Lui pov: "I'm going to see Mumei-chan!" I told everyone.
"Not yet, Lui!" Laplus cried
"Why are you keeping us all here?" Iroha asked
"Well, you see, I think Holox isn't a good name for a group; we need recognition!" Laplus said
"Ehhh, but I've never thought that Holox was that bad; it has a ring to it," Chloe said.
"Why do we need brand recognition?" Koyori asked
"We want to take over the world!" Laplus said
"Was that always our goal? I thought we just did petty pranks and shit," Koyori said.
"Well, Koyori, for your information, none of you listen to my plans," Laplus said.
"Well, they usually stink, I hearsay," Iroha said.
"You are so hot when you talk like a samurai." Koyori said
"Wait, what?" we all said in unison.
"Just admit you love Iroha!" Chloe shouted
"No!!!!" Koyori hissed
"I think you are cute," Iroha said.
"Really?" Koyori happily said
"Yup," Iroha said.
"WellitsnotlikeIloveyou!" Koyori said
"You spoke so fast..." I sighed
"She is really good at that," Chloe said.
"I admire that about her," Iroha said.
"Stopbeingsocutemyheartcan'ttakeit!" She said
"It's great how much you care for Iroha," I said.
"I don't care about her!" Koyori shouted
"Can you four focus?" Laplus asked
"I guess..." the four of us said in unison.
"So how are we rebranding?" Laplus asked
"We aren't..." I said
"Why not? We don't have name recognition!" Laplus yelled
"We are a secret society." Koyori pointed out
"For the first time, the brains said something smart!" Iroha said
"You are so lucky, I love you." Koyori said
"What was that?" I slyly asked
"I said she's so lucky she's a good friend!" Koyori yelled
"I didn't hear that," Chloe said.
"Okay, can we stop this so I can see my sister?" I asked
"No, Lui," Laplus said.
"What the hell, why can't I see her? Mumei's tracker went offline like fifteen minutes ago; I wasn't so worried about that, but Reine and Subaru's are also offline now, and Kiara's is the only one left," I said.
"She's probably fine, but you won't be." Koyori said
"What did you just say, Koyori?" I asked
"Oh, I just said I hope Mumei-senpai is okay!" She laughed
"Laplus, can't you tell Lui is worried about her family? Can't you just let her go for like ten minutes?" Chloe asked
"No," Laplus said.
"Okay, that is kind of ill-mannered. Remember how you are trying to be nice?" Iroha said
"Yes, we are bonding, and we can't bond if you aren't here," Laplus said.
"Imagine actually being here," Koyori said.
"Wait," I suddenly said.
I swatted at Koyori and noticed quickly that she was a hologram.
"When did you step out!?" Chloe yelled
"A little bit earlier, you see, I've decided that even though we've all made amends and are like a family now, I'm still going to destroy Holox and all of you, so the room you are all in will explode in five minutes," Koyori said.
"Blowing up this room will destroy the whole base!" Laplus yelled
"Correct!" Koyori laughed suddenly, and her hologram made a sour expression.
"What is wrong?" Chloe asked
"I started the internal lockout before I left, so now I'm stuck here too." Koyori said it in horror.
"You are an idiot," Laplus said.
"No, I'm the brains!" Koyori yelled
"You are lucky you are cute, or I'd slice you up." Iroha said
"Can you do me a favor and disarm the bomb while I disarm the lockout chip?" She asked
"Sure, but how?" I asked
"I'm not going to say!" Koyori scoffed
"Darling, please tell me!" Iroha said
"Fine..." Koyori sighed
She went into great detail about how to defuse the bomb. I couldn't trust the others with this task, so I did it myself, cutting the wire she told me to cut.
"Now you have to insert a six-digit code; it is 66666." Koyori said
"That is a horrible code," Laplus said.
"No one is going to try six sixes immediately, Laplus." Koyori said
"I accept that, but why six of them?" I asked
"Six sixes is an interesting combination, and like we just established, no one inserts that," Koyori said.
"I would have put two sixty-nine," Iroha said.
"God...I want to sixty-nine you" Koyori said
"Get your mind out of the damn gutter..." I sighed
"Wait, you heard nothing," Koyori said.
"We heard it all," Chloe said.
"Shut up!" Koyori said
I inserted the code, and there was a beep.
"Okay, now we have ten more minutes, so trust me, throw the bomb at the wall." Koyori said
"No why the hell?" I asked
Iroha just sighed and picked it up, chucking it at the wall, and it shattered.
"Why did you trust her?" Laplus asked
"She realized if the bomb blows up, I'll get caught up in it and she can't escape to grab her teleporter and get us both out," Iroha said.
"That makes sense," Chloe said.
"It is true love," I giggled.
"I'll kill all of you!" Koyori yelled
"No, you aren't." Laplus said taken aback this
I cleared my throat and began to speak: "But Koyori, if you kill us, Iroha will be sad!" I said
Koyori thought about it for a second and sighed, "You are playing me, but it worked." She told us
I smirked and laughed at her. She finally unlocked the door and immediately ran into the room. Laplus was about to slap Koyori, but I stopped her.
She ran up to Iroha and hugged her all of a sudden.
"Let's leave those two alone." Chloe said
The three of us left, and as soon as Laplus looked away for a second, I grabbed Chloe by the hand and ran away from her.
"Where are we going!?" Chloe asked me
"I'm going to see Mumei-chan!" I said
"Come on, Laplus will be sad!" Chloe said
"Please, it'll only be for a minute," I said.
"No, the five of us will go together," Laplus told me.
I smiled as I realized she understood what I wanted. It was time for us to go.
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Love Far Beyond the Ashes
ActionCalli and Kiara have been separated once again after finally rekindling their flame of love. The two want to reunite with one another by all means necessary and will do anything to achieve that, no matter how hard it may be. They won't let anything...
