Den of Monsters: 3rd Year [On Pause]

Y3 Vol 3: Closet Lunatics

(Oreki Houtarou's POV)

Murphy's 13th law states 'The Light at the end of the tunnel is only the light of an oncoming train.' This law quite terribly contradicts with the very belief that a certain girl i know has.

Iroha's expulsion although shocking at first, was quite expected. Her existence among us was very...Odd, i valued her as a friend, yes but i always kept in mind as i always do when rarely making connection that: All people come and go.

And Iroha was no exception, what comes as another painful factor to this all though is the return of Hina's anger and slight melancholy, it was only very recently she stopped sleeping like a terrified cat.

She no longer had to keep up the fetal position nor cover her ears, she may say it's because of me but i know that she slowly but surely built up her own confidence in the world.

She's prideful and egotistical at times but she's also...Human. She will cry when needed and will get angry when needed.

But as she is now, she won't be able to calm down the other group of angry individuals within our class and club...

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"Aghhh!!! i am pissed off!!"

"I noticed but calm down, i don't want this quick elevator ride to turn into the sequel to Final Destination" I scolded Hina as me and her stood beside one another inside the dorms elevator waiting to go down.

"I don't get how you can be so calm even after our friend got expelled! Did you hate Iroha or something?!" Hina abruptly asked causing me to sigh.

She's just blabbering now...Or i guess she has been for the past two weeks since Iroha left.

"I don't, i barely hate anybody in this school to be honest"

Hina stayed silent at my words as i pressed on the ground floor button and we began going down, she was constantly tapping her feet in frustration.

I sighed to my self before tapping her shoulder on the other side causing her to turn her towards my hand before i quickly slipped it away.

"Huh?" she questioned in confusion before looking at me.

"What are you doing, stupid sloth?!" she asked in anger as she frowned at me and i smirked slightly before grabbing her face by the chin and kissing her.

We stayed kissing for a seemingly brief moment before the door of the elevator opened and i let go of her.

The moment i turned to the front i froze up.

"Ah..."

In front of me was a girl with long flowing white hair, she had golden yellow eyes and a somewhat apathetic yet stern expression on her face, she held her bag on her shoulder and was staring silently at me and Hina.

"Uhm...H-Hey, Kouhai!" Hina said nervously as the girl sighed to herself.

"And here i thought this school wasn't so filled with savage individuals, can't you keep your lust for each other for when you're hidden away?" she asked and me and Hina put our heads down.

The girl then stepped forward as she leaned close to Hina's face who leaned back awkwardly, the girl rubbed her chin in thought before looking up.

"I think i remember you from somewhere..." she muttered to which Hina chuckled awkwardly.

"Ahah maybe from the talent show?..."

"Right...Hina Ayanokoji, you're the masterpiece's sister"