chapter 3 Well Sh*t
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dear soulmate,
i may or may not feel that i've made a bit of miscalculation in accepting the current predicament i'm in. i have a feeling that the Sakamaki brothers want to eat me. Not the figurative one. The LITERAL one.
However, free rent is still free rent. i'm doing this until i find you!
xoxo
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The number you dialed...
Yui Komori sighed once again as she hung her phone up. No one in the church was answering her call. She was lost.
Three days ago, the address she had reached was an apartment and not the place her father has told her. The landlord of the apartment thought that she was the new tenant and was immediately placed in a room not too big or not that small. There was no problem with money since she still had some left with her. However, she was not in the place where she should and that thought put her to great unease.
She should contact the church as soon as possible. Or else, her father will be so worried.
With that in mind, she clasped her hands together and prayed for guidance.
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Right. She really does not know how to socialize right.
The injured girl bit her lower lip as a generous amount of antiseptic was applied to her bleeding hand.
"The cut is not deep nor shallow. It will probably leave a small scar on your hand." the nurse said, finally bandaging the wound.
"Welp, such is life." the girl commented, staring at her injury while the guy in lab coat fixed her up. "How did you even get such injury?"
The girl scratched her head, laughing awkwardly. "Nothing, really..."
It was an hour ago when she was catching some nap in her classroom. Suddenly, there was a large commotion that woke her up. It turned out to be Ayato and Kanato chasing each other. Ayato had Teddy with him and was taunting his brother with it. Kanato, of course, was in fury and chased the redhead. The girl was pissed since her moment of peace was disrupted and so, she marched out her classroom to voice out her complaint.
She may or may not have called Kanato a p*ssy which led to multiple light cuts on her cheeks and one not-so-deep-yet-deep cut on her palm when she intercepted the knife that was about to hit her face. She also received numerous death threats that somehow sounded true.
"I'm going to kill you." Kanato growled as Reiji obstructed his view of the girl.
The girl chuckled nervously, holding her wounded hand to her chest.
"Let's all calm down, alright?" she said, trying to keep her lightheaded tone.
The commotion currently happening could have attracted a lot of onlookers if it wasn't for the fact that almost an hour has already passed since dismissal and almost everyone has gotten home.
"I'm... going to kill you." was the guy's repeated promise.
Well, things could get worse. She could've been dead or have some deep pirate scar on her face.
She thanked the nurse and went out the clinic, eager to get back to the mansion to continue her work.
"Hey, Watermelon."
The girl turned to the familiar voice to see Ayato, leaning against the wall. He had his usual demeaning smirk and flaming green eyes.
The girl couldn't help but frown at the guy. He was the reason she couldn't sleep. The scar she received from his pissy brother comes in second.
"Do you know how to make takoyaki?" was the sudden question of the male which caught her off guard.
Takoyaki?
"Yeah?" she asked as an answer. "As long as I have the equipment needed."
"Then don't waste time!" he said, grabbing her wrist and guiding her to the home economics room.
By the time they have reached the place, the girl was forced to wear an apron and start cooking takoyaki. She doesn't really like to cook for someone but she was hungry so might as well cook for two.
Her left hand still hurts so it took her more than the time she usually takes to cook but it was done. A beautifully made servings of takoyaki.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Ayato giddily said, hands reaching for the savory within his reach.
"No." the girl firmly said, moving the plate away from him. "Apologize first."
"Why should Yours Truly apologize to you?" came the pissed off remark of the redhead.
"Because... " she pondered. "Well, you got a point there. I forgot why people apologize and sh*t." she shrugged.
Ayato raised his eyebrow at this but brushed it off as she was about to hand the plate to him... but stopped midway.
"Hey, Watermelon, you're pissing me of—"
"I now remember why you should apologize!" she exclaimed. "You made me piss Dollboy off!"
"Dollboy?"
"Kanato, I mean."
"Oh, that runt?" Ayato laughed. "It's your fault for trying to stop us, you idiot."
"You were ruining my sleep. Why should I not stop you!?"
"Did you really think that Yours Truly gives a f*ck if you're sleeping?" the male growled back as he reached for the plate that was being taken away from him.
"Well, you probably don't but apologize anyway! I'm an irrational human being that wants to hear an apology from someone who technically didn't do sh*t and wants to have her stupidity covered by the apology!" the girl finally shouted, making Ayato shut up in an instant.
Ayato softly bit his lower lip as his eyebrows knit together. How should he respond to that? Should he get angry or dive for the plate that was approaching close ever since she let her guard down?
Second choice it is.
The redhead tried to grab the plate from the girl to which she whisked away. However, her grasp on it dwindled, making her drop the dish to the ground.
The loud shatter of the porcelain plate echoed across the small room as the takoyaki plated on it came rolling on the floor. Splatters of sauce decorated the wooden floor as well as the shoes of the flabbergasted girl.
The girl couldn't utter a single word. She was horrified.
'My food!'
... But not because of the guy that was glaring daggers at her. If looks could kill, she would've been dead already. However, she was too dense to even notice it so whatever, right?
She was forced back to reality when a hand forcefully tugged her wrist and painfully pulled her frame towards him.
"You... What the hell is your problem!?" the enraged male shouted to her face. "D"*mn, you're annoying me so much."
The girl bit her lower lip, assessing the current situation she was in. This extreme anger directed towards her twice is taking a toll on her.
Ayato's grip on her wrist tightened as she remained silent. "I'm so d*mn hungry right now."
'Crap. Is he having his own tantrums just because he's hungry!?'
