WARNING: might contain gore, I'll put a warning when that happens.
Sora yawned drowsily, he had taken a long nap. Looking off to the side he saw the manga Auira got him. He felt a smile graze his face, she was always so nice. No wonder Yumo fell in love, but he stays away at times. She has a weird fetish for UwU boys, gross..
Sora got up from his bed, walking down the halls of the empty big house. The halls were always so cold, he felt alone. His parents may have loomed over him, making him stressed but this was second to worse. He didn't like being alone, as much as he didn't want to admit it.
"Now this is boring." Sora sighed,He was alone, alone with the stupid notebook. He opened the chapters realizing that Kochiya was in almost every chapter. Huh, maybe he should try shipping him with one of the following people? It's the least he could do while he tries to figure out what was going on.
Sora was getting delusional, he should stop this and seek help. But it was calling for him, dragging him into the depths of its shadowy grasp and whispering the secrets of the Kumo family. It was blurred, he had to go find out for himself.
He suddenly stared down a page, looked like Kitsune had forgotten this wasn't her diary. It had her handwriting, the little doodles and the smiley faces. This was definitely her, he had to look.
' —Hi, today I saw a guy at school I thought was okay looking. I didn't feel much for him, but everyone at school keeps talking about how they had a boyfriend or girlfriend. I don't know what that means, but I really want to experience that for myself. So, I asked him out and we ended up dating. I was like an object, an accessory to drag around pretty in the halls just because I was popular. I didn't like it much, is this what love truly is? I don't understand it then. I never felt anything for him really, when he tried to put his lips on mine ( gross, I think that's unsanitary) I backed away and said that his breath stank. When I said that he ran away and started to cry, but I was just being honest! He says that I don't have a heart, that's not true. I do care for people! I mean, count Hoshi. It's just Hoshi, oh. He told everyone, but they didn't believe him. Not even his friends, I almost feel bad.
If I'm being honest, I don't feel much anymore after the incident. I'm trying my best to forget it, but whenever I see Akamu I want to scream cry and throw up, I keep it in. Nowadays, I treat him as normal as I can. I wish things can go back as they were before, I think i understood what love was and how it worked. I don't know how it works anymore, I'm not familiar with the concept anymore. Maybe I failed at life, everyone's is supposed to know how to love.
POTENTIAL GORE STARTS NOW
I'm supposed to be perfect, this isn't fair. I'm hiding it as long as I can, but it's so hard when there is absolutely nothing keeping you here. The idea of stabbing someone so dear to you is horrifying, but it rushes my adrenaline and I almost get excited. When I look at someone, I wonder what their insides look like. Is their brain small, or is it big? I wonder if they'll bleed everywhere if I stab their cheeks, can I still squish them and stretch them? I think they're is something wrong with me, I deserve this. You're not supposed to think like this, especially towards your loved ones.
POTENTIAL GORE OVER
I don't know, but the words Akamu spoke to me that day made me think.. what if it's actually fun? Fun, maybe it's fun. I'll think about it, I'm gonna go do my homework now.
Bye bye, for now.
Sora closed the notebook, wondering what to think of all of this. First, what the fudge was that? Two, did he find out something he wasn't supposed to?
Just as he was about to explore more of the pages, his phone rang and he stifled an annoyed groan.
He took his phone and answered the phone call, unimpressed since he definitely knew who it was.
"Family meeting, right now. Make sure you wear that starclip, or the bodyguards won't let you in. Don't drag that notebook out in public, make sure to be attentive. You're nervous? Right? I know this is your first Kumo meeting, make sure to follow these rules:
"1. Know that you can't bring anyone with you, they need to be in the Kumo family plus have gotten their starclip already, or have been dating you for 5 years which I know you won't have anyone since you have absolutely no rizz."
"2. Be careful about who you talk to, not everyone is as.. Trustworthy. Keep to yourself, or stay with me and Auira."
"3. Don't run off, unless you have permission. It's not safe to roam the manor's halls unattended, neither alone. Unless you know self defence, or know what to do.. I don't advise you to go alone even with permission."
"4. We have higher-ups, you need to learn not all of the are trustworthy. Please, pay heed and know that even the underestimated soul has some black splotches."
"5. We have come to a conclusion that some people may try to break in the meetings, if you have friends that know anything of the meetings.. unless you mentioned it to them, you should drop them."
"6. All of our starclips have some writing on the back of it to know it was handmade by one of us, if you manage to catch a glimpse of someone's starclip and they don't have that very important signature.. they may as well be an intruder and must be captured."
"7. Special Kumos have both a star and a moon clip, don't do anything stupid around those ones."
"8. Higher ups are known with a gold shiny starclip, might I say.. it's the most beautiful starclip I've ever seen, you'll know a higher up when you see one."
