Trust

"Thank you." I said.

"That's nothing. We're just giving people like us home. Now, about your room. This is my secretary, she will guide you to your room."

The lady went closer to me.

"Please follow me." She said.

I nodded.

We walk into the door. After opening it, Kylo was outside.

"Yo. How's the talk?" Kylo said.

"Good." I answered.

"Then guiding you here are done."

"Wait, Kylo, we need to talk."

When Kylo was supposed to walk away, the boss called him.

"Eh…" then starts to run.

When Kylo was trying to run away, the lady blocked him.

"Mr. Kylo, the boss called you." the lady said.

Kylo sighed. "Coming." then went inside the room.

"Then let's continue walking." the lady said to me.

I nodded.

Then we start walking.

We go down to the 99th floor where the rooms are for all staff and walk some 2 corners then reach my room.

"This is your room. And here's the key." the lady said and gave the key afterwards.

"Thank you, Miss…"

"It's Alice."

"Then thank you, Ms. Alice."

"No problem. Then excuse me, I'm going now."

When I'm about to open the door of my room, Ms. Alice has something to say.

"Oh wait, the rooms were shared. And… beware of Kylo. That's all." she said.

"Oh... ok..."

Then she left after that.

I entered the room and turned on the lights. It has 4 double beds and has cabinets.

"So I have 7 roommates ha… And where should I sleep? There are many beds here."

The best solution for this is to choose the last bed.

But… Which one?

The bed arrangement was like 2 on the right and 2 on the left. And it's even a double bed.

So… which is the last? And is it top or bottom?

Thinking about it makes me sleepy. So I already decided to choose one of them and sleep at the top.

I yawn.

Goodnight.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

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{BACK AT THE BOSS ROOM}

AFTER KYLO ENTERED THE ROOM

"Um… what is it, boss?" Kylo spoke.

"It's about Shin."

"Who?"

"The kid you brought."

"Oh… him. Are you perhaps mad, boss?"

"No, I just want to know your reason."

"Um… are you really sure you're not angry?"

"Why would I? I've been giving you guys shelter, food, and work. And we all are the same, so I'm not going to be angry like that. It's just wanted to know your reason. It's so rare for you to help someone."

"Well that's… boss, do you remember the first time we met?"

"Yea, it was at the abandoned factory."

"That night I was just about to shoot my underlings, but you interrupted it."

"Yea… And you shoot at me afterwards."

"But you dodge it and beat me up. And it's already in the past."

"Well, yeah… So get to the point. What's your reason."

"Eh… you really were mad. When you took us in, gave us a place to stay. People like us have gathered in this place, living like a family. So I gave him a place to stay."

"Is that so… then what about his parents."

"I think it's not a big problem…"

"Why's that?"

"He's a student from Creto High."

"I see… but how do you know he is involved?"

"When I first saw him, he's wearing his uniform with blood in it."

"Is it the one he's holding in the bag?"

"Yes. But how do you know?"

"I can smell the scent of blood in it."

"..."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Is it enough?"

"Yes that's enough."

"Then boss, I should go now."

"Go ahead."

Then excuse me."

Kylo went outside afterwards.

When Kylo was walking and going to turn at the corridor corner, he came across Alice.

"Ah, good work." Kylo said.

Alice grabs Kylo's collar and immediately slams him in the wall.

"You know that I don't like you." She said.

"Scary, scary. Don't make some scary face--"

"What are you planning?"

"Ha?"

Alice kicks Kylo's foot, then he falls.

"Don't ha me."

Then she grabs his hair and lifts it.

"Just tell me what you're planning."

"Alice, it's bad to accuse someone."

"So you're not going to tell me."

"Is there even one?"

"Tsk."

She releases him, then starts to walk into the boss room.

"Stop what you are planning, or else I kill you." She said it while walking away.

And Kylo was just silent.

Alice enters the boss room.

"Did you guys have a fight again?" the boss spoke.

"I'm sorry for that, boss." Alice bowed and replied with that.

"No it's ok. Why do you do that?"

"He might be planning something."

"Ho… why do you think that?"

"It's just… I don't trust him yet."

"But he still helps someone."

"But boss, he can convince you just like that."

"I let him…"

"..."

"Now that you think of it, he's the one who suggested that all of us use a different name. It's helpful right?"

"Yes boss."

"Let him be and let's just see if it's bad or good."

"Ok boss"

>>>

{MORNING COMES}

"Hey, who do you think might be this guy?" Guy 1.

"Maybe a runaway?" Guy 2.

Huh? Is it morning already?

And who's talking?

"Shh, don't make some noise." guy 3.

When I opened my eyes, a guy was staring closely at my face.

"Hello." Guy 1.

"Pwuh!" Then I fell out of my bed.

"Yikes, that's gotta be hurt." Guy 2.

"Huh? Huh?" I was in a state of confusion.

"Hey, are you ok?" Guy 3.

A guy lent me a hand to stand up.

"Yea, I'm ok." I replied.

"Hey, hey, who are you?" Guy 1.

The orange-haired guy that was staring at me while I'm asleep went to me and asked.

"I-i'm Shin…" I answered.

"Oohh, nice to meet you, Shin. I'm Noki." He said it while shaking my hand with both hands.

"And I'm William. Nice to meet you." Guy 3. He shakes my hand too, but in a normal way.

"Sup, I'm Lucas. Nice to meet you." Guy 2. He gave me a homie handshake.

"So Shin, are you a runaway?" Noki asked me.

"No. Kylo brought me here." I answered.

"Oh, so that means you're one of us." Lucas said.

"It seems like that."

"So you have an ability too?" Noki asked me again.

"Hey, stop that." William grabs Noki's collar in the back.

"Why? I just want to know."

"It's rude to ask about someone's ability."

Noki starts moving his arms up and down from both sideways like a baby while William is still holding him.

"No, it's fine." I said.

"Wait really?" Noki immediately went close to me.

Too close.

"Yea…"

"Hey, don't be rude." William said it to Noki.

"He said it's ok. And Lucas wants to know it too, right." Noki said it, then switched his sight to Lucas.

"Eh, me? Eh, eh…" he sighed. "Yeah, I'm a bit curious too…" Lucas said.

"See, see." Noki said it while pointing at Lucas.

"Eh… but I'm not forcing him."

William sighed. "Are you ok with this?" He asked me.

"Yea, it's fine." I replied.

"Tell it, tell it." Noki switched sight from Lucas to me.

And while both William and Lucas are just going to listen.

If I remember correctly, when I fought the man in a suit and when I jumped ahead the gate back at the school and when I got stabbed back at the alley.

"I think it's super strength and regeneration…" I said it, unsure.

"Super strength and regeneration!? Cool!" Noki said while his eyes sparkled.

Then Noki stops and starts thinking. "Wait, …you have 2 abilities??" Then he suddenly asked me.

"Ha? Is it weird to have 2?" I said.

"It's just… All of us here have only 1 ability. Then why do you have 2?"

"Ha?..."

"Right? William and Lucas." Noki switches his gaze to them.

When I look at them too, they are only standing quietly there. Lucas was avoiding our gaze while William Gazing back at us.

The area is so quiet that it's as if someone's going to die.

So I slowly step back in instinct.

"Wait." William said while he's coming closer to me.

And so that makes me on guard.