“I am sorry...” “I am sorry...” [Cough] “I am sorry...” [Cough intensifies] “Who is that?” Jay responded to the persistent knocks that landed on the door. He walked to the door to check who it was. His face changed expressions as he saw the face at the other end of the door. He opened the door slightly as he went back to his bed to sit. He had forgotten he still had a roommate. “I’m sorry I locked you out.” Jay apologized to Kakashi, picking up the book he was reading before the interruption “No, it’s fine.” Kakashi felt like a stranger in the room. His legs were heavy, as the distance to his bed looked suddenly far. He scratched his head, repeating the words he had been practising in his head. He struggled to weave his words around his tongue as he reached his bed faster than he thought. He sat on his bed, stealing glances at Jay. ‘I wish he could just look here,’ He thought to himself. ‘Please look here, just look at me’ Kakashi’s head was not void of attention as muc
Tanya quickly adjusted her position away from Kakashi. She faced down, her shoulders slopped down as she crossed her hands behind her back. Kakashi looked at Tanya with surprise etched on his face. His mouth and eyes still remembered in awe of what she was trying to do before the student who came by. “Uh... I—I can... I will just take my leave. Remember what I told you,” Tanya quickly walked away, saving her face from getting hotter. “Okay... Did I interrupt something?” Jay watched Tanya move quickly but irregularly out of their presence.“I—I—I don’t know,” Kakashi’s eyes stared at her back till she was out of sight. Jay snapped his fingers in Kakashi’s face. Kakashi woke up from his reverie, adjusting his uniform as he smiled back at Jay. He knew fully well he had to come up with a story now. “So, why did you stare at her like that?” Jay started“Like how?” Kakashi responded immediately. Jay sensed his walls tighten, his face beamed but with caution of getting obvious, “You loo
The stranger looked at Kakashi with a smirk plastered on his face. He sat on the platform as he watched the students train hard with their tutors. Kakashi couldn’t make out the face of Jiro in the crowd. “Kakashi!” Kakashi turned to see Tanya call on him. He strolled out to entertain the request. He was still upset with the situation he was faced with, his mind was already deep in thought about what to expect and how to stay awake through the night. “We are practising something more advanced today. We are going to be fighting with our chaos energy, both of us.” Tanya announced. Kakashi wasn’t enthusiastic about the announcement, he didn’t even know how to do anything yet. All he could do was to be used by a demon. “Can I refuse to be your duelling partner, please?” Kakashi whispered his request. Tanya’s breath quivered, and her face dropped. She felt bad about what happened earlier. She wondered if that was one of the reasons Kakashi was late to the training. ‘Was he telling his
“He did not save me!” Daichi banged his fist on the table“Are you okay?” Zoa looked at Daichi’s arrowed frown.Daichi looked over his shoulders, checking around for something... or someone, “When did you get here?” His eyes still looked away“I was just at the door... I came straight up immediately when I saw you sitting alone. Is there something wrong? Is something bothering you? Is my presence a burden?” Zoa probed“No no no... no. You can stay, of course you can stay. I just... I don’t know, I just feel bad that we have not been around one another for most of the day. A lot has happened, I guess.” Daichi’s eyes wandered around the table“Something is disturbing you. Why not just talk about it? We have been friends for a long time. We always talk. You can talk to me.” Zoa dipped her hand in his plate, as she took one of Daichi’s pocky. Daichi playfully spanked the back of her hand, “Stop,” Zoa laughed hysterically. Her blue skin could almost be mistaken for clear skies now. ‘She
“I understand your doubts. You do not comprehend what I said, it’s fine” The stranger glanced at them, one at a time. “Don’t worry, your thoughts are safe. Your facial expressions were legible enough to read. It’s totally fine.” “Okay, we will go.” Kakashi ran to the flag, Jay soon joined him there. They stood by its side as they waited for an instruction to come. They looked at each other, it was already a few minutes since they waited for instructions. “Are you going to just keep us here?” Kakashi shouted his thoughts“Whoever brings me the flag gets to avoid the second punishment!” The stranger voiced. He smirked as he watched Jay fight nothing on his way to bringing the flag. Jay was out of breath as he panted heavily. He rested his palms on his knees for support, “Why didn’t you move? Were you expecting a whistle to blow first?” He chuckled“I don’t—I don’t know, I just...” Kakashi was lost for words. He really tried to understand what had just happened. “Well boys, that is t
Kakashi lost his runner, as the fleeting feet disappeared. He punched the air in frustration as he lost him to the call of Jiro. He clenched his fists, rueing the missed opportunity to apprehend the possible killer of Doctor Hiro.“Where are you running to? You plan to run away from the walls of this academy?” Jiro asked sarcastically. Kakashi looked at him with narrowing eyes, “How can I run away from the only place I have security?” He stressed the last word. Jiro grunted.“You are the security for the night, you could be practicing your plan for the night,” Jiro intensified. He walked toward the fuming boy before him, “You are quite early from your punishment, why is that?” Jiro stopped a few feet before him.“I don’t know. I am not the trainer. Why don’t you ask the supervisor you put in charge?” Kakashi fired back. He tried to go past Jiro, but he was blocked in his path. “What do you really want?” “I am still the only one that knows about it, right?” Jiro whispered to Kakashi
“We celebrate my friend, The Emperor of Yahuza this morning. I know we have been through a lot already; this morning was a sad one indeed. Same with my friend, he had it rough earlier. We proceed on our quest; we do not relent. Bad things happen, and our reactions to them are what will decide the way it all ends. We raise our glasses this time to celebrate amidst the chaos around us. We drink in celebration now, only a few rounds. We have a journey to go back to.” “Yes! But let us enjoy now!” The emperor added to the master’s toast. “Cheers!” Wine spilled off cups as they cheered in the air. [Cough][Cough intensifies]“Who is that?” Doctor Haishi turned to see the face of Master Yonda. The emperor had called everyone’s attention to the cough that interrupted the celebratory mood they were in. “Oh, I forgot to inform you. Your... friend there has been coughing like that for a while now. I thought you could save me... my friend, too, but you were not here. I guess he is lucky you
The low gaze of the sun, its light aging into wrinkles with less radiance, looked closer as they neared the gates of Shinjuya. The emperor's carriage was behind the Master's horse. They rode leisurely toward the cramped fronts of the gates.The emperor's carriage shook with reckless abandon as the emperor decided to ride by the master's side. "What is going on?" He whispered his curiosity to Master Yonda's ears."I have no idea. I am just as clueless as you are," Master Yonda answered without taking his eyes off the crowded gates."What is going on?" Doctor Haishi moved closer to the end of the carriage to close up the distance his voice had to travel"What?" The emperor heard faint words from his back, the noise from the gate fronts overshadowed the whispers."What is going on!?" Doctor Haishi hit a higher pitch"The gates are closed. Each person is being searched by some brutally-looking guards. They seem to be preventing a raid or they have to host. I wouldn't put a coin on the lat