Chemical Engineering

Chapter Fifteen: Medicated and Dedicated

Kumiko rushed out of her dorm, making sure it locked, before booking it down the hall. She could feel her heartbeat picking up, her anxiety rising.

What could that dumb fox want with my pills?!

Skidding to a stop, she took a moment to take a breath and collect herself, before entering the Gymnasium.

She saw her peers there, talking amongst themselves. Some, like Akiko and Gin, were anxious. Meanwhile some like Minato and Kenta, were unbothered, already used to Shockbolt's antics.

I don't think I could ever get used to his antics.

Kumiko spotted Ryozo and Hiroko talking together so she made her way over.

"Hey guys... what's going on?"

"Hey spitfire. Looks like the fox took any and all medicine. Including one's for personal use." Ryozo muttered.

"That's why my anxiety meds are gone..."

"He even took those?! That son of a bitch!" Hiroko was outraged and with good reason.

Kumiko's anxiety meds were technically an anti psychotic. Meaning if she didn't take them in a timely fashion...

She'd go through withdrawal.

"Yoo whoo! It's great seeing all my students in a friendly group! Ooo, Kumiko! Looks like someone was reeeeeeal kinky!"

"Excuse me?!" Kumiko was horrified by the fox's crude language.

"I mean, look atcha! I didn't know you were into choking!"

She looked at the mechanical animal in horror as Aiyanna cracked her neck. "I'm going to dismantle that barnyard buildable."

"Now now, no need to be hasty! I'm sure all of you are wondering why I've called you here?"

"No shit, bolt brain." Maiko sneered nastily as Misaki rested her arm on top of the candy eater's head.

"Yeah, spit it out bub!"

"Damn you lezzies are mean! Alright so to speed the game up a bit, I've taken any and all medications! So none of the stuff for periods, headaches or even that depression shit!"

"You can't do that! Some of us will-" Jiro yelled but was interrupted.

"Get sick and go through withdrawal? That's the point, shitlord!"

Kumiko was worried. She didn't know for sure what everyone had, but she was going to be very sick soon and she was certain she wasn't the only one.

"So we're supposed to do what exactly?" Minato grew frustrated at these instructions.

"Wow without brother dearest, you're pretty slow! It means, pretty boy, either continue my game and get the medications back..."

"Or suffer without them."

The warning was clear as daylight. They would have no choice but to go with his sick pleasure of killing or they'd be in serious danger.

"Well I'm off to bed, since it's pretty late! Night snookums!!"

Kumiko was standing with dread slowly filling her body. It was different for everyone but for her, if she went without her medication... it often meant the shakes, a fever, puking and even passing out.

Which, in a killing game, would be deadly.

"Kumiko?" Kaori checked up on his anxious friend.

"I'm... I'm ok."