Realistic or Modern The "Dere" Festival 2 [Filled]

[ViAdvena]

As Kaiyoto and Sekai dueting, Azami noticed that Kaiyoto singing voice sound familiar, in the same way that the white-haired girl voice was familiar, but even more. Then in the end of their duet, Sekai announced that Kaiyoto was actually a musician. Azami wasn’t always the one to pay attention to music, so if she recognize his voice, then his music must be often played in the radio or television. Wait, wasn’t that means the white-haired girl’s song was often played too? Azami made a mental note to check the stranger’s background after this.


After made the announcement, Sekai said it’s almost time for the fireworks, so whoever want to sing better do it soon. Fireworks huh? She thought. She glanced at Ken who was still sleeping. Well, someone need to wake him up, then. So, moving a little, she tapped Ken’s shoulder gently, “Wake up, sleepyhead. You don’t want to spend the whole night in here, do you?”


Azami had no interest in singing, so she didn’t intend to sing unless someone thrust a microphone under her nose. But that’s exactly what happened. Someone (it can be anyone) handed her the microphone. She blinked as she looked at the mic in her hand. ...When was the last time she sang? It had been a long time, certainly. But for some reason she didn’t protest. Instead, she looked at the song list and chose one she was familiar with. A soundtrack of a famous show. It was slow, so she wouldn’t have much difficulties in singing it. But it was also a duet song. Azami looked at the other. From all of them, only a few hadn’t sing yet, and the one nearest to her was...


“Minoru,” she handed the other mic to him, “you also haven’t sing yet.”

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[amended]

Kaiyoto felt deeply betrayed, he trusted Sekai but she went off and told the truth which he was trying to keep secret. Kaiyoto walks off stage and sits down, he stares at his lap with a troubled look on his face; he started to wonder about all of his feelings for her, were they even real? Were those feelings just an illusion? Either way, Kaiyoto was hurt so he just proceeded to sit there,

"Why?" He asks out to nobody in particular, Kaiyoto wasn't wanting to receive and answer to the question that would solve even more questions, if answered. He gets up and heads outside, Kaiyoto needed something to calm his nerves, he leaves the premises of the Karaoke building and proceeds to head to a gas station that was not too far away,

"Just a pack of cigarettes, please." Kaiyoto says at the counter of the store inside,

"What kind?" Asks the cashier,

"I don't care." Kaiyoto says, the cashier pulls a random box of cigarettes off the shelf behind himself. Kaiyoto pays and then walks outside, he sits against the wall of the gas station and starts smoking on a cig, all the while he watches the karaoke place which was still in view.​

 

[Lucem]

Feeling the touch of another person, Ken was barely able to open his eyes after having experienced a strange dream. 'Was I talking to a party favor?' Before he could reflect on the moment he had passed off as fantasy, his thoughts were interrupted by a sudden pounding in his head. 'Gah! What the hell did I hit?'


As the blond rubbed his aching noggin, he barely managed to witness the scene of Kaiyoto leaving the house of karaoke. The interaction he had witnessed between the Bakadere and the Hime didn't seem like it should've invoked such a negative reaction. So he sang a few songs, what was the big deal?


As he watched the other male leave, Azami preparing for her own duet, Ken felt a mix of emotions. 'Don't do it. I don't care. It has nothing to do with me.' He repeated similar thoughts in order to prevent himself from acting out what his mind had concocted, still not fully over the alcohol in his system that he was unaware of. However, this did little to stop him.


Gripping the end of the couch, Ken followed after the singer with a click of his tongue. While he had no interest in whatever was going on in Kaiyoto's mind, he did have a motive for going after the dark-haired youth. For starters, everyone was starting to sing. Judging by the way things had been going, he was the last one who had yet to cover one of the songs that were available. Not one to engage in such ridiculous activities, he looked for a way to avoid getting sucked in.


Secondly, he had a problem with the older male. Something about the way he reacted to something so petty got to him, seeming bothered over having his talent discovered. So what if people knew, it wasn't as if it was something actually negative. Besides, he still owed him one for that insult he had slung at him back at the restaurant. He wasn't going to let him get away with that.


While these two reasons were more than enough, something else had triggered his actions. When he had caught Sekai in his eyes after singing with her absent partner, he could feel his face redden. At that moment, he had passed it off as still feeling the effects of his earlier escape from the cops. The headache seemed to support this, but there was a nagging part of the boy that told him there was more. In the end, he was just looking for a way to leave the room.


As he looked for his senior, Ken tried to piece together his memory before he wound up unconscious on a couch. The throbbing in his head persisted, as if it was trying to warn him that he wouldn't like what he found, but he continued anyway. So far, he had only managed to remember the strange drink he had mistaken for water and how he stumbled into the room where the others had unexpectedly gathered.


