Rotten Apples

Chapter 6: The Mimosa

The dust settled. Qwitz looked at where Takizawa was when Binky summoned her kagune.

"Holy hell! Binky! That was amazing! Binky?" She called out. She turned around to find Binky asleep.

"Thank goodness we're safe.." She sighed. She signalled Pink that they had confrontation using her telepathic communication. A rare skill among ghouls that can be learned to some extent. Pink was there in a few minutes.

"What happened?" She asked.

"We ran into T-Owl." She said. Pink made a sigh of relief.

"Thank god you're okay. Let's get you guys back. Also, what about you? You don't like to use your Kagune."

"If it wasn't for her I would be toast." Qwitz said.

"She released her kagune?!"

"Yeah. 6 tails so far, Bikaku by the way I saw it."

"Wow. We need bikakus." Pink said. Qwitz smiled.

"I'm gonna take a nappy with her now, le Child is tired." She said.

"What about getting home?" Pink asked.

"Tomorrow.." She said and drifted off. Pink chuckled and left. Her braid grew longer. And had a strand of pale white.

The morning came. It was a bright and beautiful day. The autumn breeze was in the air. Elsa Maria is tying her hair up in a ponytail. She puts on casual clothes. She's heading off for college. She puts on a scarf for added aesthetics and Lennon sunglasses. She's wearing a knitted sweater and a pair of tight jeans, with a pair of black high platform heels. She meets so many familiar faces that she doesn't know. She reaches the train station. The entire Harmony squad is there. Pink, Qwitz, Flame, Binky, The Actors, Zyper, Arch, Scimta, Martras, Wolfy and Kazama.

"Where's Attila?" She asked. Everyone looked in different directions and Zyper spoke up.

"She died."

Elsa Maria took off her glasses. Her heavy duffle bag almost fell off her shoulder and her suitcase flopped to the ground.

"You mean he." Flame corrected.

"Yeah.." Zyper said and wiped his eyes. Suddenly, they heard footsteps and loud yelling.

"GUYS WAIT, ELSA DON'T GO I'M SORRY I'M THIS LATE!!" Attila yelled. Everyone looked at him in shock.

"You guys might be wondering: 'Didn't he like die?'. Well the short answer to that is: I guess. I passed out and woke up on the roof of the Tokyo Mall! I have no idea how it happened but it did! So back in business!" He said and everyone rushed over to hug him. Except for the guys. They felt weird.

"Also guys, could you address me as a she? It'd make me comfortable." She said. The train arrived.

"I'll be going guys. See you in winter!" She waved and everyone waved back. 

"You know what you have to do." Pink whispered to Kazama as the train left. He sprung after the train like a shadow. Pink looked over all the Harmony members. They were all so happy. She smiled back at them. A gust of wind came. It flung Pink's braid forward. She put her hair behind her ear and watched the train disappear in the horizon. It was noon. The sun was shining, yet the autumn cold nullified it's power. Pink is walking down a street. She looks into a coffee shop. She wonders to herself.

"What a great gift... To be human..."

She continues her path. Her coat is long and black with a fluffy hood. She's walking past people. Every face she sees leads her closer to someone. She sees a shadow. It reminds her of Elsa Maria. How her tragic past lead her to take up the name "Shadow Witch". But then she hears a rumble. Panicked citizens run around as she looks around to see what's happening. She pushes herself through the thick crowd and suddenly sees it. A ghoul with a massive tail. It had metallic texture, and razor sharp scale-like structures. It was wearing a suit of armor with a helmet that had 3 holes on it's face. The tail forked into two, resembling a fish tail. The tail was incredibly huge. It climbed a building and wrapped the tail around it. Pink summoned her kagune. She sprung into battle. What she didn't expect was that the witch was in her Kakuja state already. Her right hand was completely enveloped by a blade. As Pink reached the top she was cut down. Her body fell to the ground as the witch released a mortifying screech. Flame appeared . He climbed the building and released a centipede. The assailant ghoul just covered herself with her tail. As she deflected the blow, she flapped her tail forcefully, creating a gust of wind that swept Flame away.