I change my clothes and walk downstairs. As I walk into the kitchen and prepare some stuff, I turn on the radio.

I don't really like it when it's too quiet, so why not listen a little bit?

"Brand news!" The person announces.

Eh, brand news, my ass..

I finish my breakfast and take my stuff, then I put my shoes on and open the door.

"Im heading out."

|Later that day|

"So, class, I hope you are all ready for the tests coming next week as I mentioned previously.. and that will be it for today's class."

The teacher says and then quickly leaves the classroom.

Ugh, I missed out on so many things..

What even happened to me?

What was that dream I had all about..

I look at my left arm that's covered in bandages. How could this even happen??

I will really have to take a look at the injury later. Well, now I should just go and eat my lunch.

"Hey there, Sueharu-san!" I hear a nice and cheerful voice right next to me.

To my surprise, it seems to be one of my classmates !!!??

A girl ??? Ehhh? Wait, what is going on??

Why is she talking to me??

"Something wrong ?" She asks calmly and flashes a warm smile at me.

" W-w-whats up..?" I say while stuttering like an idiot and look away, not being able to make eye contact with her at all.

" Oh my god! I’ve never actually heard you talk before! Even though we’ve known each other for so long!"

Huh- wait…

Those glasses and that hair..

"Oh.. Akiri-san?"

"Ohhh, you actually remember my name! I'm glad to hear that!” she says and she claps happily

“Well, anyway, I actually came here to ask if you would like to have lunch with me Sueharu-kun ?"

Wha-

HUUUUHH

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS GIRL??

WHY IS SHE EVEN TALKING TO ME ?

HOW IS SHE NOT SCARED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE???

Okay, okay... Ayato, calm down...

Breathe in and out.. Come on, breathe in and out. Take it easy.

"Yea.. sure.." I say while still looking away from her.

Akane Akiri-san

She is 16 years old and we were in the samet class in middle school.

From what I have seen and heard, I can tell that she is a really nice person and many people here like her a lot... But to think she would actually talk to me, let alone ask me to have lunch with her? That’s impossible for me to even imagine. I’m honestly shocked that she even approached me in the first place, although I can’t deny the fact that I feel quite happy about it.

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"Ohh, great! Let's go then!" She says and takes my hand. " Come on! I know a great place!"

Her hand feels nice..

AYATO! YOU IDIOT, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING???

|After finally getting at the spot|

" Oh, thank god. There is still plenty of space here." She took me to the school backyard.

There was nice emerald green grass and a few tables and chairs..

Now that I think about it, I have never actually been in the school backyard before..

"Let's sit there, shall we?" She says while putting on a nice smile.

She takes out a blue bento box with a lot of delicious looking food..

Mmm, I didn't bring my lunch today..

"Oh, aren't you going to eat, Sueharu-kun ?" She asks curiously.

"Ahh.. no. Well, I forgot my lunch box at home.."

*Grrrr*

I nervously looked away

She giggles. " Seems like your stomach has exposed you."

She picks a small piece of omelette with her chopsticks and moves it towards me.

" Come on, say aaa."

"A-aaa.." *munch*

Woaaah.. it's so delicious!

"Hmm ? How is it? How is it ?"

Ughhh, why is she so kind to me...

I really don't know what to say..

"I..it was really good.."

I once again say quietly.

" Hmmm ???? What was that ??

I can't really hear you, Sueharu-kun."

" It's... Really good!"

" Haha, I'm happy to hear that."

She eats a bit as well.

"Uhh... Akiri-san.."

"Hm ?"

"Why.. are you so nice to me and why would you even call me here?..."

" Well, isn't it obvious??? I really don't like how everyone else treats you.

I’ve always wanted to start a conversation with you but you usually didn't really notice it. Either that, or our classmates just told me not to talk to you.."

"Ohh.. is that so?" Hm… Also, were you the one who brought me the notes yesterday?"

"Hmm? What notes?" She says while taking a bite of another omelette.

Huh- so who the hell even brought them to my house...

"Oh yea also !"

|After that, Akane kept the nice conversation going and they exchanged their phone numbers as well until the lunch break ended.

They both went back to their classroom as soon as the bell rang.

After school ended, Ayato was asked to do a few things around the school which took him quite a bit.. and when he left the school it was already dark outside|

“Ughhh... Why, out of all the students in this school did they have to specifically pick me to do everything”… I sigh “Well, at least mom isn't home so... nobody is waiting for me anyway. Jeez, it's getting really dark now. I really should get home as soon as possible..” Out of nowhere I hear a loud bang near me "What the hell was that ??!" I say out loud without realizing. “It came from that way..” I look towards the direction the sound came from. Suddenly, a scream can be heard as well. I immediately start running towards the source of that noise. “Where the hell did that came from ???” I can hear distorted munching and tearing sounds. “What .. the... Fuck..” I say as I look right in front of me. That sight nearly gave me a heart attack..

A grey, tall, skinny creature.. is feasting on flesh. Human flesh, to be specific… “What... Don't tell me all that shit is real. Fallen angels, Monsters.. What the fuck?” I start to panic and try to back off and walk away, but I accidentally trip and fall to the ground. The creature hears the thud as my body hit the ground and slowly turns towards me. Its mouth is full of razor sharp teeth.. And it's entirely covered in blood.. It doesn't have eyes or a nose. It slowly starts crawling my way. I quickly stand up and try to run as fast as possible while I can hear the beast right behind me.. “It's catching up!” My body starts shivering and I get goosebumps just from thinking of what would happen if that thing caught me. I keep running until I reach the worst thing imaginable at a moment like this. A dead end. "Oh no..." I turn around and what I see will definitely haunt me for rest of my life. The creature growls and hisses. It wiggles its large tail around, smashing against the nearby building. It raises its large arms preparing for fatal blow.. The creature suddenly shrieks in pain "How does such a piece of shit dare to trample around on my territory ??" An enigmatic voice says behind the creature. My vision is getting slightly blurry from all the fear and paniic, so I can't really tell who it is.. The creature rushes towards the mysterious person and only a few seconds after, a screech of pain had filled the room. The creature fell on the ground right after it "Tsch." The person sounds familiar. "Oi, Sueharu. Are you alright?” Huh.. Tobichi Yokou !!?

What the heck is she doing here?? How did she do that ? "T-they... Are all dead.." I quickly cover my mouth as I try not to gag after remembering the awful sight and smell of the victims “That must have been quite the shock for you... Well, don't worry. I'm here and you will be safe." I look at her and.. seeing her is kinda calming.. She reaches her hand towards me and she helps me stand up. "W-what the hell was all that?" I say while still shaking. She sighs " This must all be very confusing for you. Please come with me and I will explain everything.” I silently nod to her. "Good." She smiles "We have lot to explain."

I wake up.. although I didn’t wake up quite where I had expected.. It feels like I woke up in my mind, in my own imagination. A large white open space filled with nothing else but bright lights formed by my inner thoughts, but very quickly something terrible happens. Darkness surrounds and covers the entirety of my mind and the lights die out as if they never existed and nothing can be seen anymore.

Mmm… "Wh..what the hell happened?… ..uhh was that just another dream…”

"I can assure you that it wasn't." Said someone sitting right next to my bed. I don't even remember the last time I was fully awake so quickly after waking up. I look around and I finally see the person that the voice belonged to. It's Tobichi Yokou..