However, his search for answers, coupled with his reaction to the Hime from earlier unlocked the memory that had been hidden way. Feeling the heat rise to his face, the blond realized that he should've listened to that pain in his head. "Damn it!"


Angry at himself for giving into his own delirium, Ken attacked any object he crossed as he turned the street corner. He was too careless and ended up telling the girl all of that. Shoving his forehead into a wall, the boy cursed himself. "Idiot! Idiot!"


Taking deep breaths after peeling himself from the slab of stone, Ken attempted to call himself down. The key word here was 'attempted', as he quickly ended up returning to the wall. 'I just have to make sure she doesn't tell anyone about it! She is the only one who heard it, right...?'


Continuing along the path, Ken rembered something else he had heard. In his final moments in the world of the living, he briefly managed to hear the response she had given. She spoke as if she knew what it was like and this messed with him to a large degree. 'What was that all about?' Shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts, Ken tried to convince himself that he did not care about what the brunette spoke of. All that mattered was getting her to keep that information of his private. Then again, was it really?


As he mentally debated over if he cared about the message that continued to ring in his mind, the headache only getting worse from his constant shaking, Ken managed to spot a familiar figure in the distance. Squinting his eyes to get a better look, the blond was able to identify the shadow as Kaiyoto with assistance from the light of the gas station. It was time to repay him for that comment the musician made before the police arrived.


As he approached Kaiyoto, Ken wasted no time before calling out. "What're you doing out here, spaz?" Before he could say anymore to the clumsy male, he noticed the burning stick in his hand.


Covering his nose, lest he became tempted to indulge in a cancer stick, as they had been dubbed by Mrs. Yozawa, he prevented the smoke from reaching his nostrils. "Put that thing away before you burn down the store or somebody else." After seeing the amount of times the young man had tripped today, he wouldn't put it passed him to start a fire.


@Stew

 

[amended]

Kaiyoto looked over to the blond who was walking over to him,

"Put that thing away before you burn down the store or somebody else." Says Ken, Kaiyoto remembers Ken from when they were kids since Kaiyoto is fairly good with remembering things.

"Don't worry, I know my way around these things." He says before taking another drag and releasing the smoke into the air,

"I know quite a lot about these." Kaiyoto repeats himself but trails off this time as he once again, thinks back to the dark age of 15. Kaiyoto puts out the cigarette just out of kindness and leans his back against the wall, he makes sure that he's sitting as close to the wall as he can,

"Hey, Ken, what would you do if someone broke a promise with you?" Kaiyoto asks while glancing over at the gas pumps. He pondered about what he should do with Sekai, although Kaiyoto still felt something, he doubts if he should trust her again; Kaiyoto finally stands and sighs before dusting himself off and giving off a weak smile.​

 

[Lucem]

Releasing his hold on his nose after the cigarette was put out, Ken listened to Kaiyoto's sudden question. "Why are you asking me about something like that? You don't make any damn sense to me. I just came to get-."


Before Ken could get a word in about what happened at the restaurant, he trailed off upon noticing the older male's expression. He was smiling, like the idiot always did, but it wasn't the same. The blond could tell that he was forcing it, putting up a front.


In that moment, Ken experienced a familiar feeling from his days of wandering the town. It was similar to whenever he saw a kid on the streets, but not quite. No, it was more like staring at a kicked puppy that had been hurt by his master. Unfortunately for Ken, he liked dogs.


Going against every instinct in his body, Ken spoke up. "I wouldn't know anything about promises," Scratching his golden hair, Ken stopped while past images floated through his mind, two figures waking out the front door of their small household and leaving him to whither. "But I know a lot about betrayal..."


"Even if you put all your trust in a person, there's nothing stopping them from stabbing you in the back and tossing you away like garbage. You're just left to hurt and question why it had to happen." Looking away, Ken wasn't willing to meet eyes with the way the other Dere. "However, I'm pretty sure that's not what you're experiencing."


Kicking his shoes at nothing in particular, he kept his hands in the comfort of his jacket pockets. "While I think that Sekai should've kept her mouth shut about your secret, I think she was looking out for you. I don't know much about her or any of you, for that matter, but you two seem to get along well. While it might not have been the right thing to do, I'm sure she just had your best interests at heart."


Feeling the familiar heat well up in his face, Ken finally looked in the young man's direction, pointing directly at him. "Don't get the wrong idea! I'm not trying to help you! In fact, I'm pretty pissed about what you said earlier!" Mixing truth with his own covers, the boy continued with his rant. "It's just that if you start hating that princess of yours, she'll start crying and that'll be damn annoying for me!"


