Game Gyaru

Chapter 105: Cat and Mouse

The pair both turned their attention to the door leading into their classroom. It was where the source of the voice had come from. They didn't see anyone they recognized, but someone most certainly had been hiding there as they saw a faint glimpse of a person running. Their footsteps audibly echoing along the hallways as they rushed off.

"We were watched?" Ino spoke in a panic. "Quick, we can't let them escape." She ran off towards the door first. Which allowed Hakuta a front row seat to seeing her somehow ram half her body into the door frame instead of going through the door like a normal person. She hit it hard with a loud thud and fell down to the ground with an equally loud sound.

"Are you okay?" He ran up to her and helped the girl get back onto her feet.

"Apologies, I'm not wearing my glasses." She explained the reason for what had just occurred. "If I'm walking, I can survive. But moving too quick means I can't process the images well enough."

"Here, give me the keys." He put out his hand. "I'll run down quickly and lock the door. It's the only way out since the gates are closed right now."

"Use the exit over there." She pointed in the opposite direction where they saw the figure run off to. "It's quicker that way, so you'll probably beat them down there. Just need a key to unlock the door." Ino then pointed to the correct key in his hand to use for it. He simply nodded his head and followed her directions as the boy quickly ran out of the classroom.

As she had said, he unlocked the door to exit door for staff and rushed through as quickly as he could. Hakuta found himself outside immediately, just off to the side of the school where he ran fast towards the door. The boy quickly looked out of it to see if he had been too late, but didn't see any sign of the person out in the world.

While this didn't indicate whether or not he made it in time, he still made sure to lock the door just in case. Hakuta prepared to head back to where Ino was left at when he noticed something far into the distance. He caught a glimpse of a person standing at the front door before they quickly left his sight be heading into the school once again.

It was clear this wasn't Ino, but while he wasn't able to get a good look at them. The boy was able to determine they had bright red hair. Something about it appeared familiar, but who was it? He thought for a moment if he knew someone with red hair, but quickly brushed those thoughts off. Not that they weren't important, but he knew that with them now trapped inside the school. He would be finding out the truth sooner or later.

Now that he had realized the masked gamer was Ino, Hakuta was able to simply use his phone and contact her through it for quicker communication. As he looked at his contact listing of hers, which was given to the boy shortly after their beach trip, he couldn't help but continue to feel the shock of the truth about her and the masked gamer.

This current situation they found themselves thrust into without warning prevent Hakuta from being able to properly process his emotions. Of all people, it was truly her? The boy normally would not be able to believe such an insane thought, yet here he was and even now he was trapped in a cycle of not understanding.

The worst part of this all was that he was not the only one to now have learned the truth to the masked gamer's identity. Whoever had followed them into the school and eavesdropped on their conversation had also figured things out. Now they were trapped here in fear wondering what this person would do with this information. As well as who exactly this person was.

The boy figured out a game plan with her as talked on the phone. She would keep an eye on the stairs while he quickly checked every room on the first floor. This was where they began, but unless there was another hidden area in the school. It was likely this would be where the intruder was hiding around.