"..E-Everyone..?" Mahiru couldn't help but stutter at the scene or predicament that his sorry and angry ass was currently in,as his eyes scanned through all of them,analysing them.
Two years had passed,and of course,all of them had grown taller -Maybe not for Misono,he couldn't really tell with his short height- and he could also tell they were a bit more..
..I don't know,energetic and muscular or lethargic, varying from person to person.
'Licht is definitely..Wait,is he angrier?Yeah,he looks angrier.Was it because I almost killed Hyde right there?No wait,where is his angel-backpack?' Mahiru tilted his body to look at Licht more.
He looked at Licht's body in various angles,and not in that way you sickos,just to try and find where his angel-backpack was.
He couldn't find it,and questioned with a very weary voice because he was intimidated by Licht's angry face,"U-Um..pardon me asking,but where is your usual angel-backpack..?"
"God I sounded like I was British," Mahiru turned back and mumbled while cringing at himself.
Licht glared at him as he snorted,"They told me to not wear it.And it's all because of you."
" 'They'..?Who is 'they'..?And why am I the reason you're not wearing your usual angel-winged backpack? I didn't say that you couldn't wear it," Mahiru was confused at him.
"Shut up," Licht glared at him with the sight of the end of his world crumbling with using his nimble fingers seen in his azure eyes.
Mahiru instinctively retreated and backed up at that, and apologised immediately with his hands up in the air in an apologetic manner,"O-Okay..I'm sorry.."
"Shirota," Misono with his small and short 18 year old body glared at him with utmost anger and hatred in the world,which made Mahiru shiver.
"Y-Yes..Alicein..?"
"Could you not call him that?There are two Alicein-people here for your information,so it would be really confusing on who you are referring to," Mikuni butted in and got in front.
Mahiru nodded and apologised,"Sorry,its just been a long time since..someone called me by my last name.It's just too formal.I'm..honoured?"
"I'm not addressing you by formality nor am I honouring you.That was how I addressed you two years ago," Misono gnashed his teeth at him.
It seems that Misono currently hated him,and his hatred for him seemed to multiply by two with each every second passing while Mahiru acted oblivious to everything.
Tetsu stepped up and was currently slightly in front of Misono,and said,"Speaking of two years ago.."
"Mahiru-San.It's been a long time since last time we've met," Tetsu,who was now 16,the age when Mahiru ran away,walked up to him,and offered his hand for him to shake.
Mahiru stared at the hand that Tetsu had offered him to shake,then from top to bottom of his body, and repeated the process multiple times.
Should he shake his hand?
If he were to shake his hand,he would obviously be giving up and be offering to be close with them again, which he didn't want to be do because, y'know, he hasn't made up with Sleepy Ash yet.
But it really seemed rude to decline the handshake that Tetsu was kindly offering him,it really did seem very rude.
Even if it meant that he would be giving up and swallowing his ego that was currently as tall as a tower, he didn't like being rude,and so,he accepted the handshake..
..Hesitantly.
However,Tetsu had noticed that Mahiru took a long time on deciding whether he should take the handshake or not,and the hesitation in taking it as well.
He frowned at that.
He knew that Mahiru was not really anticipating or expecting their arrival at all;hell,he just knew that Mahiru actually dreaded and hated this reunion.
He just knew it.
He cupped Mahiru's hand tightly and tightened the grasp on it,and he tried to ease his uneasiness by reassuring him,"Mahiru-San.It is alright.Please,do not be tense.We're here now."
Mahiru flinched at that,and in the inside,he was gnashing his teeth at all of them,and especially Tetsu because he was the one who said it in the first place.
'I don't freaking care..Just let me be alone.Just leave me be in this world!I don't care if all of you are here, that just makes it worse!' Inner-Mahiru was screaming that at the top of his lungs.
He was ready to fight,but his calmer and more docile side was telling his aggressive side that it wasn't the others' fault..
..It was Sleepy Ash's fault.
Why should he hate them,when it was actually Sleepy Ash's fault that he ran away because he didn't want to be hurt nor abused anymore?
And the others actually tried to help him get away from Sleepy Ash because they actually cared about him, not like that ungrateful jerk who decided that he'll just abandon him for a stranger.
So,his aggressive side calmed down and became quieter, while his calm and docile side took dominance and control over things..y'know,calmly, I guess..?
Because y'know..his calm and docile side is..Calm and docile,hence his name,so he..does stuff..with confidence, carefulness and..calmness..?
Okay..?
Whatever.
But,there was still a reason why he didn't like them as much,and killed their subclasses.
First off,they were Vampires -For the Servamps- and they could still hurt or kill anyone with the snap of their fingers.
No,not Thanos from Infinity War,not him.
Second,they still had subclasses that could kill everyone in the city should they order or command them to.
Third,why the hell were they helping Sleepy Ash when they told him they won't help him?
That's like betrayal.
So,his aggressive side still had a reason to be angry and snap at them,but his docile and calmer side managed to restrain it and deal with things properly.
He was really happy he had a dependable side.
"Tetsu's right,Mahiru!You don't have to be so tense! Why? For we are here!" Hugh jumped onto Tetsu's shoulders and did a salute at him being all happy, and also acted like All Might from BNHA.
Then,Hugh's eyes trailed from top to bottom of Mahiru's figure,and grinned,"But you have changed a lot,Mahiru."