Looking away from Kaiyoto once more, trying to bring his face to its regular complexion, he continued with a gentler tone. "I don't know what the big deal is about you singing and I don't really care. However, I do know that Sekai really likes you. So, don't ruin your relationship over something stupid like this. I'm pretty sure you don't hate her either, since you've been stuck together like glue this whole night."


Rubbing the back of his head, his voice dropped a bit more, still hating himself for getting more involved. "Also, stop with the damn smoking. No girl likes a guy who's mouth smells like a factory." Motioning for Kaiyoto to follow him back to the the group, hoping that the singing was over, he continued down the street. "Don't worry about getting your money's worth. That brand is crap, anyway..."


@Stew

 

[flapjack]

Minoru Daisuke


As Minoru continued to input words in his phone, he can’t help but feel the throbbing pain in his teeth. True enough, it must be the work of the candy cane that he ate a while ago, but he had no regrets. That way, he will have an excuse of not talking to anyone he’s annoyed with and it might also save him from singing there up stage.


However, reality began to knock his idea out when a shadow of a person engulfed his arms and phone. Looking up, Minoru saw Azami which suddenly pissed him off for some reason. However, that didn’t stop there. His hatred started to spread like wildfire when she suddenly started talking and asked him to sing on stage. Minoru looked over to the direction of the Karaoke, noticing that the song that the girl had input was a duet. A duet, for heaven’s sake! Moreover, a duet with Azami? God, he can't imagine that happening. It was like twisting his insides before returning it back, only to see that it can't be fixed. If she wanted to sing, why didn’t she just do it herself? Why did she have to get him into this?


Without accepting the mic, Minoru stood up, standing real close to the Kuudere, his chest an inch away from the other. However, without realizing it himself, this hasn’t triggered his gynophobia and he even forgot about his toothache. Instead of blushing while running away, Minoru’s expression darkened. He felt himself gritting his teeth and his vein popping while he gave the woman a piercing glare.


“Why? I have no obligation to sing, right? If you want to sing a duet, go find another partner, hag. That is, if anyone would volunteer for you.” Minoru calmly responded, darkly emphasizing his every word as a substitute for doing anything rash. Looking back, he started remembering why he didn’t sing or liked musicals.


It was because he was tone-deaf.

 

[ViAdvena]

Azami raised a brow at this harsh response(@Lycopene ). Still, her expression was neutral, didn't show other sign of being bothered by his words.


But that didn't mean she wouldn't get back at him.


"Oh, of course you have no obligation to sing," she replied, "No need to be so angry, Minoru. Perhaps you're afraid to show your ineptitude in that field. Then who am I to force you?" Her tone was calm, but subtly provoke him with every word, "Sure, I'll find other person who is more hospitable and capable in singing. And while we're at it, you can go and do other thing you're excel in.” Her voice dropped to the point only two of them could hear it, “Like reciting a line from a play, maybe?”


Her voice was back to the normal volume, “I’m sure the other would love to see it too. I could show them how you're really good at it.” She continued casually. The others might didn't understand what those words means, but Minoru should be able to catch the meaning. Yes, after all these years, Azami still kept the recording of his performance. And she could spread it anytime. For fun and profit.


Turned her back at him, Azami looked at her other classmates. Beside Minoru, the other who was yet to sing was Ken and Kum- Ianari(@The Doorman ). “Ian, maybe you would like to sing?” she offered to him, “Because apparently Minoru is more interested in doing a performance that is not singing.”

 

[The Doorman]

Ianari blinked, looking at the two, What a strange pair... Wait, what is she saying? He tuned in to find that she was speaking with a familiar sound in her voice, one only a few people could recognize, but he wasn't one of them, no, he wasn't paying enough attention at the time to be one of them, he didn't quite care enough to catch the threats, the meanings hidden in her words, though if he had he'd definitely know, seeing as it was a language he was well-versed in he would've been able to decode every hidden message, backstory excluded but it would be acknowledged in a way to pique his undying interest and love for chaos would bloom once more and flourish in the lush forest of history ancient in the world of his memories, scattered amongst the ill-begotten trees that obscured and blocked, things he'd never quite remember lining their leaves and flowing through their roots, in short, he was perfectly capable of understanding if his brain would make some attempt to develop properly, but for now that was but a situation spoken of behind closed- Wait, sing? Ian? She knew what she was asking, right? It wouldn't be good for anyone's health if he sang, and even if he did, they wouldn't understand a word he said, seeing as he was currently obsessed with German music and it was safe to assume that their knowledge in German was debatably non-existent, by that I mean that if they knew any it would be grounds for unanimous shock. With all of this dramatic thought rushing through his mind, the Yandere failed to make a response, a bit frozen in time for a moment before he came back to only to find that he'd lost his train of thought, though a more appropriate description would be that his train of thought was derailed, his thoughts were "rolling off the rails to a crazy train" like that song from Ozzy Osborne.


