Not So Disastrous Life

Deal With A Beautiful Devil

Saiki's POV;

The Halloween party ended and we all went home. Well, most people went home. Juliet, Mayumi and I stayed back to get some cleaning done. We had school on Monday and all the decorations had to be gone. Escalus offered to stay back and help us but Juliet told him to get home and help their parents finish up handing out candy.

" Juliet you never cease to amaze me." I said, standing on a ladder.

" like I said plenty of times before, I'm not trying to impress anyone... I just like making people happy and I wanted to do something nice before I'm going to be stuck practicing...."

" I still think it's ridiculous that you have to attend practice considering that you are basically a one-woman show." Mayumi added. She walked around the tables wiping them off with a rag. Juliet jumped up onto the stage and stared at the sticky mess that was still there.

".... Juliet why don't you take down the streamers and I'll clean up the fake blood..."I suggested.

"Oh! No no it's quite alright." She said, giving her best fake smile. I could tell it's still bothered her, and why shouldn't it? She's not one to be embarrassed but I'm sure it upset her being covered in fake blood like that in front of the school.  What bothered me was I didn't know who did it. I can't tell if it was planned for only her or if it was just planned in general. How did they know that she would be the one on stage?

"......Juliet...." I said softly, grabbing her hand. " Please let me clean this up..."

"....Ok...."

" This is going to take foreeeevvvver!!" Mayumi groaned.

" Then let us help." Kaito said. He was still in costume. Chiyo was holding his hand, smiling. Behind him was Toritsuka, Nendo, Kobuyasu, Hairo, Aiura, Teruhashi and even Saiko.

"You guys..." Juliet muttered.

" Oh hey baby!" Mayumi said, standing and going over to Kobuyasu.

" I thought you guys could use some help so I went to go get the others." He said, smiling.

"Aww...so thoughtful."

"Thank you so much Aren." Juliet gave a slight bow.

"Enough talk. Lets clean and go the hell home!!" Mayumi cheered.

It was two hours later, roughly 11;30 at night. All the cleaning was now finished. I couldn't help but smile. It was kind of nice to just have time with my friends and clean up the mess, as weird as that sounds. I looked over to Juliet, who seemed a little happier.

"That was EXHAUSTING!!!" Mayumi said, collapsing into Kobuyasu's lap. He blushed.

"I can't thank you guys enough. You made clean up so much easier."

"Oh no no it was the least we could do! You threw such an amazing dance." Teruhashi said with her signature smile. Juliet just smiled back. 

"Can we go home now? I need my beauty sleep." Complained Saiko.

"Sleep all ya want, it won't help." 

"Mayumi!"

"Hey just pointing out the obvi' Hippy."'Mayumi yawned.

"Hippy? I thought her name was Jamaica..."

"NENDO, THAT'S A COUNTRY!..Honestly I'm surprised you even knew that much." Kaido sighed. "Seriously how did you make it into high school at all?"

"Be nice Shun." Chiyo whispered.

"..Aw...anything for you."

"Yes...all the cleaning is done." Juliet clapped. "We can all head home!"

"Yes!" Everyone cheered. We said our goodbyes as we left the room.

"I'll see ya guys later! I'm staying at Aren's tonight!"

"Be safe on your way home!" Juliet said, waving.

"Me? Safe? When am i ever!" Mayumi chuckled as she dragged Kobuyasu out. Juliet turned and started walking down the hall.

"I'll meet you at the door ok? I'm gonna use the ladies room."

"I'll just wait here.'

"Here? In the dark? With all the spooky monsters?" She said, wiggling her fingers like snakes. I just gave her a deadpan stare. She laughed a bit. "Ok ok. I wont be long."

Juliet's POV:

I headed into the ladies' room and washed my hands. Silently humming to myself, i saw one of the stall doors creak open in the mirror. My breath caught in my throat but i slowly turned off the water and shifted towards the door.

"So miss perfect is scared?" I heard an all too familiar voice say. I sighed, both in relief and annoyance.

"Kokomi! You frightened me...What do i owe this...odd...meeting?"

"Tch..." She looked me up and down. " You think you're really all that? Wearing such a slutty outfit? Honestly....you don't have all the curves..."

"...Hm...Kokomi, i think your bitterness comes from your insecurity of feeling as if no one will accept you unless you're perfect...which is so sad...hiding behind a fake face everyday? Never getting to be yourself? Going after a boy that clearly doesn't like you while other men throw themselves at you because your a physically attractive to them...That sounds like torture to such a sweet girl...it breaks my heart to think of the emotional pain..."

"I-wait what? I'm not-"

"Or...." I glared at her and crossed my arms. "You could just be some greedy little girl that thinks she can have whatever she wants by smiling politely and giving a hair whip. I don't know how everyone can't see through you facade but i certainly can...and i know my Kusu does as well. I never wish poorly on people but you make it oh so difficult to want anything other...." I took a deep breath and smiles. "So i'm gonna ask you a simple question...are you the one that put the fake blood there for the prank?"

She looked honestly surprised i asked such a question. Her eyes were sincere.

"No...I thought you put it there in case i won..." She said, raising an eyebrow. She stepped over to the sinks and washed her hands before fixing her hair.

"Heavens no...I like little fun pranks like anyone else but i would never stoop so low." i thought for a moment. "So if it wasn't you...who could it have been?"

"That's very bothersome...could it have been the drama club? They are the ones that had access to the fake blood from the beginning..."

"No no. I'm positive it wasn't them. The entire club was here helping set up...I was the last one out of the room, the blood was still in there and the club members never left my sight....and the doors were locked...with the only key being held by the teacher..."

"It's like a mystery..."

"Indeed...Kokomi, we may not see eye to eye...and i know you hate me."

"With a burning passion."

"I don't care to be the school's most popular girl...nor do i care to be the most beautiful, but what i do care about is finding who did this...who thought such a prank would be funny, and waste school property." I turned and opened the door. "So i have an offer..."

"....I'm listening...."

"i fear this won't be the last act of this prankster...so if you help me find out who it is and stop them, i will personally announce to the school that i think you are the most amazing and most beautiful perfect girl."

Kokomi smiled and walked past me out the door.

"Well Juliet. That's an offer I can't pass up."she said, holding out her hand. "You got a deal." I stepped outside the bathroom and shook it. 

'Perfect. Now, let's get out of this school...It's creepy at night."