stopped when Teru held up a plate of donuts,Amane slowly sat down.
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"I know how you feel!Nene chan can be so mean sometimes and what for!?She's always finding ways to make me all flustered and she's always being so bossy!Because of her there were rumours going around that I was a pervert WHICH I'M NOT!By the way this tea is really good!"
"It's green tea infused with peach!The only thing I can make without blowing up a kitchen!Have some more Amane!Your our guest here!"
Amane punched the table in his childish fit and Teru raised his eyebrows,
"A pervert however?I can sympathise with most of that Amane!My master is as well clingy and exceptionally rude sometimes!She has no sense of personal space and cannot sit still.She has no mental capacity and won't listen to me so I've decided to think of her as more of a cat.But as for the detestably dorky roach over there,I pretend he isn't here at all<3"
"I'll kill you again Teru."
Akane whispered venomously.
Aoi climbed on Teru's shoulder,wrapping her arms around his face and her legs around his neck,however,he remained calm.
"Teru!Are you talkin smack about me!?"
"Yes Aoi,yes I am,please kindly refrain from climbing on me.Thank you!"
Amane gulped and nervously placed his teacup down and nodded over to Akane,
"Why does he look so different?"
"Oh!I'm just dressing up for the occasion!Looks nice doesn't it Amane?"
"A-and...how about...her?"
"Ya mean me!?"
Aoi eagerly sat next to Amane and smiled sweetly at him,
"It's lovely to finally meet you properly Amane!My name is Aoi Akane!And nope!I'm not married to Akane and never will be<3!I was and still like to think that I'm Nene chan's best friend when we went to school together!She's such an angel isn't she!?Did she never tell you?"
Amane shook his head and Aoi tilted her head awkwardly and then smiled again,
"Hey!Quick question!Your Nene chan's boyfriend aren't you!?Is she good at smooching or no?You guys have smooched...right?"
Amane blushed and quickly shook his head,
"Nooooooo!I'm not even dating her!She says all this stuff about how I'm not her type and then she'll ramble on about princes and stuff!"
"Ohhh that's right!Nene chan used to do that allll the time!It was very cute to see her so lovestruck when she'd see a boy like that!But tell me Amane..."
She floated behind him,wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling at him,
"Are you suuuurre your not Nene's type?"
Amane blushed,Aoi was super close to him,he was lost for words,Akane sighed and walked over to the girl and lifted her off the boy.She giggled at Amane and said casually,
"Hey Amane!Could I smooch you!?"
Amane stopped working,he buried his face in his arms and screamed from the humiliation and how much his face was blushing.Teru and Akane scolded the girl but she was too busy staring at Amane,her happy,cheerful smile turned dark as she turned to Teru,
"Teru?You know what to do don'tcha~"
Teru stopped and looked at her pleadingly,but Aoi had 'the face' on which clearly meant that Teru couldn't disobey her orders.Looking down sadly,he quickly faked a smile and walked over to Amane,gently grabbing the boy's arms,he held them up in front of him.
"You know that by all means that if we are bound with our companions,we cannot defy their orders Amane?"
"Yes that's right!Whenever I try to tell Nene chan 'no',she threatens to turn me into a fish!Its the same for you!Right!"
Amane asked brightly,Teru nodded and quickly bought Amane in for a tight hug,
"I'm sorry,you know why I have to do this Amane."
"Huh!?"
Amane yelped as the chair's arms burst to life and sprung to chains,wrapping around Amane's body,the room now looked dark and swamp like.Amane looked around panickingly and yelled at Teru.
"Come on man!I'm your friend!Don't do this to me!"
"Nene and I are like polar opposites,rivals?Arch nemesis?Who cares!But the point is,your in my way and I need you to disappear for me!It was nice knowing you Amane<3"
Teru smiled sadly and glared at Aoi,
"I truely am sorry Amane,I wish for nothing but to let you go right now,for you to be safe.But I cannot defy her orders.It was nice to talk to you again,I hope Nene gets you outta there."
Amane gave Akane a pleading look,but he sighed and looked away,not wanting to upset Aoi.The doors closed and Amane started to sink deeper into the water,
"It's like what Teru said!Nene will help me!She always does!C'mon Nene chan where are you!?"
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"Hey dummy!Wake up!"
"Is he dead now?"
"GASP!The boy is awake!"