Lol.

 

[White Masquerade]

Oh. No. He. Didn't. THAT'S IT. Jumping off stage to floor below, the Hime's eyes narrowed in on Minoru. Sekai didn't particularly like the steely kuudere, but what she witnessed went way beyond that. The boy was talking smack to her just because she was a girl. It's been five years and you haven't changed a bit! You have some nerve! Stomping up to the woman-hater, she swung an arm back then drove it forward straight into his backside; grabbing a good chunk of it when everything was all said and done. Squeezing it in her palm she taunted, "Oh my gosh! This feels SO nasty right?? Ew, ew, ew, Sekai don't touch me!" Turning head to the other part of room, miss Shumoda found who she was looking for. @Lycopene





"HEY BLANKET-GIRL! Get over here and grab his other cheek will you??! Don't be shy! You'd be doing me and him, a HUGE favor!" @Miyuki


Then she turned her voice towards Ianari and Azami contemplating performing a song together on stage. "You two! You better give us some nice background music! We're going to fix this guy right here, right now." @The Doorman @ViAdvena


Letting go of his posterior, Sekai jumped up onto to Minoru's back, arms wrapping around his neck, and legs wrapping around his mid-section to keep hold. "Oh! Oh! Oh! Now it's on my back trying to hug me and infect me with its dangerous little cooties!





Pleeeeeease, Minoru. Get over yourself!" Sekai then proceeded to rub her face deep into the side of the boy's exposed neck.

 

[Miyuki]

Kimura stumbled over to Sekai, climbing up on her back with the blanket, falling asleep once more, but not before her hand reached over Sekai and grabbed the other cheek, not letting go no matter what. She started mumbling Sekai's name in her sleep, talking about love, how Sekai was so amazing, and even going so far as to mention the word 'marriage'. The words were all spread out and mumbled, but anybody could understand what her words were about; she loved Sekai, both in a 'sister that's not really my sister' kind of way, and in a 'I love her deeply' kind of way.

 

[amended]

Kaiyoto chuckled and follows Ken, Kaiyoto was happy about Ken's advice and decides to not be upset about Sekai,

"Well, I think we should head back before anyone notices we were gone for so long, they might get the wrong idea." Kaiyoto says in a sort of voice that is joking but serious at the same time, he laughs afterwards and shakes his head. Kaiyoto was finally back to his main bakadere mood, but the fact that he had the stench of cigarettes on him was just a thought in the back of his mind. Kaiyoto finally arrives back at the karaoke place, he let Ken follow if he wanted to but Kaiyoto didn't check to see if he actually was.

Kaiyoto walks in to see Sekai groping Minoru's butt, this was quite a surprise to Kaiyoto and he burst out laughing, but shortly after that he heard the walking blanket start mumbling about loving Sekai; this caused Kaiyoto's laughing to slowly cease as it grew more awkward with every word the girl mumbled,

"Uh, Sekai, do you mind explaining what's going on?" Kaiyoto asks in a sincere manner, for he truly wanted to know what was happening.

@White Masquerade

@Miyuki
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[Miyuki]

Kimura had the blanket hanging from the hand hanging on to Sekai, not wrapped up in it. She lets go of Minoru, now lightly playing with Sekai's hair in her sleep. Her head fell back and off to the side, her eyes opening weakly and just staring at Kaiyoto. Kaiyoto was the first person to get to see her red eyes, which were actually glowing lightly, just the entire way she hung making it seem like she was going to attack him in her sleep or something. Instead, her eyes just close before she lightly lets herself down off of Sekai's back, stumbling towards the door. She only makes it three steps before falling to the floor though, curling up in a ball and sleeping, like a cute girl who was trying to cuddle with her brother, but fell asleep on the floor before making it to the couch.

 

[BlacklegSanji]

Kenpachi looks around at the sight unfold in front of him. Between Minoru call Azami a hag, and Sekai making fun of Minoru he didn't know which was more annoying and childish. Kenpachi walks up to Sekai (@White Masquerade ) and draws his sword giving her a little tap on the head. "It's not nice to pick on people.... especially those with serious mental conditions" He said, referring to Minoru being afraid of people of the opposite gender. He then walked in front of Minoru (@Lycopene ). He raised his sword and swung down hard aiming for Minoru's forehead. "You! Your the worst of them all here, afraid of girls or not there was no need to call Azami a hag, or to call her anything for that matter. Your not even man enough to get up and sing a little song, and your not even thankful enough that a girl who doesn't make much contact with people asked you to do it, your just a blind idiot" Kenpachi stated.


