Hidden Secrets

Chapter 6 - An Unexpected Encounter?

They were completely frozen, not really expecting everything to be this serious.

As soon as the GOM entered the mall, they were greeted with gruesome sights. They all felt weak, bile rushing up their throats as they saw dead, lifeless bodies all piled up on the ground. It didn't really help them seeing blood splattered everywhere, on the floor, the walls, all oozing out from the corpses on the cold, marbled tiles. Regret and fear shook them down to their cores.

They wanted to go back, really. Back outside where it was safe and sound, pretending that nothing ever happened today. Yet, there was one thing preventing them to do so. The small phantom was still not with them.

They cursed at their given situation. While the small tealette was up there, probably powerless, alone and shaking in fear, here they were here, hiding, cowering behind a random store's counter.

"He's still moving" the red head said. Out of everyone, he was probably the one who was still calm and collected.

All heads turned to look at the small, red device. It was true that Kuroko was still moving, running? They watched as the red arrow moving so quickly around the upper floor. How can he run so fast? Everyone thought, staring at their captain's phone in disbelief.

"The tracker is probably broken" said Midorima as he shakily pushed his glasses up.

"If Kurokocchi can move then why can't he just leave that floor? He also has his low presence. I can't understand why he is still up the-"

"Be quiet!" Akashi silently interrupted. The others immediately shut up, looking at what the red head was staring at. All of them peeked from the small counter, listening to voices nearing them.

A few seconds later, a group of armored men, clad in black uniforms appeared across the store.

'Sir, all bombs has been deactivated!' They heard the man, probably the leader of the troops, said. A hand placed itself against his ear as if talking to someone, this sir he was talking about was probably the group's headmaster.

They waited for awhile before hearing an 'understood' from the man. After that, he immediately started barking out orders before ascending up the stairs.

Meanwhile the rainbow haired group was surprised. 'There were even bombs involved?!'

The silence was almost suffocating once they realized what mess they had gotten themselves involved with. That was, until the red head spoke.

"We'll follow them" he casually said, already standing up.

All of them gaped at their captain like he had grown a second head.

"A-are you crazy, Akashi!? Do you want us to d-die up there?!" Midorima exclaimed.

"And do nothing while Tetsuya,the weakest one to defend himself among us, is still up there!?" The red head angrily shouted, already walking towards the flight of stairs, before he momentarily stopped to whisper.

'I won't force you all. I just know that I need to save Tetsuya.'

All of them groaned, before reluctantly following their captain.

---On the 3rd floor---

"Is he in there?!" Aomine shouted in the midst of the loud, ongoing battle. The group was once again hiding behind a counter, straining their eyes if they could spot the tealette.

"Are you even sure he's there!?"

The red head nodded, looking up from his phone. The arrow was pointing towards the fight. They simultaneously curse. Their heart was beating so fast, adrenaline coursing through their veins, ready to run and fight if needed.