Mid-Knights

Episode 10: Who is Yasuo Soma?

Mitsuki sighs laying on her bed staring up at her ceiling. She glances at her phone, 'Technically he said we just had to stay away from each other, he never said anything about texting.' She sits up with a deep sigh, 'No... I know what he wants, and I don't want Yasuo getting hurt....' She continues thinking to herself fiddling with her phone a bit, 'Why do I feel so bad anyways? It's just a stupid crush, bound to fade anyways.'

Suddenly a message pops up on her phone 'HEYYYYYY! MISTUKI! IT'S IZUMO!!!!! I JUST GOT MY PHONE BACK FROM MY STUPID MOM! UGH SHE'S ANNOYING!"

Meanwhile, Byakuya continues his conversation on the phone "So what's the deal?"

"Soo I was able to precur his file from the schools main office...and it says here that's he's from the winter north...but here's the strange part, The school doesn't even know what he is? Or where up north he actually comes from?.....Its as if he just appeared one day and the schools board ignored it"

Mitsuki texts back, 'Hey Izumo, what's going on?'
'LET'S GO OUT! I WANNA DO SOMETHING!! HOW ABOUT THE MOVIES??'
'I don't really feel like going out.. sorry Izumo'
'COME ON, YOU NEED SOMETHING TO EASE YOUR MIND. TRUST ME, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT.'
'Hm... okay, I know you'll just come get me anyways lol.'
'YOU KNOW IT! HURRY UP AND GET READY, I'LL BE THERE IN 10!'

Byakuya thinks on it "come to think of it....He claims he's from the north but.....he has blonde hair the northern colonies only condone brunette hair...blonde hair is more toward the West....and his scent it's not like any monster I've ever know....and I've met almost all of them....what could he be?"

"No....The real question is...who is this Yasuo Soma if that's even his real name .." Uryu adds

Mistuki gets up and though hesitant, gets ready. Just as she finishes Izumo appears in her room. "You know Byakuya hates you using magic in the house." She says turning towards her friend.

Izumo shrugs, "Well theres a lot of things Byakuya doesn't like and if we listened to all of them we would never have any fun." She looks Mitsuki up and down, "Uh-huh, no way you're going out like that, we've gotta make you look h-o-t HOT!"

Mitsuki groans, "I don't want to get all dressed up, I barely want to go out in the first place remember?"

"That's exactly why you have to get dressed up, we're gonna go out, check some guys out, and turn that frown upside down!" Izumo exclaims as she begins digging through Mitsuki's closet.

Suddenly a knock is heard from her door "Hey..Mitsuki, Can we talk?" He questions

Meanwhile, Back at the school Yasuo sighs as he puts away some of the utensils used to make the cafeteria food "So...is this your way of getting on everyone's good side? Doing community service?" A sleek voice speaks up to him

Yasuo turns around and frowns "ah, it's you....I always volunteer to help out, community service is a good way to ensure graduation....."

"Don't play coy with me....I know what your game is. You're playing the innocent bystander.....Nobody knows what you are and nobody knows where you came from I don't know what you did to make the board ignore your attendance but you're not fooling me..." Uryu pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

Mitsuki opens her door facing Byakuya, she sighs, "Yes brother?" she says clearly not in the mood to talk.

Byakuya nods putting his palm on her forehead "I'm willing to overlook you and the kid being friends...." he informs her leading on to something suspiciously.

Mitsuki looks at him wide-eyed, very confused, "That's... not like you." She says reaching up to feel his forehead, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I just think your getting older, and old enough to make your own decisions I can't be your parent all the time" Byakuya removes his hand from her forehead removing the mark he placed to track her "But there's a catch to this.... a game we'll call it a game"

"Uh..." Mitsuki looks at him a bit unsure "what kind of game?"

"If you can find out 100% what kind of monster he is and where he really comes from.....I'll let you be friends with him and I'll never interfere" Byakuya informs her "all you need to do is find out what kind of monster he truly is? And where he hails from? You think you can do that and as soon as you can tell me those two things...I'll let you two be friends"

"Hmm..." Mitsuki thinks about it for a minute, "I can do that but Nii-san, why does that matter?"

"Maybe he's monster rascist." Izumo intervenes from over her shoulder.

"Oh look Izumo adding irrelevant information..again" Byakuya rolls his eyes and nods "if he's a monster that has nobility then he gains my respect but if he's a lower class goblin in disguise well that's all on you besides....don't tell me you haven't wondered what he really is?"

"Now that you mention it." Mitsuki thinks to herself, "His smell is... unique." She smiles and then shakes her head, her face getting slightly red from embarrassment. "Anyways Izumo, didnt you uh want to go watch a movie?"

Izumo smiles with a childish gleam "You KNOW IT!!!" She grabs Mitsuki's arm and drags her out of the house

Byakuya chuckles moving toward his Studies, Shiro following closely behind with a plater of tea and food "Master Byakuya....what are you planning?"

"What are you talking about Shiro?" Byakuya questions entering his studies with Shiro as the loyal butler puts the platter down on a table and sits across from him

"Your hatred for this Yasuo person is notable but yet your allowing Mitsuki-sama to be friends with him? Why if I may ask?" Shiro asks respectively

"Shiro...everything I do has a good reason, don't worry everything will turn out okay I promise you, come Shiro you stress too much drink and eat with me" Byakuya Invites him kindly taking a sip of warm sweet tea

Meanwhile, Uryu crosses his arms "Tell me.....what are you?" He questions seriously, as Black magic wraps around him prepped for an attack "there is nobody within the school grounds, they trust you enough to stay within alone....but They won't notice if you've disappeared"

Yasuo stares at Uryu casually, "My background is none of your concern, but if you won't back down." He pulls out a collapsible bow and arrows from his backpack, "I guess I have no choice." He shoots three arrows quickly at Uryu who's magic quickly deflects them, making them disperse as they hit the ground.

"Well that was pretty boring. I thought you'd have more fight in you after the way you spoke to Byakuya." Uryu shrugs "I guess you're all bark and no bite." He says as he waves his hands and two figures emerge from the black magic aura heading towards Yasuo.

Yasuo just smirks as he easily dodges lunges from both figures and quickly appears behind Uryu shooting him in the back with three arrows that begin to drain his magic.

"Tch... how did you..." Uryu says his eyebrow twitching in annoyance as it becomes harder to move.

"That's none of your concern." Yasuo says as he prepares to send one more arrow aiming directly at Uryu's head

"...You.....What are you?" Uryu questions struggling to speak as the arrows begin sucking away at his life force as well draining him of his energy

"Me.......don't worry, you won't need to know that now that you'll be gone.." Yasuo says calmly releasing the bowstring and the arrow shoots like a rocket

A large piercing sound echoes, along with the drop and splash of heavy liquid

"Goodbye...."