"We never got into introducing ourselves did we?" Souma asked. Run nodded his head.
"My name is Souma Takahashi. And Yours is Rin..-"
"Amari... it's Rin Amari."
"Well, nice to meet ya. Anyways, I'm actually new to this town let alone this school so why don't you show me the way to the cafeteria and we could talk as we go."
"O-okay..." Run replied. After some time passed, Rin said "Hey Souma... thanks for helping me out back there. That must have taken a lot of courage. I'm weak and powerless versus Seiji and his gang so I'm really grateful for what you did." Rin turned his head toward Souma and gave a light smile.
"..."
Souma let off a chuckle. "Rin... you're far from weak."
Rin's face lit up and his smile grew.
"No, no, no," Souma said as he shook his head. "Don't get the wrong idea Rin. You endured some bullying. So what? Who cares? That's not why I said you're not weak" Suddenly, the atmosphere turned dark as it did in the fight prior. "You're not weak because.." Souma tiled his head slightly and got closer to Rin. "Well... it's because you're a monster just like me."
A moment of silence passed.
"What are you talking about Souma?" Rin asked frightened. "You don't get it, do you? I didn't save you. I saved Seiji," Souma replied. "You're a great actor Rin. You seriously got Seiji and his group to believe you're some pushover. It's actually pretty funny. The whole time those guys were beating you with smiles on their faces. Laughing and enjoying themselves in a false sense of superiority. But as they beat you, the one with the biggest smile was YOU. You loved giving them that false sense of superiority didn't you. You loved seeing those eyes full of enjoyment. You loved getting beaten. You loved it all. You endured all that pain. All that suffering just so one day you could take away that light in those eyes. So that you could watch despair and fear cloud their mind. And most of all, so that you could finally feast on your prey."
Rin backed up completely terrified. "What the hell is wrong with you!?!?" He yelled. "You're seriously crazy!!!" At this point, the Rin and Souma had almost reached the cafeteria. Rin turned around and proceeded to run away.
"Do you need me to spell it out for you Rin!?!? You're not weak Rin. You're pitiful. All that work you put to acquire your delicious meal is about to go to waste. That fight just now hurt you a lot more than you know. I've gotten myself under Seiji's radar. He and his goons will come for me. They want revenge. Guys like him who crumble from simply standing in front of someone stronger than them always come back in larger sizes. It's up to you if you're going to take this game seriously. If you don't hurry... I might beat the level before you," Souma shouted.
Rin paused. He faced Souma once again. This time he was the one emanating pure bloodlust. His smile grew. This time his expressions were real. All his prior actions were all simply just an act to fool others. "I'm excited Souma. I seriously can't wait. My hunger is killing me Souma." Rin let out a sigh
"Unfortunately we both have to wait," Rin said.
"I know... but when that time comes. Let's not hide behind the masks we wear at school alright. We both have things to maintain but it won't matter soon. Soon we will both be able to talk to each other for real," Souma replied. The two both gave each other light smiles while also emanating their killing intent towards one another.