Dealing With Cell 13

Chapter Five

I watched, in my usual shy way, as the prison guard, who at first glance I thought was a girl, addressed the topic of Shi-Sho's compilation, asking what tonner she used.
"I don't do toner."

The guard hummed, placing a polished hand on his cheek. So, I guess he was going to be our quote on quote 'history teacher.' Oh boy, he looked intimidating.
"Take your seat ladies, we have a lot of material to cover today."

The dank room was ironically filled with desks, maps and prison cell pictures while the room itself looked like a worn out storage area with an old fashioned, dirty chalkboard and rusting windows.
"Charming," Shi-Sho observed, taking her seat in the front row.

The 'class' was pretty uneventful and focused on anything but history. Instead, we spent the hour listening to the prison guard, better known as Kiji Mitsuba, go on about how amazing his building was, occasionally running his hand along his cheek. I ended up learning nothing when we left, trekking down the hallway of building 13.

"When does english start?"
Shi-Sho pulled out the schedule, giving it a once over before turning to look at Mishaa. "Hour. But right now we have to check in with Hajime."

Hajime was currently situated in the break room, doing nothing but preparing himself mentally for his visit with the warden. Papers piled high up on his left and a computer sat comfortably on his lap, decorated with files on the inmates on cell 5.

Dono; a repeat offender and petty robber. He was known for hiding all the money he stole so when cough, no one would ever be able to find it. He was a class A hider, in other words. Nothing was found unless he wanted it to be.

Mizu; shot a man execution style, but other than trespassing, that was it. His file was the most perplexing from them all mainly due to the fact that he went from trespassing to one time killer in the blink of an eye. Funny how his aim was so spot on, though.

Ludo; an american offender who dealt with drug deals and was a professional trader at the black market. He was found out to have a split personality and both often fought over control resulting in Ludo to have moments where his body overload in speed, aiding him in prison break outs.

Hajime sighed, rubbing his forehead. Not only did cell 13 give him stomach pains, but now cell 5 was acting up. The warden had requested to meet with Hajime, ordering him to check up on the files of those inmates and report his finding to her as soon as possible. He couldn't help but wonder why, it wasn't like cell 5 had ever been an interest before.

A knock echoed from the sleek blue door.
"Come on."

Shi-Sho was the first to enter, leaning against the wall facing the gorilla of a prison guard. "You wanted to see us, sir."

The rest of us piled in after her, watching Hajime dig though a few papers before finally handing the tall chinese a rather long list explaining in great detail on what the four would have to endure while Hajime was away.
"I have a meeting with the warden so you four will have to complete these on your own." 

Shi-Sho nodded, but internally she wanted to scream bloody murder. Chewing on her inner cheek, she glanced over the list once more. The chores consisted of all four girls escorting cell 13 to the medical bay for Niko's pills and afterwards, escorting them out to the courtyard for some exercise.
"Understood?"

Shi-Sho nodded, handing the paper off to me so that the rest of us would read it over. Hajime gathered his things, dissapearing down the hallway soon after handing us cell 13's key, leaving us to wallow in self pity.

Mia grasped her chest, feeling her cheeks turn a shade of popsicle red. As much as she wanted to help, the mere thoughts of Rock breathing down her neck sent unwelcomed shivered down her spin. He was so freaking big and she- she could be the equivalent of a mouse if curled up in a ball.
What if he crushes me?! Her inner mind screamed, sending waves of panic though her body.

Shi-Sho rested her strong hand on Mia's shoulder, rubbing the stress away as best she could. "Don't worry."

"Easy for you to say," Mia shot back with a pout, her bun already coming undone in the heat of the moment. Shi-Sho patted her staticy hair down, humming. "We better get going."

The walk there was uneventful to say the least, and upon our arrival at the door we all just froze, watching the metal door as if expecting it to morph into a large monster.

"We won't get anything done standing around," Shi-Sho finally spoke up, stuffing the key into the lock, swinging the door wide open. She intended on ignoring everything around her, tuning out sound and noise at once. No such luck.

Just as she was about to drag her friends in with her, she felt a body hit into her own, causing her to stagger back a bit. Surprised, and pissed off beyond belief, she turned her head to see the green inmate wrap his arms around her midsection in a childish hug. She suppressed a growl itching to escape.
"Let go," her smooth voice oozed out, hanging on the hinges of her lips.

"Your back," Niko laughed, acting as if Shi-Sho had yet to speak.

Suddenly, a loud boom was heard. I swiveled around on my heels, and to my absolute horror, I saw Jyugo slam the cell door shut, leaning against the cool wall.

"Looks like you girls lost your way." His voice sounded ragged to me, like sandpaper, and that mixture of a smirk and frown always gave me the creeps.

Mia griped the paper, standing extremely close to me, trying to avoid making eye contact. "We j-just came to take you to the medical bay-"
"-and to escort you to the courtyard for exercise," I concluded, felling a jolt when Uno rested his hands on my shoulders.

"That so," he teased and I could practically hear the grin on his lips. Even Mishaa felt her body tense when Rock got to close to her, asking when the next meal would be served.

Finally, Shi-Sho had enough. She peeled Niko off of her person, holding him still via his head while he just laughed. She sent a murderous glance at the other inmates and immediately got them to line up in a straight line.
"Good."

Shi-Sho handed Niko off to Mia and me while taking Rock and Uno, holding both their arms behind their bodies.

"So you like it rough," Uno said, winking.
Shi-Sho ignored the leucurus comment, giving Mia, Mishaa and me her full attention. "Mishaa will take Jyugo, Mia and Vi have Niko. Now move, I don't plan on being late for English."