Gentleman of the Apocalypse

Lustful Desire

"Perci! Are you ok?!" I ran towards his body laying over the broken bookshelves.

"Y-yeah. I was just shocked, that's all," Perci said.

"Are you sure?"

"Just give me a moment to stand up."

After a minute of waiting, I started to get a little worried.

"Hey, are you sure you didn't break any bones?"

"Nope. Do you mind pulling me up?"

I pulled Perci up and it seemed he was able to stand on his own two feet.

"Kenji is strong....Wolfis was nothing compared to him."

"Of course. He was the one who protected me from him, after all. Are you hurt?"

"Only a little...most importantly, you should go find Agnes. She's the one who really needs help right now."

"That's right...but what will you do?"

"I'll plan for tomorrow's fight. So just focus on Agnes right now."

"I'll be back!"

I ran out and decided to look for Agnes.

"Agnes!"

Where the hell is she?!

I've skimmed through most of the stalls, but where could she possibly be at this time?

Looking up, I took notice of a sign leading to the restrooms.

"She has to be here!"

I entered the women's restrooms and heard a faint cry.

"Agnes! I'm here for you!"

"Huh?"

The sound came from the farthest stall of the restroom. As expected, it was occupied.

I placed my back on the door.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean for it to be this way," I said, biting my lip. "I should have told you why I broke up with him. Kenji's a dangerous man, so I should've tried harder to stop you from pursuing him."

"This would have never happened if you hadn't taken him away from me..."

"I really didn't know! You never told me you liked him!"

"I....guess that's true. I'm an idiot, huh...."

"T-that's not true! It's not easy to tell people about someone you like. So it's not your fault!"

An air of silence filled the room for a moment.

"All this time, I hated you for stealing my crush. I couldn't get myself to be friends with you anymore. It was too irrational. My emotions got in the way of my reasoning. You didn't mean to, but I could never get rid of the jealousy and anger inside my heart."

"It's fine, I don't mind. You're still my....best friend," I held onto the door and started crying.

"I...don't like Kenji anymore. It was stupid of me," Agnes said. "After what he did earlier, I could never imagine being with him for the rest of my life."

Agnes opened the door and hugged me tightly. She wasn't wearing her glasses.

"Ori!"

"A-Agnes..."

I hugged her back and closed my eyes.

"We're going to be alright," I said. "You'll find someone else eventually. Someone better than Kenji."