Catch Us If You Can [Discontinued]

Seven

"Well then, let's get class started."

Class continued as per usual, Akira and I shooting glances at each other. When class ended, we gathered our things. I grabbed my bag and was about to stand up when my textbook was placed on my desk. I look up to find Akira smiling. "Oh, yeah. Thanks, Akira." I say with a smile as I put my book in my bag. "I should be thanking you, (Y/N). You were the one who lended me your book." He said, and we walk out of the class. "Hey, (Y/N)! Over here!" Ann calls, waving me over. "Go see if Ryuji wants to go investigate the castle more. Oh, and here's my phone number and chat ID." I say, handing him a slip of paper before walking over to Ann.

"Hey, Ann. What's up?" I ask, slinging my bag over one shoulder. "(Y/N), what are you doing talking to the transfer!? He's bad news!" Ann whisper yells at me, glancing at Akira. "I hear he's got a criminal record for assault. And you lended your textbook to him! He could go after you next!" A passing student from our class says. "Ann, calm down. He's a good kid. And plus, he's already my friend. After you left, I walked here with him and Ryuji. We, uh, kinda got lost, in a, uh, castle? Heheh." I say nervously. "A castle? (Y/N), please tell me you're not on any drugs?" She says, not really believing me. "Ann, I'm not on drugs! It's true! When we got to the school, it turned into a castle, Kamoshida was apparently the king, there were guards, the students were being abused, we almost got killed, there was a cat thing named Morgana, Akira's 'Persona' came through, and then we escaped, and the police noticed us, and the school wasn't a castle anymore." I mutter what happened just loud enough so that Ann could hear me. "You almost died!?  (Y/N), You could've gotten killed!?" Ann whisper yells, and I nod. "(Y/N), do you know where this guy lives?" I nod. "He said something about the attic of Leblanc. Now that I think about it, Leblanc is right next to Lucky Cat Cafe and my apartment." I say, looking over to Ryuji and Akira talking. "Hey, Ann, I, uh, gotta go do something, kay? Talk to you later." I say, walking away to the stairs to head to the rooftop. Ryuji and Akira were close behind me.

Once on the rooftop, I hop onto a spare desk and sit criss-cross. Ryuji soon comes up and sits in a spare chair. Akira soon follows and keeps standing. "There you guys are. Sorry for calling you two up here like this." I say. "I bet Kawakami already told you stuff like 'don't get involved with him' huh?" Ryuji asked Akira. "She said you're trouble." Akira said. "Heh, we're pretty much in the same boat. We heard you got a criminal record. Everyone's talking about it." Ryuji says. "No wonder you were so gutsy. I still believe you're innocent, though." I say, putting my bag off to the side. Akira moves to lean on a desk. "What was all that that happened? You know, how we almost got killed at a castle...." Ryuji trails off and then continues. "It wasn't a dream... right? You remember it too?" He asks. "Yeah." Akira says. "I don't think I'll be able to forget that." I say, pulling out a tub of cookies out of my bag. "Hey, when did you start to get snacks?" Ryuji asks. "When my Aunt Cass started the Lucky Cat Cafe." I retort back, popping a cookie into my mouth. "Gimme one!" Ryuji whines, and I hand Ryuji and Akira both a cookie. "Well, just cause we all remember it doesn't mean much though." Ryuji states, taking a bite out of the cookie. "Well, even if it was a dream, you saved us from Kamoshida. So, yeah. Thanks, Akira." I say, smiling. "You're welcome." Akira says, smiling slightly.

"But man, that Kamoshida we saw there... You prolly don't know about it, but there are some rumors about him." Ryuji said, and I nod in agreement. "The guy we met earlier?" Akira asked, stealing another cookie. "Yeah, the ripped mophead. The asshole who was all full of himself at the castle." Ryuji said, and I grabbed  another cookie. "No one says any thing against him cause he's some medalist who took the volleyball team to nationals. The way Kamoshida was king of that castle felt crazy real cause of that... I wonder if we can go back to that castle again..." I trail off. "Ugh, forget it. Must've all been a dream! It has to be! Sorry to drag you out here like this. That's all I had to say. I feel like we're gonna get along just fine as 'troublemakers', eh, Little Miss Uniform Modifier?" Ryuji says, reffering to the time I modified a school uniform to be a rebel. Smirking, I put the cookies away and stood up. "Alright. We're gonna make a hell of a trio." I say, and I grab my bag. "See you guys later!" I say, and walk back into the building. Soon, I'm back out on the steps. I start walking in the direction of Lucky Cat Cafe. Soon, I hear footsteps behind me. Taking a glance behind me, I see Akira trying to catch up. "Hey, Akira!" I say, and wave to him. "Hey. Jesus, woman, you're fast." He says in between breaths. "Oh, sorry. I guess I gotta start slowing down a bit for you to catch up." I say with a chuckle. "Heh. Anyways, where you headed? I can walk you to your place, if you'd like." Akira says, his cheeks a bit pink. "You live in Leblanc's attic, right?" I ask, tilting my head a bit. "Yeah. It's right next to the Lucky Cat Cafe. Why do you ask?" He asks, and I smile. "Then we're neighbors! I live with my aunt in the apartment above the cafe." I say, grinning. "Oh, well, then we can walk together!" He said, and we started walking together.