COTE: The eyes of a Lucifer

Volume 2: Prologue.

Even if it meant I had to sacrifice it all, I knew that I may regret it. I hadn't stopped for a moment where thinking and morals came into my train of thought.

I apologised in my heart and mind, I knew what  I was doing and yet nothing was going to stop me from reaching my goals.

I had it all planned out, I had it all imagined but when it came to doing it I was sad. I felt my heart playing games on me and telling me not to. Even more saddened by the fact that I was doing it to someone I found myself trusting.

I didn't want to do it but I was forced to, my mind forced me to since it was logical. I hadn't stopped thinking about it, my heart was screaming at me not to do it.

However, I couldn't be feeling regret forever; one day I will fight through that feeling and maybe then I will see that I didn't do anything wrong.

I just had to apologise, I don't mean to do it this way but I was forced to. This opportunity didn't come by so easily.

"Trust..." I thought before turning to my side.

That wasn't my intention to betray it, but I did. I'm glad I am your friend or at least, I see you as a friend compared to everyone else.

"We are friends aren't we? Really friends?" I mumbled as I closed my eyes.

He was the one I could really call a friend, ever since I interacted with him at the bus. Until now, the boy who didn't search for anything within me; I couldn't help but be pleased that he respected me so much.

I apologised for now, I had to go to sleep; I was very tired.
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It has been a week since the end of the midterms, we were all in a grace period. The class was paying attention to the teacher and the atmosphere now resembled more of a studious and diligent one. A complete contrast from what I have seen in the first month.

It was all peaceful, I even got acquainted with other people during this time. A new addition to my contacts list came in the form of an Otaku, a new term I learned from the man himself: Sotomura Hideo.

I was interested in him, all because of his knowledge towards a topic I had previously alluded to. He gave me numerous recommendations to Anime and manga that I missed out on. Of course, lying to him was easy, but the questions he asked me constantly revolved on how I was lacking in the field of media.

I didn't know that a humanoid looking alien with spiky hair and a power gauge system fighting people for fun tickled peoples fancy. Nor did I know that short one and a half minute segments of animation and music would get people so amped.

Although, I do have to thank the professor; his nickname was the professor and I came to understand why. Either way, my new acquaintance was surely an interesting one; he seemed to be fun to hang around.

"Yo! Ayanokouji!" My name was called and I turned around.

"Hello Ike." I greeted him and he stood there with a smile before he walked alongside me.

"Man you should study more you know,even I got
more than you in the last test." He spoke up with an arrogant and boastful voice.

In his eyes that was the truth, I did get 58 percent on the midterm test because I wanted to halt rising suspicions of Horikita. Ike did end up achieving a higher mark as a result at 60 percent.

Although I didn't reveal myself as the person who actually ended up helping them, I wasn't just going to stand by and let his words fly.

So I decided to tease him, a thing that Kamuro and Shiranami seemed to excel at and I decided to use their approach on the matter.