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Chapter 14 - Calm before the storm

It was a bright morning filled with laughter and Atsushi slowly opened his eyes as he woke up from the loud noises coming from outside of his door, he stood up and approached the door.

"Good morning Atsushi!" Yuki greeted with short breaths as she was getting chased by Mina all around the house.

"Stop chasing meee!!" She complained when she noticed that Mina was almost a few meters behind her and she immediately went running, Leo was looking at them with interest, very amused about what he's seeing while Rin chuckled at their behavior, as for Yuu, he was just looking at them expressionless, how can he not when it's so early and they woke up because of all these noises.

"What happened?" Atsushi asked in confusion and Kyouya approached him after coming out from the bathroom.

"They've been teasing one another which led to these"

"Ahh! no, stop!" This time, it was Mina who screamed and she was running from Yuki, the latter displayed a mischievous look and chased Mina with her hands up high, it seems their roles have been reversed, Yuki cackled as she chased after Mina.

After watching for a while, Rin went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast with Yuu, the latter was still tired so he sat down on the chair and occasionally helping Rin out, Atsushi went for the shower and came out with wet hair before going into his room which is just a few steps away from the bathroom.

Changing into his uniform, he went out and saw that Leo is all set and the ladies have calmed down to do their own things while Kyouya sat on the sofa all prepared, it seems like he was the first one to wake up than any of them, Atsushi went down and headed for the kitchen to help and also to let Rin and Yuki make preparation for school as well.

"You guys should go and change" Atsushi told them and the pair saw that Kyouya is about to come over in the kitchen so they left it to Atsushi, definitely hope that Kyouya watches the food instead of the other man, they know that he hasn't touched anything on the kitchen, he has no idea about basic cooking, they can't just leave him alone so they left when they noticed that Kyouya was coming.

"Alright"

"Thanks"

Yuu and Rin left and went to get their things to prepare.

"Atsushi, I'll help you" Kyouya said and the younger man was hesitant but the older man forcefully took over so he can't refuse.

Since Kyouya took his job, Atsushi looked around and saw that the table wasn't set yet so he took the plates, the utensils and put them on the table before setting them down on each table before he took the glasses and put them beside the plates.

"The food is almost down" Kyouya announced and the ladies just hummed in response.

Soon, everyone gathered in the kitchen to eat, they all ate together and waited for everyone to finish and Mina stood up and rinsed the dishes before putting it inside the dishwasher, saving it up for the evening and washed her hands.

"Let's gooo!" Yuki said and head for the car, following behind Rin and Mina walked beside her.

"Shall we go first?" Kyouya asked and Atsushi nodded and both of them set off with the motorcycle.

It was a bit cold since it was early in the morning but his chest feels quite warm, he unconsciously held tight and pushed himself closer to the other man's heated back.

"Hm? We'll be arriving soon" Kyouya said noticing the other man's behavior.

And just like what the older man said, they arrived after a few minutes and the pair went off the motor and walked together as they wait for the others to arrive.

"You're not going somewhere?" Atsushi asked the man who seems to always have free time.

"Oh, not this early but I have something going on tonight" He replied, smiling as he knew that Atsushi was curious about him.

"I see" Nodding as he tilted his head a little.

Kyouya looked at him and waited as he thought about what he does, he smirked and his eyes were fiery, this man in front of him will lead together with him, it must happen, no, it HAS to happen, seeing Kyouya looking at him fiercely, Atsushi looked at him, confusion was shown on his expression, this man will definitely his big pillar in the future, he can be someone that he can fully trust.

Both people with the same goals, obtaining one another without suspicion!

And 5 minutes passed when the others arrived, the car was filled with arguments and laughter, it really makes one think of what's happening to them inside of the car.

"I'll go now" Kyouya told Atsushi and the latter stared at the man as he walked toward his motorcycle and drove away but before he lost sight of the group, he noticed Atsushi's gaze on him and he smiled.

"Shall we enter?" Rin asked when he noticed his best friend looking far away, he sighed and pulled the other man.

"You'll see him later, don't worry too much" He comforted and the ladies chuckled but agreed to it with persistence.

"That's right!"

"He'll definitely call you if he can't come!"

As they spoke with one another, they walked side by side toward the school ground.

On the other hand,

'Jiro!'

A woman screamed in the phone, she sounds rather irritated and angry.

"What happened, Mira?"

Jiro asked when he was greeted with a scream first thing when he answered the call but he remained calm, knowing that there must be a problem as for why she's angry.

'The man you want me to investigate--' Mira replied but didn't add anything even after a few minutes.

"What's wrong with him?" Jiro scrunched his eyebrows when she didn't finish her sentence even when he waited for a few whiles.

'The information regarding him are all private but when I did hack into it, I had quite a lot of troubles when I fought the viruses out of my computer system but--'

Mira attempted to finish her sentence but she was so frustrated that she screamed bloody murder.

"Fuck! What happened?" Jiro asked when she suddenly screamed.

'I'm so frustrated!! I finally fought it off but in the end, the file only showed his name and age and no other shits!'

She added and proceeded on cursing heaven and hell as well as the earth.

"That's BS, why would it turn out like that?!"

'It's simple, there are multiple answers, he is probably a very important person, maybe he has great back uppers, he's a hotshot himself or he's simply a professional hacker'

This time, she explained with calmness although frustration can still be heard in his voice.

"No way! How could I believe that BS?!" Jiro asked with frustration and the other party huffed.

'If you don't believe me then don't but I advise you not to offend him'

Mira advised before ending the call before Jiro even get to say something, hearing the beeping sound, he pulled his phone away with a look of frustration but how could he just stop on planning against Atsushi when everything is already set?

Back on Atsushi's side,

They've already sat down on their chair, Leo and Yuki from in front of them and from behind are both teasing one another even though they are one desk away but it doesn't seem to matter and when the teacher came in, they sat properly as if they weren't even speaking with one another at the beginning, Rin looked at them with amazement as well as amusement before turning back his attention in front.

The class started like usual but Atsushi seems to be filling a chill behind him, he wondered what it was but after pondering for a while, he let it be and focused in class but unfortunately, his guess was right, the chill he feels came from the maliciousness with traces of coldness was directed to him.

'Hmm, you'll be kneeling at me soon'

Jiro thought as he smirked, no one thought about it seriously as they focused on class.

"What would you guys want?" Rin and Yuki asked the group when they arrived at the cafeteria, they told them their orders and the pair lined up and waited for a few minutes before they arrived at the front and told the server their orders.

"Here you go!" Yuki said as she placed the tray down, another staff was behind her carrying a tray for her and Rin set two trays down before sitting down with a smile.

"Let's it" Rin said and everyone took their own orders after thanking the pair who ordered these for them.

They ate with harmony and finished up rather quickly since they still have some time, the group walked around together and gossips, as usual, are all around them.

"Let's go back to class, it's almost time" Mina reminded and everyone went back slowly.

The teacher came in and everyone greeted her before she started the lesson and the hour passed in a blink as the teacher stood up.

"Good work everyone" She told her students, they greeted her back and she left with a smile.

The student walked out as they spoke about how kind she is and the group went out to the school's gates as the class is already done.

Feeling a vibrate in his pocket, Atsushi pulled his phone out and checked his inbox.

'Hey Atsushi, I won't be there today, something came up' Kyouya explained in the text and Atsushi typed in a sentence.

"It's alright, don't worry" The latter reassured and put his phone back down before walking around the street with his friend.

But such a peaceful day, shouldn't it be disturbed greatly?