Amane stirred and woke up,surrounded by doors of different styles and sizes,he saw some Mokke jumping around near him.He sighed and rubbed his face,his hands lingered,
"Have I been crying again!?Seriously!?Oh jeez I wish Nene chan was here!"
"Your in the middle of nowhere again!?I'm right here Amane!"
Amane jumped and looked around,seeing no signs of a ghost anywhere near him.
"Nene!Where are you!?Show yourself!"
"Sure thing dear assistant!"
One of the Mokke jumped out,holding a radio in her ears,thumping over to Amane,he took the radio,petting the Mokke as Nene spoke,
"Now from what I can tell,you got tricked again didn't you Amane?The instant I take my eyes off you,you run straight to the nearest ghost or anything from the far shore!"
Nene chuckled and smiled to herself,
"Some assistant you are Amane!"
Amane's eyes teared up and he hugged the radio to his chest,
"It was awful Nene chan!My stupid friend Akane led me outside and I got stuffed into a fish bowl and there was this tea party and Aoi tried to kill me!The tea and food was really good though🥲."
"Soooo are you just gonna keep making excuses orrrrr..."
"I m s o r r y f o r g e t t i n g t r i c k e d ."
"There you go space cadet!Now!I'll make this short and sweet because the signal is quite weak!Your in the middle of nowhere!No boundary nor the real world!Hakujodai has tried to look for you but cannot!So!Try opening the doors that look most familiar to you and don't get caught by anyone fishy!Wait!Ama-@#$*+€£¥_§-%][<<}{^!?"
"Stupid weak signal."
Amane grumbled.He placed the radio down onto the floor and looked around,
"Open the doors?Is it really that easy?"
He grabbed the first doorknob and it creaked open,Amane stood there as a ferociously big monster came roaring at him.He smiled at it and closed the door,
"heheheh i m s o r r y d i d i i n t t e r u p t ?"
He walked away quickly and continued to open a few more doors.Half an hour later he was starting to get pissed off.Brushing the geckos that had crawled all over him in door number two,he reached for the fifth door and inhaled.
He was greeted by afternoon sunlight and an empty classroom,he jumped in joy and cried happy tears.
"Wow what a relief!Hearing the afternoon announcements never sounded so great!"
"Huh!?"
Amane looked ahead at the other side of the teacher's desk,there was a girl crouching there,the same one he saw In Tsuchigamori's memory,it was Nene,except she looked even worse than before.Her arms were wrapped in bandages and bruises.Her dress was wrinkled and the skull broach was on her chest this time instead of her hat.Amane ran over to her and crouched in front of her,gently grabbing her arm,he inspected the wounds and looked at her face.
"Oh no!Nene chan?Who did this to you!?Oh my gosh!I've never seen you look so sad before."
The girl's eyes were stained with tears that she quickly scrubbed away and looked up at him,
"Um...h-how do you know my name?I-I...never mind!I have to go!"
She quickly picked up her bag and ran out from the room,dropping her keys?Amane picked them up and quickly grabbed her wrist,
"Wait a second Nene!You left your-"
The girl gasped as Hakujodai billowed around the boy in front of her,
"What is that thing!?"
She raised her eyebrows as the thing spoke,the voice sounded like her!
"Aha!Bingo!I found you Amane!"
"No!Not yet Nene!I need to return her-"
The boy disappeared without a trace,Nene shook her head,she must've been dreaming again,she shivered as someone knocked on the doorway,
"Nene chan?Its time to go home!Lets go play~"
"...ok Aoi."
Aoi took Nene's hand and led her out of the classroom and out of the building.
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Back at Kamome Gakuen,Eren Yaeger started the rumbling and then Amane came bursting out of the third stall,Nene turned and smiled,catching him in her arms,
"Oho hello there!Did you enjoy your little field trip?"
"Nene chan!"
She stopped and looked at his clothes and shook her head,
"No!These are too weird!Where did you get these?Never mind,brace yourself ok?"
Amane gasped as Nene hugged him tightly around the waist,
"What's this about Nene?"
He shivered as Nene's voice quietly rang in his ear,
"I'm so sorry Amane,for ruining the donuts you made the other day,can you forgive me?"
Amane nodded and Nene giggled happily,
"Cool beans!By the way...your clothes are just too wierd for me!Hold on a sec!"
Hakujodai quickly changed Amane's attire so he was back to wearing the uniform.Nene smiled and held his hand as Amane smiled back at her.
"It's just like the way everything is!I do something stupid and get in trouble,and your always there to help me."
Amane whispered to her quietly.