"I'll just make a new batch...?" she asked as cold sweat dripped down her forehead.
"I don't have any more patience to wait for you. You took so much time making the first one." he squeezed her wrist even tighter, making the girl's forehead crease evidently. "I'm going to take a meal out of you instead." a smirk made its way to his lips, his tongue slowly licking his fangs.
The girl's body remained frozen as Ayato's head went to nuzzle itself on her neck. She felt something moist running down her skin, causing her immense goosebumps. The guy was licking her neck!?
"You smell so nostalgic... Have I tasted you before?" he mumbled under his breath as he took in a huge whiff. "When that runt made you bleed, the smell of your blood made me feel like I know you."
The girl refrained her pulse from quickening, taking a huge gulp of her saliva. She needs to stay calm. There are still so many ways to escape from her captor. She shouldn't struggle just yet.
"Oh well, I'll know once I've taken a bite."
Body paralyzed yet mind working, she tried to think of any plan to work.
Just... Anything.
Her left hand reached for the counter nearby, grabbing on any object she can, which was a frying pan, and hit the male's head with all the power she can muster.
It wasn't the soundest plan but it worked.
"What the f*ck!?" Ayato screamed, hands settling on top of his head which made him let go of the girl.
"Sorry but no!?" the girl frantically apologized, running out the room and shutting the door behind her.
"You—!"
Hands flailing, she ran down the narrow hallway as fast as her legs can. She couldn't help but release a grunt of pain as her right hand, which Ayato tightly held, started to ache tremendously. She might have gotten a strain from the firm grasp of the male. However, even the pain from both her injured hands didn't stop her brain from thinking.
She almost got eaten!? Yes, they're indeed vampires!? Yes indeed, they want to eat her!? Her mind started to race even faster than her current running speed.
Did she make the wrong choice as Reiji had said!?
"But the rent and tuition fee is free so I'm still on the winning end, right!?" she shouted, completely confused.
She kept mumbling to herself, unaware of the tall obstacle that she was about to hit. Adrenaline rush pumping through her veins, as well as the ringing sound in her ears, made her oblivious to her surrounding.
Her whole body collided with the person in front of her, making her whole constitution stumble backward and into the ground. She unintentionally used her already injured right hand, twisting it at an uncomfortable angle which made her wince.
Now she was definitely sure that she had a sprain.
"Watch where you're going!" a deep voice that resonated across the hallway exclaimed.
The girl quickly scrambled to her feet, ignoring the sting from her injuries.
"Sorry, dude. I... was... just..." she panted, trying to articulate human words. She was too out of breath to even speak. Her eyes then went to meet piercing red ones tinted with slight anger.
'Sh*t. Why is it one of the brothers again!?'
She gave an awkward smile at the albino who seemed to be not in a good mood.
"You..." unexpectedly, Subaru's eyes softened the slightest bit as the girl's smile made him experience a wave of deja vu. However, it returned back to its glaring countenance. "Tsch. Just watch where you're going."
With that, he turned around and walked away, hands in his pockets. The girl didn't say anything and simply watched the male's back shrink into nothingness.
"Oh my god." she exhaled, holding on to her chest. With a shaky laugh, she sank back on the ground. "D*mn, I can't move my legs."
It turned out that their death threats were all true. It wasn't just some metaphoric crap they were trying to pull.
"Oh, Little B*tch?" an oh-so-familiar voice called out from behind.
The girl turned around to spot Laito, still wearing his fedora hat, as he walked towards her defeated form. "Pink salmon." she greeted back.
Another brother to deal with. Maybe she'll sprain her left leg this time around.
'Well sh*t.'
She was about to break into another sprint, muscle tensing. Her next destination is the clinic. It will be her safezone. If she can just stop her legs from shaking then maybe—
Her train of thoughts was disrupted as a pair of cold yet warm arms hoisted her up from her sorry position. The owner then started to gently walked forward, careful to get his balance in check.
"What are you doing?" She asked, wary as she tried to keep their distance from each other even though it was futile given their current position.
"Carrying my little b*tch to the clinic, of course!" The redhead answered, quite cheerfully.
The girl couldn't help but make a face. "This is not out of goodwill, isn't it?" she pointed out. "This is probably a form of parasitism, right?"
Even though the girl is an anti-social, she knows how to eavesdrop. Upon eavesdropping, she had heard about various rumors regarding the Sakamaki brothers. Most importantly, the guy who was currently holding her close.
"Parasitism?" Laito feigned a look of hurt before flashing a devilish grin. "...probably?"
Laito Sakamaki is infamous for getting his way through all the large variety of girls in the campus. These girls, however, find it so much of a thrill to tame this hungry hyena. Though it is obvious that Laito couldn't be fazed by such attempts. He will never stop his ways which makes him a
"B*tch." the girl said, squinting at him.
The male just smiled, eyes closing. "Now I understand why Kanato would want to kill you."
The girl tensed.
"Nfufu." He released a soft chuckle, face inching closer towards her frozen one's. "Don't worry, I don't have that much of a bad temper. Though I believe that a punishment is in order."
His dead fish eyes then trailed towards the girl's nape.
"Which I would probably take later." With that, he moved back.
The girl visibly relaxed by a mere fraction. Even though her eased nerves and dying adrenaline rush made her feel drowsy, she still kept her guard up until they reached the clinic.
And she did reach the clinic safe albeit the consistent groping and teasing.
'Well, sh*t.'
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Well Sh*t
An expression of discontentment in a recent turn of events.
An exclamation of surprise.
- Urban Dictionary
QED.