BAREFACED

Chapter 79

SPLASSSHH

Your eyes quickly widen when you feel the cold water hit your face. You gasp and quickly look around you. You try to move but you can't. Your eyes widen when you realize you're tied up.

"Aw... did the water scare you awake?" A voice coos as it gets closer to you. Your eyebrows furrow as you look up to see Hanma and Kisaki.

"Where am I?" You ask. Kisaki leans back a bit and pulls off his glasses, fixing them a bit. Hanma smiles and pulls out a cigarette, lighting it.

"Isn't this place familiar to you?" Kisaki says smiling at you. You furrow your eyebrows again, looking around feeling extremely confused.

"No..." You slowly say. "Is this place supposed to be familiar?" You ask. Kisaki relaxes his eyes and puts his glasses back on. Hanma smiles at you and then takes a puff from his cigarette. "Where is Chifuyu?" You huff.

"Somewhere..." Hanma softly says.

"I was going to take you to him so that you both can be with each other... but-" Kisaki leans closer to you. "We have some unfinished business."

"Unfinished business? What are you talking about?" You question. Kisaki's eyes bore into yours. He relaxes down a little in front of you. He slowly takes your hand into his and locks his fingers with yours. He smiles a bit and leans towards your ear, whispering something into your ear.

"You created a competition that never needed to be created... So- you'll help me fix that little mistake... right?" Your eyes widen and you slowly look at Kisaki who's staring at you with a blank expression on his face. "I already started... so you will help me finish... right... rockstar?" He smiles at you. He stands up and backs away.

"Stay put... and be a good girl for me." He soothes. Your eyebrows furrow as he walks away. Anger grows in your chest. You feel heat in your face.

"HEY... KISAKI! WHERE ARE YOU GOING!" You shout. He doesn't respond and disappears out of your view. "KISAKI! HEY! WHAT DO YOU MEAN!? HEY... hey..." Your eyes relax as you stare off into the distance. You grab at the rope you're tied with and begin to yank at it. It doesn't help as you feel a pop in your wrist. You flinch in pain and droop over.

Minutes pass... each minute feeling like an eternity. You sit still as you hear the sound of wind. You slowly look around. You're at a... park? Your eyes squint as you try to take in your surroundings. 

I don't remember this place... You think to yourself. Your eyes close and you sigh, feeling helpless in the moment. 

More time passes and you begin to feel colder. Your fingers burn and your face hurts. It's cold... and the cold hurts. The water that soaked into your clothes and hair begin to freeze up. You shiver very hard feeling the sharp pain as the cold freezes your body. You feel yourself succumbing to the freezing cold.

"Yuki?" A soft voice says in the distance. Your eyes shoot open, and you look to the right of you to see a little girl. You squint your eyes a bit, trying to figure out who it was. Everything was too blurry to see.

"Yes?" You slowly say.

"What are you doing?" The girl laughs. She comes closer, her face becoming more visible. It was Hina... but a younger Hina.

"Hina?" You softly say. Hina smiles and everything around you becomes lighter, you feel warmer. 

"Hehe... I like when you call me Hina~" Hina giggles. You smile at her. Hina sits beside you and smiles at you. "I have a question... Yuuuki..." She bubbles.

"What's your question?" You ask.

"Do you know what love feels like?" She softly says to you. Your eyes slowly widen. You tilt your head a bit feeling confused.