Maniac 3

ー The scene starts in the classroom

Yui: ( Phew, today was yet another exhausting day… )

( I wonder what’s taking Azusa-kun so long? )

*Thud*

Yui: Ah, Azuーー

!!

Kanato: What’s the matter? Why do you seem so surprised?

Yui: Kanato-kun…

Kanato: No. I suppose it would be more accurate to call it fear ーーRight?

That makes sense. After all, not only did you betray us, but out of all possible optionsーー

You’ve decided to associate yourself with that vexing bunch.

*Rustle*

Yui: Kyah!

Kanato: Come on, you’re coming with me. You looked down upon me. I shall make sure you atone for the grave crime you’ve committed.

Yui: I’m sorry…Please stop…!

Kanato: You are quite stubborn, aren’t you? Come on, let’s go. …!?

ー Azusa suddenly pushes Kanato out of the way

*Thud*

*RATTLE*

Yui: Azusa-kun!?

Kanato: Kuh…You…!

Azusa: …

*Rustle*

Kanato: Stop! Don’t touch my Teddy with those filthy hands of yours!

Azusa: …

*SWOOSH*

Kanato: Aaaaaah! Teddy!!

ー Kanato runs off to fetch Teddy

Azusa: Let’s use this as an opportunity to run.

Yui: Y-Yeah…

ー Yui runs away with Azusa into the hallway

Yui: ( I’m sure Kanato-kun must be enraged after Azusa-kun hurled his precious Teddy into the air like that… )

( Who knows what’ll happen if he catches up on us…Either way, we have to get away from here! )

ー They flee to the library

*THUD*

Yui: Haah, haah…

Azusa: Haah…

Yui: We somehow ran away, huh?

Azusa: Yeah…Probably…But just in case, we should probably…stay hidden here for a while…

Yui: Good point.

Azusa: …

Yui: Azusa-kun? What’s wrong?

Azusa: I’m just wondering…If it was in your best interest to come with me…

Yui: Eh?

Azusa: Didn’t you actually…want to go home with Kanato-san?

Yui: Well…

Azusa: You can’t give me a clear ‘no’ because…I was right?

Selection

→ That’s not true

Yui: That’s not true. I didn’t really want to go home with Kanato-kun or anything…

Azusa: Really?

Yui: Yeah, I promise.

Azusa: You’re not lying?

Yui: I’m not.

Azusa: But you…evaded my question earlier, did you not? Yet…You expect me to believe you now?

Yui: I didn’t expect that kind of question from you, so it kind of caught me off guard…

Azusa: …

Yui: I mean, if I really wanted to go home with Kanato-kun.

I would have done so before you came, right?

Azusa: Is that…so? But, you might be right…I guess…

→ I don’t know (❁)

Yui: I don’t really…know…

Azusa: You don’t know? Even though…It concerns yourself?

Yui: That’s true but…Still, I don’t really know how to explain it…

( I wonder why I couldn’t outright deny his words just now? )

( Is it because a small part of me wanted to go home with Kanato-kun? )

Azusa: In short, you prefer Kanato-san over me…That’s what this means, right?

Yui: No, that’s definitely wrong.

Azusa: …Wrong? How exactly…Is it wrong?

Yui: Because I was waiting for you to come pick me up, you know?

Azusa: You were…waiting for me…Because you wanted to go home with me…?

Azusa: I’m the one…you want to go home with? You want to head back…with me?

Yui: Yeah.

( I’m sure that’s what it means, right…? )

Azusa: Fufu…Then, let’s hold hands as we walk home.

Yui: Ah, sure.

*Rustle*

Azusa: I really like…this kind of stuff. It feels like we’re really close.

ー He increases the grip on her hand

Yui: Uu…!

Azusa: Are you happy too? I’m sure you are…We’re best buddies after all.

Yui: N-No…The wound on there hasn’t healed yet so…It hurts…

Azusa: But pain…is something to be happy about, right? If you’re happy, so am I.

Yui: Ah, uu…!

Azusa: Haah…Those noises you make…are so very lovely.

It’s overwhelming, it’s sending shivers down my spine.

Say, let me hear them some more? More, more…

ー He pushes her over

Azusa: I’ll help you out…so you can make more of those wonderful sounds. I’ll hurt you, okay?

ー Azusa bites her

Yui: Ah!! …Uu…!

Azusa: Your nape…really is so soft. When my fangs pierce through the thin skin and sink in…

I can tell your heart starts racing. You’re so very happy, aren’t you…?

Nn…Your blood has gotten sweeter…Telling me…just how happy you are…

So…I’ll plunge them in deeper…Down to the very core…Okay?

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

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