Den of Monsters

Y2 Vol6: Unanimous Vote Exam 2

(Hiyori Shiina's POV)

Slowly but surely...my wound has been healing, it was quite light and didn't break any of my bones nor hit any nerves that may have made it fatal but it left a very unsightly mark on my back.

I at times cry because of it...not because of pain but...because i feel ashamed, how will someone even look at me like this?...would Lulu hate me because of it too?...such anxious thoughts flew often in my mind.

But i always forget them when i see Yuji...he's the single person who i believe was hit the hardest by all that happened, not because he was hurt but because he had to dirty his hands to protect us when we were all so weak.

Lulu was proud of his victory and laughed at the attacker after his death but i...was sad, Yuji's eyes were so miserable that even Lulu was blind to them.

They weren't showing anger it was just...grief, he although didn't know Finral for much was still hurt to see me and him hurt, he was afraid for us all...and for his life.

Lulu talked to him once but then gave up which...kind of saddened me, i love him with all my heart but he can be...cruel to us at times, even crueler than Ryuuen, he focuses on victory too much that he forgets the reason why we're even close to class A...

The reason is our Unity, we as a class formed a very close knit bond after Lulu took over, we fixed the issues we had, any hatred or feuds were solved thanks to Ryuuen and Lulu working together, so when he begins to discard this bond and dedicate everything to victory i sometimes fear that we won't be good friends anymore...we'll just revert back to the same tyranny that Ryuuen ruled us with long ago...

I sighed softly as i looked down to the ground inside my room...i should really get going before the exam starts.

I got up slowly and grabbed my bag as i walked to the door.

I opened the door and...

"Ah uhm...good morning Hiyori-san"

Before me stood...Ibuki!, she's been coming to visit me often to check up on my health after what happened.

"Good morning Ibuki...are you okay?" i asked as i smiled slightly at her.

She nodded with a smile as she looked over my back and scratched her cheek.

"Uh...are you okay yourself? did the aching from the scar stop?..." she asked nervously to which i nodded.

"It's slowly been going away, thank you for always being there for me" i said to which she smiled slightly and shook her head.

"It's fine really, it's the least i can do for someone who's been quite caring for me and the other girls"

I giggled slightly as Ibuki put her hand on my back lightly and i nodded at her.

We slowly made our way out of the dorm and then towards the school.

Suddenly we stopped as we saw an odd yet familiar couple standing before us.

The first of the couple was a familiar young girl with short brown hair and violet eyes and a pair of hairclips, she was quite stunning as usual.

Beside her was a familiar young man with messy brown hair short a little above his eyes which were emerald green.

That's Ayanokoji-san and Oreki!

"Houtarouuu my legs hurt pick me uuuup!" Ayanokoji-san whined as she threw herself at Oreki who sighed as he held her up slightly.

"Are these two...dating?" Ibuki muttered softly in surprise as i tilted my head.

"It seems so..." 

Ibuki then scoffed as she put her hand in her pocket.