Beastars x reader (Season 1)

CHAPTER 51: FAMILIAR SOUND

Blood.  A small splash of it spreads in the drama room. We all fell silent as we watched Louis hold his sore hand, it was scratched by Bill during a rehearsal.

Some people stop working to approach Louis concerned about his wound.

Ellen: What the hell happened Bill?!

Bill: Wait wait wait, we were in the middle of practice! I just made a mistake and scratched him a bit!

That seems to hurt, but still, it's just a scratch.  I don't know if I've become less sensitive but I feel this is such a big scandal for a simple scratch.

Sanu: Louis are you ok?

Louis: Yeah, I'm fine. It's just a scratch.

Exactly, that's what I'm talking about. He holds his hand, his blood dripping down to the floor.

Kibi: Let's take you to the infirmary.

Louis: It's fine, I can just use the first aid kit in the leader room.

Bill suddenly puts his hand on Louis's shoulder and gets close to him.

Bill: Oh Louis, I'll take you there! Let me help you.

Louis: Huh?

I stare at Bill who seems to behave "nice" towards him.  If I didn't know him, I'd think he was trying to be a good person.

Bill: We felines are used to getting injured the more we play around, so I know a good and fast way to heal injuries. Let's go to the leader room ok?!

He's insisting a lot on being alone with Louis, looking desperate, his body movements look aggressive. What's this tiger up to now?

Louis: You guys get on with the rehearsal, I'll be right back.

Bill escorts him to the leader's room and they close the door.  People look at each other, thinking about what to do now. 

So some of them rehearse their choreography, some play their instruments and others decide to sit down to chat. 

I rather take a break and think a little.  So I walk over to a bench next to the leader's room.

I sit down and take my water bottle on the bench and drink from it.

I take big gulps.  I feel every drop of water go down my throat, until now I realize I was thirsty.  I haven't had any water since yesterday now that I think about it.  I've had so many concerns in mind that I've forgotten about it.

I put my nearly empty water bottle back on the bench as I sigh to catch my breath.  I run my wrist over my mouth to get rid of the water running down my face.

I curl up as I look around the place.  Everyone's focused on their stuff.  Legoshi's moving boxes from the theatre club room to the arts club room.

Legoshi.. I still haven't been able to tell you how I feel about you.  After the embarrassing experience that I got myself in the morning, I understand that I must tell you when we're alone and no one's busy. Still, I don't feel so eager to tell him. Knowing what the answer'll be.

If I hadn't discovered it, I'd never imagine Legoshi and Haru as a couple.  They're so different besides the fact that they're a different species and... I don't even know if Haru feels the same way about him.

I was planning to ask her at lunch but after the... incident.  I couldn't ask her anymore.

I feel sick to my stomach again.  Haru said she trusts me, and I appreciate that SO MUCH.  But part of me, feels like it's not like that... Maybe I should ask her too... but, will it look strange if I do?

Els: Hey, we can't practice this scene yet.

Maro: Why not?

Els: We need Juno for this one.

Mina: True, she hasn't arrived yet.

I hear the talk between the girls in front of me.  I look around.  It's true, she hasn't arrived... She should've come a while ago.  I hope she's ok.  I must still talk to her about what happened last night.

Geez I have too many things to do, and in such a short time.  I quickly drink the rest of the water in the bottle. 

All the worry I'm causing myself now will surely end up making me forget to drink the rest of the day, so I rather drink now to not get dehydrated.

I drink all my water and start to close the bottle.  As I do, I hear a noise... a familiar noise... It's fast and distant, but as soon as I hear it, I know perfectly well what it is...

A weapon.

But it's not one that has been fired or loaded.. It's the movement of a gun... The sound of ammunition inside the cabin. 

I look around, nobody heard it.. Well, it doesn't seems someone has an acute hearing like mine.

My ears lift and turn towards the direction where such noise was heard. I turn to see where the sound comes from. It comes from the leader's room, where Louis and Bill are. 

It is now when my ears pay attention to what's happening in there, whether I want to know or not, the sound of the weapon awakened the attention of my ears.

Louis: Get down..

I hear silence between the two of them, but that sound of the moving weapon continues. What's happening?

Louis: If the world catches a word of my past, I'll kill you right away.

What the fuck?  Louis?  What's going on in there?  What past?

Louis: The way I see it, your fate is entirely in my hands.

Why does he has a gun?  And why does he bring one to school?! Although Louis's voice always sounds calmed, he sounds more and more intimidating right now.

Louis: Now try and tell me again.. TRY AND TELL ME THAT WE ARE EQUALS..

Louis's last words, made my heart skip a beat.  He has a gun.  LOUIS!  The boy that everyone admires and the guy who wants equality... brings a gun to school.

Without realizing it, My face is stuck to the door, eavesdropping them.

Louis: Go lick the floor you filthy cat..

I hear footsteps approach the door.  So I quickly run to the other end of the room so they don't catch me spying on them.

Louis opens the door and walks out as if nothing has happened.  He's so calm, as if he weren't keeping a gun with him.

The door begins to close slowly, but I can see Bill into the door, who is lying on the ground, terrified..

Sanu: Huh? Louis, what about your scratch?

Louis: I'll be going to the infirmary..

I gaze into him deeply.  I don't understand how he can show so much calm on his face.. He just threatened to kill someone if he told anyone about his past..

And although I hate Bill, he's talking about KILLING, besides.. What past is he talking about? I don't know, I'm more concerned that this guy has a gun..

He approaches the exit, but before leaving.. He stops for a few seconds, and soon after.. He turns to see me. 

For a couple of seconds, our eyes met, and although his big and deep eyes reflected calm, I couldn't help but feel my heart race and I start to sweat.  I look away fast. 

Even though it was less than two seconds staring at each-other, those eyes were somehow intimidating.  And many emotions were transferred between us.

He turns back to the exit and walks away.  But I could feel.. he knows something.. He knows that I know something.. Which disturbs me a lot.

For the first time, the big eyes of that red deer caused me a feeling that no one has felt before those eyes...

Fear.