"How so..?" Mahiru questioned him.
"I see that you are more confident in yourself.Your confidence is just radiating off of you.You are stronger in my eyes.Have you been training well?" Hugh questioned without any bad intentions.
Mahiru gulped,though it was kind of dismissed by the others,and he stuttered,"I-I guess..Um,thanks for.. the compliments..?"
"Aha!Don't mention it.Your fashion style has improved too!You are wearing more professional clothes,and from what I know,it usually boosts a person's confidence!"
Mahiru sighed,and Licht glared at him,which caught Mahiru's attention.
Licht snarled at him,"What the hell is wrong with you? You disappeared for 2 years,disappeared from the Earth's surface,and even an angel like me couldn't find you."
"Then,we somehow find you because of..A text message from someone.And then,you're with those C3 demons. And just now,you tried to kill the Shit-Rat? What's wrong with you?"
Mahiru raised his arms and hands in defence and submission and apologised once again,"Look Licht, sorry about that just now.I was just..alarmed."
"And in response you tried to kill the Shit-Rat?"
"Look Licht.Please.I was just alarmed.Please,just, listen to me.I'm sorry.It was just..my instincts," Mahiru didn't really lie there,it was just his instincts acting up.
Well..maybe he did lie,he planned it from the start, but even if he didn't plan it,his instincts would've told him to do what he just did nonetheless.
So..it counts,right?
Hyde wrapped his arms around the 20-year-old Licht, who looked older and taller,and teased him,"Ooh! Licht-Tan,were you worried for me back there?"
"You don't have to worry,Licht-Tan!A dagger or knife to my neck wouldn't kill me,I have my instantaneous-healing capabilities-AGH!"
"And who the hell told you that I was worried for you?! I wasn't worried at all,hell,I wanted to egg him on!" Licht kicked Hyde with his fearsome kicks, which made Hyde gasp in pain.
Mahiru just looked in disbelief as he thought,'Ah.. Licht's a Tsundere,isn't he..And up to now,they still fight like this?Nothing has changed..nothing.'
Just then,his view of Licht and Hyde fighting their usual fights was blocked by someone else,whom Mahiru guessed was a bit,or just taller than his own height.
Mahiru stepped back by 2 steps to take a look on who blocked his view,and from the quiet silence that was given by everyone in the area,Licht and Hyde had stopped fighting and was observing.
But observing what?
But hold on,who was this guy who had just boldly come up to him and blocked his view of the rest with his azure coat or jacket with weird ragged tails reaching his ankles—
Wait.
'Azure coat or jacket with weird ragged tails reaching his ankles' ?
Oh god.
Don't tell me it is who I think it is.
Mahiru's auburn brown honey orbs that were once so full of happiness and innocence that once had no knowledge of the real outside world trailed up to meet the other male's eyes.
Mahiru's eyes were so full of innocence and happiness, because he didn't understand the actual world before,but now,since he knows,his eyes had lost some of their light.
They were tainted.
Well,not really,it's just that the light and innocence they used to radiate off had now depleted.
And now, you can look into those eyes and easily conclude,'Ah, poor boy,he knows how the real world actually is,how it isn't full of happy and imaginative things.'
Mahiru used his two auburn brown tainted eyes to look at the other towering and taller male's eyes, and his eyes met vivid crimson red wine-like eyes that were full of sorrow.
His eyes trailed to the next features of his body that could distinguish and differentiate him from anybody else in the world who had those same vivid and sorrowful eyes.
Eyes with such sorrow and remorse that made Mahiru somehow become mesmerised at how beautiful they were,how beautiful pure sorrow was in someone's eyes.
In the past,Mahiru would merely pity them and try to aid them,help and talk to them about it,until their eyes returned to their usual brightness and happiness.
But why did he not realise how beautiful and mesmerising such sorrow was before,before when he just pitied them and decided to help them get rid of it?
He was a fool back then.
Sorrow was a beautiful thing,but it is only beautiful to some people who decide to look at the deeper side of things,unlike those who only delve on the surface.
Like how he was back then.
And knowing that he realises and knows how beautiful sorrow actually was,made him feel alive and less of a Goody-Two-Shoes he was dubbed as back then.
Ah,he now knows how Tsubaki must've felt or still feels like to this day.
Sorrow was truly a mesmerising,beautiful and majestic thing to behold onto the world,and only a few people realise it's beauty.
Anyways,enough about talking how beautiful sorrow was because he feels like he's a villain now, his eyes trailed up and down from the looming male's body and saw his features.
His hair was strikingly of an azure hue that seemed to contrast or blend in with the surroundings depending on your perspective,and he had noticed that beneath those eyes..
..He had a lot of panda bags underneath,as if he hadn't slept for ages or years.
Beneath that light blue coat,he saw that he was wearing a black T-Shirt underneath,and some white pants with (Probably) black boots or just plain black shoes on.
But the most noticeable thing about him,was of course, his light blue coat that had something of fur-like on his hood that was shaped into something resembling a cat's ears.
It was who Mahiru dreaded meeting once again.
Mahiru quietly gnashed his teeth at him,as he mumbled out the man's name,and it was as if the name had just rolled off his tongue:
"..So you decided to show up,huh,Sleepy Ash."