Kenpachi then walked over to the corner of the room and sat down, picking up the guitar blanket girl was using earlier. Kenpachi began to mess around with the guitar, picking different strings and messing around with the tuning keys. He just kept looking at the guitar, not paying attention to anything anyone else had to say.

 

[White Masquerade]

Aaahhh what...? That had to be the weirdest she's ever heard. Blanket girl loved her and wanted to marry her..? "Hey excuse me," she began, but her female suitor was already off and walking towards the door. Moments later, she fell on the floor fast asleep, not even reaching it. Ah..well...There was nothing Sekai could say, except wonder just where exactly this girl came from. Surely someone that odd and quiet would have stood out in class right..? @kirito1337





Whipping around to find some cover, she was caught mid-spin by Kaiyoto's curious eyes. "Uh, Sekai, do you mind explaining what's going on?" Her face grew pinker still at the question. Oh man! He must think I'm totally weird too now... "It's not what you think Kaiyoto. That wasn't me. That's not like me! I'm much more lady-like and proper than that! He just got me so irritated and I couldn't help myself! Just, please. Don't ask me anymore things about it. I had no idea it was medical! Just forget about all this and come watch the fireworks with me okay? They're soon about to start." @Stew

 

[amended]

Kaiyoto nods and walks over to Sekai,

"Alright then, would you like a drink or anything before we go?" He asks, Kaiyoto's breath had something off about it's smell,

"It'll be nice to watch the fireworks with you, a real honor." Kaiyoto says with a softer smile. He then looks over to the door and turns back to Sekai,

"This is going to be so fun!" He says with glee, Kaiyoto thought about what he should do when they were watching the fireworks, No more joking, I should finally tell her. Kaiyoto thinks to himself.

@White Masquerade
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[flapjack]

Minoru Daisuke


Minoru mentally sighed in relief after giving off that hostile remark. From what he expected, that comment should have made the Kuudere back off and stayed away from him, but the complete opposite has just happened and sure enough, the tables have turned.


Slowly, Azami had began to intimidate the blonde boy, uttering sentences in a calm but powerful manner as if hidden with the intention of provoking Minoru into giving in. She started talking about the rotten past that she had caused and even threatened him of blackmailing the recording that she had recorded from five years ago. Minoru can’t tell if the girl was bluffing due to her indifferent expression, however, he only knew one thing.


He was not going to be provoked.


“I see, so you’re going to use that material as a means in order to get me to sing. How cowardly of you to resort to blackmailing, despite being the fearless Kuudere you’re known as.” Minoru exclaimed darkly, talking, even if the girl’s back was turned against him.


Ironically, even if Minoru had decided not to be provoked by Azami’s insults, he was currently overwhelmed with intense hatred that he forgot his realization that Azami was somehow capable of curing his gynophobia and was currently spouting things that he doesn’t even have control of.


“Don’t worry about it, if it means being able to shame you by being pacified by your futile insults, I’m fine with either you spreading my performance or mocking me as someone who’s a failure in the field of music. That’s just how much I detest yo---“


Before finishing his reply to the girl, Minoru felt a wincing pain from his back. “What the heck--?!” Turning only his head to take a look at the wrongdoer, Minoru flinched and blushed when he saw that it was the Himedere. With the intention of escaping, Minoru tried and made his way through the door of the room only to get prevented by the brunette who was currently pinching his back and spouting things that he cannot even fathom.


Due to this, his mind started to go blank and fall into the depths of confusion on what to believe in; that the himedere was trying to help him cure his phobia, so he has to stay or run for his life since he will die if he stays any longer.


However, Minoru wasn’t given the chance to pick his decision, since his time was already up.


As he was about to get a hold of the doorknob, Minoru suddenly felt a live creature, most likely, the himedere, climb his posterior and cling onto him like a leech. Not too long after, the boy felt someone add to the weight that he has been carrying. “Get….Off….Me…” were the only words that the boy had been able to mutter. However, all of his power suddenly disintegrated once Minoru felt a warm, disgusting touch from the side of his neck which triggered some of the unnecessary memories that he was trying to forget. Once more, Minoru turned his whole body around in order to push the two people away from him, but his legs suddenly went numb and due to that, being unable to support the weight, Minoru fell down on his butt.


Flinching at the pain that was dealt to his buttocks, Minoru’s attention was momentarily shifted to soothing the pain on his butt. “Tch..” He clicked his tongue before his eyes shifting to the person on top of him, the Himedere. Somehow, their current position reminded him of something unpleasant, a scene that happened on that very rainy day which made him undergo a panic attack.


