Melody of Despair

True Gentleman

It had barely been a few hours since the seed was planted. The classmates wandered on their own, allowing themselves to walk away from the reality of their situation and learn more of their surroundings. And although the seed's been planted, Shuichi was getting completely and utterly bored.

And what is that, he hears? Clawing, scratching, metal. Of course, he had to investigate. As he'd stumbled through the gardens outside of school, nobody could ever miss the sight of the large man at the barrier, with what appeared to be rocks as he tried to force an opening.

"Gonta..?" Shuichi called out. "What are you doing..?" The tall man flinched, dropping the rocks in panic, before looking towards Shuichi with a surprised expression. "S-Shuichi! G-Gonta was.. just.. um.."

Knowing he could not lie, Gonta lowered his head as he sighed. "Gonta sorry. Gonta wanted to break the barrier.", and Shuichi tilted his head. "Why are you sorry for that..?"

"Its.. not very gentlemanly to break things." He says, turning away. Shuichi walked closer, placing his hand on Gonta's arm. "Hey, don't worry too much. You already seem like a very good gentleman."

Gonta looked up, frown on his face, and Shuichi placed his hand on his cheek comfortingly. "A true gentleman cares for the people around him, Gonta." He says, and Gonta takes a breath.
"Really..? Shuichi thinks Gonta is a True Gentleman,,?"

"The truest Gentleman there is." He says. "Though, if you ever need someone to guide you, you can always come ask me. I'll show you how to be a True Gentleman."

And he smiled. The same smile Himiko had seen, and Gonta felt his heart burn with passion. "Really..? Shuichi would do that for Gonta?"

"Of couɲse! That's what friends are for right, Gonta?"

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Shuichi needed to excuse himself to his quarters, into the bathroom as he locked the doors. He stared into the mirror, a smile forming on his face.
"We'll get out of here together, everybody!" He says as he watched his face.

He burst into laughter as he cradled his face in his hands, his nails gripping into his flesh as he pulled his head back and laughed loud. "YES! YES YES YES!~" He moaned, arms moving to rub his own shoulders as his laughter echoed in his own bathroom. "GOD! I can see it now, Kae-Darling!~ Can you taste it too!? The desperate amount of hope that runs through their veins! God, I can't wait to shatter it!"

His laughter echoed in his room.