Shu's POV:
I tried to train to forget about my worry for Valt, but it wasn't very easy. Especially when he's not answering his goddamn phone. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I honestly don't know when it comes to Valt. And of course, it had to be Valt of all people who went missing. Because life can't give me a break as it is. It doesn't help, either, that Rantaro and Wakiya won't stop arguing with each other for who knows what at this stage, and my temper was already flaring before I got here because Lui freaking won again. I looked at the two arguing blonde's, questioning how they can still insult each other so much, but then realising that it's a stupid question. I really want to slap them both right now, but I'm not going to. And do you know why I won't slap them? It's because I'm feeling nice, and if I wasn't feeling nice, then I would have slapped them already. But I was annoyed at their constant bickering, and I was reaching my rope's end. I don't want to shout at them, either, but right now, that's one of the nicer options I currently have to offer. I turned back to the stadium and then pulled down my shirt, trying to hide my recently gained bruises with a sigh. I went to launch Spryzen but messed up when Rantaro raised his voice, and a splitting pain went through my entire body. Crap. When I recovered from the short burst of pain, I growled. That's it, I've had enough.
"Will you guys be quiet for five minutes? That's all I'm asking for, so just shut it!" I yelled, my eye twitching, and everyone went silent and stared at me.
"I think we made mum mad," Rantaro mumbled
"Ya think?" Wakiya snapped in responded
"So you continue talking and tick him off more? How smart can you get, guys?" Daigo said, sarcastically
"Did you really expect anything different?" Keru asked
"I think I'm smarter than you guys half the time, and that's not good, because I'm pretty stupid," Besu added
"You can say that again," Daigo murmured
I picked Spryzen up and sighed, pulling my shirt down as I stood up. "I'm sorry for raising my voice. This is just getting to me."
"You're overreacting." Keru told me "Name one time Valt hasn't been late to an event."
"You have a point." I stared at Spryzen. What do you think, buddy? He glinted at me, and I nodded decisively. Valt's going to be alright. I just know he is. What could possibly go wrong? Other than his impending death, nothing could go wrong whatsoever. I believe in Valt. Barely, but I still believe in him a bit, and that's enough for now. I think. I hope. Meh.
"There we go, you've started to get your mojo back," Keru said
"How'd you do that?" Rantaro asked, shocked, and visibly confused
"My words work wonders," Keru replied
"I'm here!" Came a cheery voice, and I looked up to see Valt walking in our direction, grinning at us all, not a care in the world.
"Speak of the devil," Daigo said
"Where were you?" Rantaro cocked an eyebrow
"And what took you so long? You had mum worried!" Wakiya snapped at him, and I let out a sigh of relief. I'm just happy that he's alive at this stage.
Valt scratched the back of his head and let out a nervous chuckle. "I'm sorry guys, I really am. But I had something important to do."
"And what is this important thing you had to do?" I asked, taking a few steps towards him so I could figure out whether he was lying or not when he came up with an excuse for his lateness.
"Just a heads up, mum's mad, so don't say or do anything stupid," Rantaro warned, which earned him a scowl from Valt, and glare from me.
"I am not that bad!" Valt whined, and Rantaro gave him a pointed look. Valt questioned himself for a moment before shrugging it off. "Who cares, anyway? I'm not going to tell you guys where I was, so why does it matter whether he's mad or not?"
"Why can't you tell us?" I asked, suddenly suspicious. Valt is the most honest person I know, so what has he been up to? It's something that would annoy me, or make me mad, I'm guessing, which is why he's not telling me. But what has he got to hide?
"'Cause I can't." He tilted his head to the side and gave me a close eye smile. "Is there a problem with that?"
I sighed and shook my head, not wanting to cause an argument. Valt Aoi… What are you hiding behind your smile? What won't you tell us that's so important to you? Is there something behind your smile? I tilted my head to the side and stared at him in curiosity, my eyes narrowing when I saw his smile falter. Something was wrong. There's a secret he's trying to hide. A wonder boy who can fool the world with a single smile. But is this all just a facade? And if so, how long have you been keeping it up?