“I’m sorry….” He began to mutter slowly, until he began to repeat the sentence in an endless loop while hyperventilating and sweating. Minoru would have gone for hours and hours, crawling his way out of despair, only to be dragged back by it. He would have been beyond help if it weren’t for the Dorodere. Without caring about being smacked or his image right now, Minoru grasped the person closest to him, hugging them tight.


(I am so sorry for the long post. I guess I got carried away. Tee-hee~! (*´ω｀*) Oh, and at that last part, the person who’s being squeezed by Minoru can be anyone, though I would prefer if it was Azami. *wiggles eyebrows* (•̀⌄•́)@ViAdvena)

 

[Miyuki]

Kimura slowly stood up, only to be hugged by somebody. She wasn't sure how to react, her body just going completely weak. She looked weakly at Minoru, him being the second person to see her red eyes. They were filled with fear, though at the same time, were shouting for somebody to comfort her. she wasn't used to such a warm feeling, like her entire past was melting away, bit by bit from everything happening. She lightly hugged him back, though in a way that showed how uncertain she was of if she should be scared, or happy. (Sorry, just have to steal it to help with Kimura's turning into another Dere, or at least warming up to somebody other than Sekai ^^ Even Kimura needs to become friendly with a few people )

 

[ViAdvena]

Although her back was turned from him, Azami could still hear clearly every words Minoru uttered. Spreading his performance? If Azami was about to execute her thread, it wouldn’t be as simple as spreading, no. She wouldn’t show it to a random person, it wouldn’t have much effect beside temporary embarrassment. Azami turned to face him and about to retort, but suddenly Sekai walked past her with an annoyed expression. She then groped Minoru and wrapped herself tightly around him like a koala on the tree, mocking his dislike of women while at it.


...Well, that escalate quickly, Azami thought as she watched the scene before her. She didn’t pay much mind to Minoru blushing and trying to escape. It’s a rather normal reaction for boys his age when a girl was literally all over him, she guessed. But she knew the moment he started to fall and hyperventilating, things were not so normal anymore. He looked like he was having a panic attack. Good thing Kenpachi quickly stepped up and stopped things from getting worse. But Kenpachi’s words piqued her interest.


"It's not nice to pick on people.... especially those with serious mental conditions"


Mental conditions? Azami looked at Kenpachi. Did he know something that they didn’t? As far as she remembered, five years ago Minoru did had an intense dislike of girls, but she thought it's only an immature kind of dislikes that most of boys his age possessed, cooties and all. If his aversion to women stemmed from a psychological problem, could it be something like...gynophobia?


She frowned. No, something didn’t match. If he did have gynophobia, how come he could stand close to her the moment before? Moreover, in his panicked moment, Minoru reached and hugged the nearest person to him, the blanket stranger. Who was also happened to be a girl. He squeezed her tight as if she were a pillow or something. Well, with her small and all-white appearance, she did resemble a pillow…


Azami sighed, “This is absurd,” she put the microphone back to its place. With all the things going on here, she didn’t feel like doing the karaoke anymore. Not that she really like it in the first place, she only agree to do it because of…some reasons. She walked up to Minoru and the stranger, “You, stop squeezing the poor girl,” she tapped Minoru's shoulder, “you could suffocate her.”

 

[White Masquerade]

At The Counter Of Karaoke Parlor


"A-Ah..Hello? Have I what? Have I seen a bunch of kids? Well...now that I think about it..there was a blonde-haired one that scared the living daylights out of me! He came in demanding something to drink and swiped some of my best sake..Ken? Ken Graves? U-Uh okay. Let me look."




The manager took a look at the name scrawled on the pad, laying on the counter.


"Yeah. Yeah. I see it here. Ken Graves. You said you're gonna come over? Well..it's not like I can say no to the cops right? Haha. Yeah head right over. I think they're still here in room 6. Did they do anything wrong? Called the ambulance?? What?? Why would someone do that? Did they do anything else? Just general disturbing the peace then? Gotcha. They haven't done anything out of order here so far, but then again, I haven't checked the room. Okay. Not a problem. See you. Goodbye."
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[Lucem]

Ken was taken aback at the Bakadere's sudden comment. "S-Shut up!" What was that all about? He could tell that the boy was merely joking, but he managed to catch the slightly serious tone behind the words. 'This guy really doesn't make any damn sense.'


Making his way back to the others, Ken could only hope that the singing had finished. In the end, he was lucky to have apparently missed the activity. However, the scene before him that had been kept behind the closed door left little desire to enjoy his relief.


He had witnessed everything and was perfectly fine with staying in the room, but Minoru's later reaction made him uncomfortable. His expression and the the constant muttering that was accompanied by the outbreak of sweat got to him, despite his attempts at shrugging it off. So, while Kaiyoto was able to enter the room, Ken was not, leaving him to shut the door behind the aforementioned young man.