"9. Some things around the manor.. they, they are not for human viewing. Some things around the manor, killed some of us.. please, I'm serious. Don't go alone, if you wish.. please, please for the love of god don't pay attention to the whispering."
"When you get there, you can interact with.. some people. Make sure to stay by people you already know, like me and Auira. Then, when the actual meeting starts they'll ring bells and then.. you need to look around to find the under 18 room. Go into the room, you'll see kids like you and you'll find a post with your name on it. Stand behind the post, then a higher up will come in and discuss. After that, we'll have more free time and then we'll have an actual full Kumo meeting. We have a party after that."
"Now, are you ready for your first meeting?"
Sora was overwhelmed by all of this, he took a deep breath before nodding silently before actually realizing he was on call with Yumo and couldn't just nod.
"Yeah, yeah I think I am."
He breathed, hoping that it didn't give away that he was really nervous for his first meeting. Some of the rules caught him off guard, like the whispering rule. Or the under 18 room, what do we need that for? Did they talk about.. not nice stuff?
"The driver will pick you up, good luck."
Sora sighed, hanging up and walking down the large stairs. They were already huge, even more bigger considering with how short he was. He saw the driver, sighing with relieve as he got in the black car and yawned. When did it get to night so fast?
Sora pulled out his phone in boredom as the driver stayed silent, he hummed in curiosity as he saw a photo of some girl he didn't recognize. Who was that? He didn't know and don't really care much.
"Sir Sora, we are here now."
The deep-toned voice of the young man surprised the frail boy, he jumped a bit and then nodded at this. He got out of the car and closed the door behind him, looking up in surprise at the absolutely massive manor.
What he had to note was that it was in a secluded area, he didn't hear a peep from anyone around here. No parties, no people walking down the street, no nothing. It was dead silent, he knew it was night but it's normal for some people to frolic under the moonlight.
Exactly how wealthy was his whole family in total? He knew that most were, including him.. but WOW. He stuffed his phone in his bag, about to walk in but got stopped by a bodyguard who asked for a signature of his starclip.
Sora proudly showed him, grinning in delight when he was given access as he skipped in and looked around him in awe. It was beautiful, but he felt creeped out on the muffled voices.
"This is, so pretty.." Sora gaped, looking around in awe. A smug looking guy appeared behind him, that same similar star clip attached in his hair. He had brown messy hair, just like almost everyone else in his family.
"Hey! You're coming for the meeting too, right? Let's go together, down the hall right here!" He said, dragging poor Sora behind him who didn't really know what was going on. He just let himself get dragged, he was a bit worried this was a guy he wasn't allowed to trust.
"By the way, I'm-.." Before he could finish his sentence, Yumo appeared. He propped his glasses up, taking Sora by the hand and pulling him towards him.
"Thanks, we'll be leaving now." Yumo spat, tugging his cousin away who was awfully confused. They didn't say a word the way to the grand doors, and when they opened he witnessed a ton of people there.
Sora looked around him, out of all of the heads of hair he noticed a few that had blue or some tinted a different colour along with their usual colour.
And when he said a few, he really does mean a few. They're might be only like, what? 2 or 4 people with that special colour. Might he add, it really is a beautiful colour.
"Stay near me and Auira." Yumo whispered against Sora's ear, which made him worry a little. He didn't really want to move away from his older cousin, everyone here scared him.
In response, he nodded back. And behold, Auira was sweetly holding Yumo's arm and looking around in awe. Hasn't she been here before? Whatever, he was getting curious now so maybe he'd try to sneak away.
And there, look Sora had a chance. Auira was busy bothering Yumo about how gruesome the meetings were turning to be, he was forcing himself not to ease drop as he sneaked away to go explore around the large room.
"Hi! You remind me of someone." Oh bother, Sora kept getting annoyed. He had accidentally bumped into someone, looking up he came across some large eyes that seemed to remind him of space. She had a shiny looking starclip and a moon one? Oh shoot, this was a special one that Yumo warned him about.
".. Really?" Sora asked in a meek, quiet voice. He caught a glimpse of her sort of purple brown hair. It looked weird, he wouldn't say it to her face of course. He slowly backed into the crowd, her voice escaping his ears and seeping in to the crowd's voice. But her eyes never left him, she was onto him.. wasn't she? Oh bother.
Until, he heard some bells chime. He called back onto the rules, sighing once he realized he had to make his way into the 'under 18 room'. He walked on over to a big door labeled exactly that, and entered.
Sora saw plenty of kids just like him, he hummed in curiosity as he looked around. He looked around for his name, and he found it after a while.
He stood behind his post, before looking up to hear a childish voice pop out.
"For the newbies, your first meeting has commenced! If you've been here before, I'm sure you'll be bored of hearing this."
Sora shivered at this, this will probably be a long night for him. Poor boy.