Chapter 17

"Do you really want to go to school, Sam?" Lily is worried.

"To be honest, I don't." Sam confirms her thinking.

"Then why don't we skip it today? Let's go see a movie or something. How about ice cream? I found a very nice place down the streets!"

That is a lie. She has been going to different places here and there since forever, reviewing date sites thoroughly so that one day she could ask him out.

She even has a notebook titled: 'Places to go with Sam' in which there are specific sections dedicated for some very specific purposes.

"I don't want to go to class today, but I also don't want to miss it. There is really no choice for me. It's the only place that I can at least feel like I'm acomplishing something. It's really complicated."

"...I understand. Then I'll go with you to class."

"Thank you. I appreciate the thoughts though. These last few days have been kind of hectic haha."

"Then do you still want to go anywhere after class? The offer still stands."

"Let's see, I only have time after today's class. Then I'll be practicing my magic. I think it should be done at 9pm. What about 9:30PM?"

Before Sam sentence finished, Lily was getting delighted. But when he did, she just had to make a big sigh.

"Sammy...9:30 is when people close their store...Do you always have practice on your mind you muscle head?"

"Well practice makes perfect hahaha. That's the only chance for me to get stronger." He smiles awkwardly.

"You don't intend to let a beautiful girl wait you till the middle of the night do you? Buuuut if we are doing some kind of 'nightly activities', I don't reaaaaally mind waiting." She looks at him seductively and gives him a wink.

Sam actually feels something slowly standing up in his trousers.

"Haha...Interesting as it is, I have to decline. I'm not yet ready for such a commitment."

"Aw. Too bad. I was planning on showing you my..."

*Ding*

Notification sound of a phone rings. Upon hearing it, Lily's eyes immediately turn dark.

When she is with Sam, to be able to focus on her special one, her phone is always on silent except for one app.

A basic messenging app, called Talk. On which, there is a group that is rarely used by some users with a simple name of 'Sam'. Chat group usually is full of people who like to talk with each other. But this group is entirely consist of those that can not even stand the thought of breathing the same air as the others.

Currently, all the people in the group are online. This happens very seldom. Previous experiences tell Lily there is something bad happening.

"Excuse me." Trying to hide her distorted feelings, she looks at Sam apologetically.

"Nah. Don't worry. Is it important?"

"It is. Again. So sorry, Sam."

"I told you not to worry didn't I." He smiles at Lily, trying to give her reassurance.

Lily nods and looks at her phone.

Right when things are just getting good. Annoying little bitches. Lily thinks to herself.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Having fun there Lily?]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Must be having loads of fun.]

[Masked_Girl: What do you want? Just leave me the fuck alone!]

Singularity has seen the message.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: We want to be there with him as well, isn't that right Yuno?]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: I wish we could skin her alive and wear her skin everyday to see him, Yui.]

Singularity gives this a like.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: No we can't Yuno. We don't have the same height.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: At least can we still skin her alive? I hate her being the only one to spend time with him.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Masked_Girl: It was your own fault not coming on time. Do not forget our agreement.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Lily, you did not inform us about the duel.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: No she did not.]

[Masked_Girl: He was getting hurt.]

Singularity gives this a sad icon.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Although that makes sense, you indeed broke our deal.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: We will not follow the agreement anymore.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Masked_Girl: Go on. Try me. I'll take you on.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: You can beat either me or Yuno in a fight, but not both at the same time, Lily.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: We will crush your head like what we did to the other cockroaches.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Masked_Girl: You bitches are not just here to provoke, aren't you?]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: You have not seen Twotter, correct?]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Must be, Yui. If she did, she wouldn't be this clueless.]

Singularity has seen the message.

[Masked_Girl:...good or bad?]

Faster than anyone, Singularity answers.

[Singularity: Bad.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Very bad.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Very bad.]

Lily's heart sunk to the bottom. Singularity rarely express any kind of emotion. Whenever she does so, the case is never easily solved.

[Masked_Girl: I'm walking with Sam right now. Give me a brief first.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Someone released Sam's past with Marie.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: But put him as the antagonist.]

[Masked_Girl: THESE FUCKERS!]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Masked_Girl: Marie's bunch?]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Most definitely.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Most logical.]

[Singularity: Bianca.]

[Masked_Girl: You sure?]

[Singularity: 80%]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: How is he?]

Lily looks at Sam. His face and body is covered in white bandages. When walking, his steps are uneven as his body leans on the right more.

[Masked_Girl: Not great, but tries to look so.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: My poor boyfriend...]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Yuno, OUR boyfriend!]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Sorry Yui.]

[Singularity: No. Mine.]

Although Lily wants to say a few words regarding who is Sam's girlfriend, she has a more important thing to talk about at this moment.

[Masked_Girl: I asked him if he wanted to stay away from school but he declined.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: School is not a good place right now. Not after everything. Right Yuno?

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: I just want to cut Marie's head off, Yui.]

Singularity gives this the thumbs up.

[Masked_Girl: Soon there will be a missing person case. But how should we deal with this online thing right now.]

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Very hard. People are stupid, especially when there is a beautiful girl being the supposed victim.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: I can not aggree more, Yui.]

People will always stand up and protect those weaker than them. No matter which world it is, women and children will go first on a sinking ship. This is why false accusation is a known thing.

[Singularity: Recordings?]

[Masked_Girl: No...I was unable to turn on the recordings because I was rushing in...]

Instantly after her reply.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: Stupid Lily.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Stupid Lily.]

[Singularity: Stupid Lily.]

Not recording really was Lily mistake. Still, at that point if she missed just a sliver of a second, things would have ended drastically different than now.

She is getting out of ideas. Furthermore, brainstorming like this on the phone is always hard. She needs to know the whole story, and she needs to keep Sam from knowing as well.

[Masked_Girl: Let's meet up. Secretly, of course. I don't want Sam to know about us.]

But to her suprise.

[Kareshi_No_Hi: We're already here.]

[Kareshi_No_Tsuki: Say hi to Yui and Yuno, Lily.]

As soon as Sam exits the hospital door, 2 nearly identical girls are already waiting on the right of him.

Two beautiful young lady with childish faces, as if they are still in their early highschool year instead of first year of the Academy. The two share a pretty rare color for hair: purple.

But most noticeably, they have different colors on each eye.

The Heterochromia Twins.

"Sam! It's Yui!"

Says the girl with amber eye on her right and blue on her left.

"Sam! It's Yuno!"

Says her sister with the reverse position.