After leaving the group once more, Ken roamed the halls of the building, scratching the back of his head in order to compose himself. However, his brain kept replaying the last moments of what he had just left. He couldn't get over it. 'A drink will probably help calm him down...'


Traveling to a vending machine near the property he had seen previously, Ken found himself captured by the light glow that depicted the available products. After his little incident from earlier, he didn't trust any beverages that were provided by the karaoke business. Even if it was his fault for not paying attention, the experience had been imprinted into his mind, leaving him suspicious of everything they had to offer.


Rummaging his hands through the insides of his left pocket, Ken was rewarded with only a few coins for his investigation. Being an unemployed orphan didn't exactly pay much. At most, he had enough for one drink.


As he placed the coins into the machine, Ken suddenly stopped, leaving the sound of accumulating change to ring in his ears. 'What the hell am I doing!?' Why was he buying a damn drink for Minoru? He didn't care about him, yet here he was spending everything he had for a can of juice.


He had been acting very abnormally today. First he had given advice to Kaiyoto, somebody he wasn't particularly fond of, and now this. He had to be sick or something. There was no reasonable explanation for these events. Maybe it was a curse brought upon him by the Dere Festival.


"What's wrong with me!?" In his cry for answers, Ken hardly noticed the fist he had absentmindedly sent flying into the vending machine. He was quickly brought back to his senses when a can was produced from the small rectangle at the bottom, leaving him in a moment of silence. Placing his head against the neon glow, he released a sigh. "There goes my life savings..." If only that was a joke.


As he began his return to the group, the blond's ears perked at the sound of his name. Keeping close to the corner, he peered from behind the wall to observe the previous employee that stood behind the counter. 'Who's he talking to?' Considering that he had been mentioned by name, it was highly unlikely that the answer would be positive.


Intuition proving accurate, Ken ducked behind the corner as he continued to listen in on the conversation. It didn't take much to connect the dots, the golden-haired youth becoming very aware of the situation. There weren't many people that were on the hunt for the gathered Deres.


Peeling himself from the wall, Ken hurried to the others. He was becoming increasingly fed up with the day as it dragged on. 'How many times am I going to have to escape the police in one night?'


Flinging the door open, the blond wasted no time before explaining the events that would soon unfold. "The cops are on their way here, so it's probably best if we move things along." These officers were either extremely dedicated to their work or extremely bored if they were spending valuable resources to track down a group of teenagers.


Preparing to make a quick escape, Ken was halted by the sight of Minoru, the Kuudere attempting to pry him off of the mysterious girl. Looking down at the can that remained in his hand, its cold temperature still remaining, he resisted the urge sigh. 'This is just to get him out of here.'


Capitalizing on Azami's actions, Ken pressed the can against Minoru's neck in an attempt to make him alert. "Hey, Hamlet, snap out of it." Moving the beverage to where his fellow Dere could take hold of it, he continued. "Hurry and drink that. I can't have you slowing me down when we make a break for it. I'm in no mood to get arrested."


It was truly a splendid excuse. With the boy's current state, it was reasonable to pass along a drink to get him energized. However, his attempts at feigning indifference would've been more convincing if he was willing to actually look at the recipient, currently refusing to meet eyes with the older male.

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[BlacklegSanji]

Kenpachi looked at the group. He looked at Sekai and Azami who seemed to be confused about what he had said. "He has gynophobia doesn't he? I mean come on the extreme fear of women, my mother works as a nurse and she use to deal with mental and psychological problems, so I know very bare knowledge about some of this stuff. I should also mention that it also caused his outburst earlier, he was afraid and had a break down, calling Azami a hag, also Hyperventilating and falling to the floor when Sekai grabbed him.... Plus Its plain as day that you two have something going on between you two, Azami and Minoru, which adds to the fear..... I'm right aren't I Minoru.?" he asked, already known that he was right, but just to be sure.


Kenpachi looked over at Ken who seemed out of breath. Kenpachi Picked up the Sake he had bought and began chugging back on it. He then slammed it down on the table the bottle half gone. He was not intoxicated but he wasn't far from it. He walked over to Ken. "I don't think think there's gonna be a back door this time around Ken..." He said. He then sighed before coughing and clearing his throat. "Oi, listen up. You guys go enjoy yourselves, I'll hold back the cops, I'll serve as your distraction. You better have a good time or else I'll kick your asses.... Oh and don't think for a second your getting off with this as a act of kindness or because your my friends, you'll all be paying me back, an eye for a eye style, so you better do something for me that's worth me being put in prison and probably losing my national certification to participate in kendo tournaments after the fact" he said smirking. He unzipped the bag on his back just a little allowing a sleek black handle to protrude from the top. He pulled on the handle and it came out as a long katana. It was one that was custom designed for him. He pulled the katana ready all the ways out and walked to the door, opening it, getting ready to boot it through the door and us his sword as a reason to send the officer after him. He smiled crazily as he readied himself.

