The in and outs ( Saiouma )

Chapter 0

Shuichi's eyes fluttered open, his body was tense as he awoke up right, sore and shoved against cold metal. There was no light, no sound and he struggled to recollect who he was. Extending his hand outward he pushed on what he assumed was a wall with more force than intended, stumbling forward onto the ground below.

Looking up bewildered and confused he screamed as he saw a figure standing above him. He abruptly sat up and scooted back toward the locker he had fallen out of, closing the door in the process.

Above him stood a blonde girl, her hair had volume, framing her face. She was dressed in a dark uniform accompanied by a crimson red bow.

"Wh-who are you?! Are you with those other guys?!?" He said, mucus building up in his throat.

"What other guys?!" The girl shrieked, taking a step back defensively.

He cocked an eyebrow holding his hand up in defense. "The people who kidnapped me!"

"Kidnapped?" She uttered, now more confused.

He felt panic through out his body, sweat dripping down his face. He was terrified. "Where am I? What are you going to do to me?!" He asked, looking for answers to any of his questions.

"Hey. Hold on" She took a step forward and instinctively gripped on to his shoulders, trying to get him to speak coherently.

"whats your name?" She asked, giving a half smile. Staring into the pale boys eyes, she notice that his complexion was drained of all color and she could feel how sweaty he was through his clothing.

"..huh?" He looked to the side and brought his finger up to his chin as if he had to think about. "Ah, i'm Shuichi Saihara." Looking back towards the blonde he noticed that she had clips in her hair pining her bangs neatly to the side.

She now was looking at him with a serious expression on her face. "Im Kaede Akamatsu." Her expression lightened for a moment before shifting back to her former seriousness. "Now listen to me Shuichi...Shut up! you're not the only one who's confused right now!" She was frustrated that he had just assumed she was one of the perpetrators and more critically that he didn't have any answers either.

He looked back at her, mouth agape before apologizing for his mindlessness. He felt his face heat up in embarrassment.

She took a deep breath, retracing her steps, ready to explain the connection to how the two of them ended up here. In a school classroom, both shoved into a locker.

"I was kidnapped too, while walking my usual route to school when all of a sudden i was shoved into a car" She blurted, pausing to catch her breath. "I shouted for help but no one came to rescue me.."

Shuichi stared in awe, intentivly listening to her divulge.

She looked to the side "Everyone pretended like nothing was happening.. it made me think of how rotten the world is...and then I passed out."

She looked passed Shuichi "when I woke up.. I was in that locker."

"Same with me, do you think we were kidnapped by the same people?" He questioned

She looked to the side, biting her lip. "It seems like it.. but why me? My family not rich nor am I anyone special"

"Me neither, im just a normal guy..."  Shuichi took a deep inhale, picking at the skin around fingers. "Why would they take us to a school?"

"I wonder why.." she glanced around the room, hoping to get a clue.

"We should investigate" The navy haired boy chimed in before walking to the back of the classroom.