Our Diabolik Journey: Beyond Forever [Book 2]

Chapter 03: "Don't Play With Food!" He Said...

*Ichigo's POV*

'Are you awake yet?'

I heard Shu speak to me through the bond. I'm betting that Ayumi, Sakura, and even Emiko had forgotten that we can communicate with our 'mates' telepathically. I've been speaking to Shu after I woke up when we first got here earlier. We returned to the room we woke up in, and as soon as I flopped myself onto the bed, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

The next day, or should I say evening, I was still sleeping, and for that, I am glad.

'I wasn't before, but looks like I've got no choice but to wake up now.' I replied.

'I'll take that as a 'yes' then, Strawberry Shortcake. I'm just making sure that you're alright, and that nobody is doing anything to you while you're asleep because if they did, I'll kill them myself when I get to you.'

'Aww, you're so adorable when you go all defensive like that~' I smiled softly. 'One of the many qualities I love about you, my darling Couch Potato.'

I thought I was hearing things when I heard him smirk. 'You're calling me 'darling' now, huh? You must really love me, though I can't say that I don't feel the same way of course. I guess I'll have to put a ring on that soon. Don't want any of those bastards to take you from me.'

'I mean, they technically did-'

'Not the point.'

I fell off the bed with a thud. 'Ouch, damnit!' I picked up a pillow that was beside me on the floor and stood up, facing Ayumi, Yui, and Emiko with a murderous glare. "Who the fuck decided to hit me with this soft weapon and wake me up? If you own up now, I'll make sure your death will be as slowly and less painful as possible."

'What happened? Did one of those cold blooded bastards hurt you?'

'No, I'm fine. One of the girls had hit me with a pillow and made me literally roll out of bed. I'm pretty sure it was Ayumi who did that. Sakura isn't in the room, so it definitely wasn't her, and Yui and Emiko look too innocent to do something like that.'

Emiko raised her hand high up and had a closed-eye smile on her face as if she were innocent. "Guilty as charged, Ichigo! Well, technically, it was Sakura's idea because she told us to wake you up by any means necessary - her words, not ours."

"She said to grab you because dinner is ready." Yui told me.

I stared at her with a deadpan look on my face. "I'll spare you Emiko. For now. Sakura, however, will suffer my wrath after dinner. Now, let's move, move, move! Food is calling our name, girls!" I ran out of the room ahead of them heading towards the dining room where I could literally smell some delicious food.

"I'm surprised she didn't jump on your back this time Ayumi." I heard Yui say behind me.

"I'm not." Ayumi chuckled. "The only time that lazy idiot actually moves this fast is when she smells food. She even leaves Shu to nap alone just to get to the dining room before everyone else. It's as if food itself is a magnet, and Ichigo is the metal that gets attached to it."

"I smell potato!~" I sang loudly.

"Aw, what the hell, man?!"

"Hey! Give me that back, dude! I totally called that one, you big jerk!"

"Yeah? Well, you don't get to have the last fried shrimp all to yourself, okay? You've already slammed your way through, like, half of them. Selfish little asshole."