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[White Masquerade]

"A drink? Eh, no thanks Kaiyoto. I just want to see these fireworks." However, that was only half-true. Minoru's reaction to her surprise attack weighed heavy on the mind. Seriously? A mental condition? How could she not have realized it before? Five years. Still no change..? It all made sense now. @Stew


It was then that Ken came in letting them know that the cops were heading to the Karaoke. "AZAMI!" As if by automatic response, the perpetrator's name was yelled out. Clapping a hand over her mouth, Sekai looked around the room innocently, walking up next to Kaiyoto. She tried forming a plan, anything that could get them out of the situation, but it was to no avail. That was until, Kenpachi, arguably the craziest out of them all, volunteered to be the distraction. Sekai, about to protest, shut mouth as he pulled out a real, live, Katana. The boy was insane. He was truly a Dorodere. @kirito1337





"Crap." Sekai wanted to watch the beautiful bursts of light signal the end of the festival, but deep down inside she knew that this was not the way to do it. "Kenpachi. I'm not going to watch the fireworks. I'm staying here with you." Turning to Kaiyoto, her voice broke fearing his answer. "What do you plan to do..?"

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[amended]

Kaiyoto had to make a johnny-on-the-spot decision, Think, think, think! THINK! He shouts internally before finally, Eureka! In one swift motion, Kaiyoto picks up Sekai (Despite how unnecessary it is) and heads off to the door,

"EVERYONE TO MY CAR!" Kaiyoto yells before running out of the door; this knocks the karaoke building manager who came to check on the room to the side, Kaiyoto stampedes past him with Sekai in his arms,

"HEY! YOU CAN'T LEAVE, SAINO!" The manager yells as a big, muscular, man steps out from the kitchen with a bamboo sword, this stops Kaiyoto dead in his tracks; Kaiyoto thinks for a little while before setting Sekai down,

"Take the others and head out to my car, I will be out after I beat the ever-loving shit out of this guy." Kaiyoto says with his stupid smile. Kaiyoto steps towards the big man and glances back at Sekai before winking at her and then turning his attention back to the man,

"So, you're Saino? Nice to meet your acquaintance. I'm sorry to inform you that my friends here really need to see some fireworks, but you're preventing them from doing so. As great as it would be for me and you to become friends, we must sadly fight until I beat you up, or you surrender to me and we can get this over with right now." Saino grits his teeth before hitting Kaiyoto in the jaw with a large fist,

"Well, looks like the stars have shined on me tonight!" Kaiyoto says before delivering a punch to the man's ladies and gents. Saino doubles over and Kaiyoto motions to his car, this gives everyone plenty of time to leave, but Kaiyoto turns around for one last taunt just to get a slice of the bamboo katana into his side,

"GAH!" He yells as he is practically slammed into the wall by the force of it,

"NO ONE LEAVES." Says Saino before roughing Kaiyoto up a little more. Kaiyoto suddenly delivers several blows to Saino's upper chest and then a shin-kick for good measure. Kaiyoto then draws back his fist and does a super uppercut that sends Saino onto his back. Kaiyoto limps out to his car which was parked just outside due to the driver hearing all the commotion,

"T-To the lake!" Kaiyoto says as he falls down inside of his limo, he was in a large amount of pain and had a nosebleed. It didn't take them long to arrive at the lake, and Kaiyoto was probably the first to exit the car; Kaiyoto shouldn't have picked that fight for the consequences were terrible and Kaiyoto regretted it as much as he could.

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[Miyuki]

Kimura walked over to Sekai, lightly putting her hands on Sekai's arm. She gave her a cute and shy smile. "C-can we... go see the fireworks together...? I really want to see them... with you..." She blushed a little, still lightly holding her shirt. She mumbled her next set of words, making for it to barely be heard by her, if even heard at all. "K-Kimura... has fallen in love... with Sekai... She has... for five years..." She walked around Sekai, crawling back up on her back. She still had her blanket in her hand, though didn't put it around her, just it hanging down, touching the floor. She pulls the blanket up, using it to cover herself and Sekai lightly, in a hugging manner. She kept her head uncovered, like she had broken out of her shell. "I-if you want me... to keep the blanket... off of you, just ask... I'll gladly... remove it..."

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[kira blackthorn]

"I saw that coming." Mika said absently sucking on another candy cane as he observed everyone around him. He was so glad he was surrounded by his friends again. He was happy and content.

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