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"his hair looks like corn-on-the-cob.." she murmured under her breath, trying so desperately to be discreet about her comment.
"huh?" the tougher-looking student turned to stare at his companion, an eyebrow raised. "what did you...
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──── ❝EPILOGUE: A NEW LIFE.❞ ────
❝ Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this! ❞
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YOU NEARLY JUMPED FOR JOY a few days later when your plan proved to be successful.
"Two students from Hope's Peak Academy arrested on accounts of extortion, sexual harassment, and assisting in the suicide of another student!"
Turning up the volume on the flat-screen, you felt Mondo stiffen beside you. When you glanced over, you almost laughed out loud.
His jaw was agape, his sharp eyes glued to the television screen. Wildly, he turned his head toward you. "This is what you were doing..!?"
You only chuckled sinisterly, cuddling closer to the boy's frame. "..Maybe."
You had it all planned out for a few days, though Chiasa was to blame for some of it. After Manabu's death, you realized that by the time Chiasa told you it was Itachi's doing all along, you had already succumbed deep into the emotional depths of revenge.
And that was when you formulated a plan.
Quite easily, you had bought an audio-recording device off of the internet and had it delivered to your house. Granted, Raiden finding out made it harder for you, but you proceeded nonetheless.
It was then you realized that actual evidence of Chiasa and Itachi's wrongdoings were needed.
The only thing you needed to do was clip the listening device onto the inside of your hoodie and carry on with your day.
You just so happened to record the incident with Aia, along with several other students' accounts of Chiasa's blackmailing.
The real cherry-on-the-top was your interaction with Itachi.
Luckily for you, the upperclassman was an incredibly big blabbermouth. All you had to do was egg him on, and he cracked open.
It was crazily easy to get him to confess on tape.
The last portion of your plan was to cut out unnecessary pieces of the audio, place it on a flash drive, and deliver it to the police without anybody knowing it was you.
In retrospect, you placed a lot of things on this plan and probably should've come up with a second one in case something went wrong..
But it all worked out.
"That's.. crazy," Mondo murmured after you relayed it all back to him, his eyes looking down at you in shock. "Also reckless! But.. I guess I shoulda' known.."
You tilted your head in confusion. "What do you mean by that?"
"You aren't very discreet," Mondo shrugged, ignoring the offended pout on your lips. "I saw you talking with that Chiasa girl a few days ago.."
"Ah," you laughed nervously, scratching at the back of your neck. "I-I guess that's fair.."
"Y/N!"
Turning your head to the noise, you were amused to find both your brothers standing in the doorway, the oldest looking furious while the youngest cried.
"Hey, we saw what you did!" Raiden stomped over, smacking the back of your head so hard that you nearly fell off the couch.
"T-That's too much!" You argued, letting out another indignant shriek when he hit your face with a pillow. "Raiden!"
Once the onslaught of pillow attacks ceased, you felt someone dive onto you. "Y-Y/N!"
"Hey Touma," you cooed, noticing how the boy sobbed into your chest. "..How ya' feeling?"
"..I-I can't-- uh.." Touma stuttered through his cries, trying to say a whole sentence before eventually giving up and screaming into your shoulder. "Unbelievably happy..!"
Quietly shushing the younger boy, you pried him off of you and pat his head. "There there, Touma."
"I'm not a baby," he managed to croak out, glancing at you with a displeased frown.
"Your face says otherwise," you chuckled, pinching his wet cheeks. With a whine of embarrassment, Touma swatted you away and returned to Raiden.
With a sigh of content, you relaxed into Mondo's arms. You felt him pull you closer to him, eliciting a warm buzz in your chest. One that you had recognized before.
In the janitor's closet. In detention. On the open road with your arms clutching closely to the boy beside you.
You suddenly contemplated it all.
Manabu.
You listened to the laughter between Raiden and Touma as they sat in the kitchen, Raiden making you all lunch while Touma watched.
I think you had it all wrong.
Glancing over to Mondo, you couldn't fight the grateful smile that appeared on your lips.
People aren't tooannoying...
Mondo found your expression, returning the gesture by placing a soft kiss on your lips. When he pulled away, you saw the tender look on his face whenever he saw at you.
