Hours Later
*Lights Dimming Down Automatically*
Hiro was having a hard time sleeping, he would just close his eyes but it was still the same darkness for him and it made him feel uneasy. He imagined his mom and dad smiling at him warmly, Shinzo scolding him. His eyes watered just by the thought of it, he won't be able to see them again, that thought kept lingering in his head as the faint memory flooded in, his dad's words like a ringtone.
Hiro could still remember his dad's words to him that night, when he said he was sorry, the birthday present, about having a good time. And Shinzo convinced him to forgive his dad, all he could feel was the regret of ignoring him. The tears welled up more in his eyes.
The tears drip from Hiro's eyes, wetting the sheets instantly. He remembers the headset his dad gave him for his birthday, the last time he held it. 'I never got to tell him, thank you'. Hiro thought painfully, he didn't even know if he would ever get the chance to and that pained him to the core.
'You can't cry forever Hiro'.
'And we can't change what happened, stop being a crybaby'.
Yuki's words rang in his head like a reminder, his fist clenched in a tight hold against the covers. 'Damn her'. He thought.
*Irons Shearing Together*
Hiro's ear twitched at the sound, it went on and on and it made Hiro's body flinch in annoyance at the sound of it. It came again and this time loudly, Hiro sat up with a start annoyed.
"Ten is that you?!" Hiro hissed.
"Oops... Sorry didn't mean to wake you up!"
"I wasn't asleep, even if I wanted to I can't with that annoying sound". Hiro's face was forward when he talked, but then he turned in the direction of Ten's voice.
"Wait, were you crying?!"
Hiro looks away.
"No!" he said in defiance, wiping his cheeks with the back of his hand. He faced him once again.
"And what are you doing?! It's late!"
"Trying to make my tools".
Ten's bed was out of the bed stance, he was messing around with the irons beneath, twisting and bending them out of the layers.
"Tools? For what?"
"Of course to tamper with the elevator, I can't do it with my hands... So this bed Iron can serve as my best option" Ten said smirking deviously as his glasses shine blank white.
Hiro's expression changed at his words, Ten bent the small iron out, shaping it to point straight.
"Still going on your suicide plan huh... ".
"Am surprised you're against it, I thought you couldn't stand here", Ten tear his sheets using the pieces to wrap the bottom of the iron.
"You are smart Ten, I'm sure you know your plan isn't going to work exactly as you planned, what if they send someone after you guys... You know very well it's the Prime Minister keeping us locked in here".
"Yeah I know it won't work out exactly but I'm positive we will get out of here, I don't want to hang around when they start dissecting us for observation" Ten shivers at the thought of it. Hiro's looks darken knowing he was right.
"What if the Prime Minister's words are true, what if everything is gone," Hiro said with trembling eyes.
"I don't know but I'm not sticking around to find out, maybe... Just maybe my family survived, I will take that chance" Ten said determinedly.
A ghost smile formed on Hiro's lips with no humor in it.
"At least you will see them when you do, you will see everything for yourself".
Ten stiffen at his words.
"I have nothing to believe in anymore, I can't tell even if I wanted to" Hiro adds lying back down, his face upwards.
"Don't get yourself killed trying to prove you're smart, remember others are involved" he said finally, facing the other side.
"Hey! I don't do that" Ten said in defense, but no answer from Hiro. He adjusted his glasses as his looks darken, his gaze lands on Hiro.
He sighs out a poof of smoke. 'I just don't know, I just have an odd feeling'. He thought.
_ _ _
Hours Later
*Lights Dimming Up Automatically*
"Hey, Ten are you done!" Shino said, walking into their room.
"Yes! Shino-san" Ten said with a thumbs up. Shino smiles faintly but then he paused when he saw Hiro on the bed, sitting upright, his back against the pillow behind.
"You must be Kimura Hiro".
"And who's asking," Hiro said, hearing his voice.
"Higa Shino, I'm a fan of your dad's work".
"Not a fan of my dad's work," Hiro said plainly.
"Your dad, General Kimura, was an admirable man. I looked up to him with high spirits whenever I saw him on the news. I respect him a lot"
Hiro stiffens hearing his words.
"Truthfully I'm not just a fan, my dream is to be like him. Being someone respected by society and protecting my loved ones is what I have always dreamed of. Getting out of here and finding my dad and little sister is part of that".
"Good luck with your aimless dream Mr. Future soldier!" Hiro said amused seeing his words sounded childish like that of a 5-year-old wanting to be like someone when they grow up. 'Who still does that?' Hiro rolls his eyes.
"I see why the others don't like you at first impression," Shino said, annoyed by his words. Hiro folded his arms.
"Well the only person who can keep up with my impression is Shinzo, I don't expect you to. I don't care!" he added the last part.
"Okay then this is getting awkward," Ten said, rising to his feet.
"Let's get going, you don't wanna get on his nerves," Ten said, rolling his eyes as he walked past Shino, out of the room.
"I wish you could join us, but I guess your mind's made up!" Shino said.
"Tck" Hiro made an annoying sound.
"Till when we meet again, Kimura Hiro," Shino said walking out.
Hiro scowls.
_ _ _
*Light knock*
Mirai turns to her room door, she blinks seeing Kaneki.
"Kaneki Senpai," Mirai said, smiling brightly.
Yumi on her bed, she turns.
"Um..." Kaneki began walking in, scratching the back of his head and then clears his throat.
"Are you leaving here?!" he asked, knowing what the answer was.
"Yes, I have to, for my sake and Yumi's. You heard what Shino-Kun said, ``Staying here won't guarantee our freedom".
"Besides I want to see my family, those kids at the dojo... ", her eyes trembled, averting to him.
"I want to see the truth for myself".
"I see," Kaneki said, looking away.
"Then I'm going with you," Kaneki said, his cheeks flushing red.
"Huh?" Mirai made a sound dumbfounded.
"Um... I... I... I mean I want to leave here too, I have to see for myself if the world has ended and I don't wanna be a guinea pig", Kaneki nervous, with heated cheeks.
"That's not what you said the first time!" Yumi said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, it was!"
"No, it wasn't!"
"Stay out of this kid!" Kaneki hissed with blank white eyes. Yumi sticks out her tongue at him.
"Okay that's enough you two," Mirai said, sweat dripping behind her head. 'What's with this tension?' Mirai thought in her head, staring at the two. 'Awkward'. Her eyebrow twitches.
"Um see you later Mirai," Kaneki said storming off.
Mirai just blinks dumbfounded at his actions.
"How do you know him, you seem very fond of him", Yumi said puzzled, finally asking the question she has been dying to ask.
"We attend the same school, he's a senior and we are also childhood friends".
"Childhood friends" Yumi murmurs seeing why they were pretty close.
***
Ten and Shino walked the long lobby away from the room hall, they halted at the path leading to the elevator.
"The elevator should be at the end," Ten said certainly.
"We can't know for sure if there are cameras," he adds, rubbing his chin.
"At night all sensors are low when the lights dim down, it's automatic, so our best chance is at night," Shino said.
"I guess so".
"But still though let's not think for once this escape won't attract attention, it definitely will but we have to be inside the elevator before that happens".
"Then you have to be fast in tampering with the elevator," Shino said.
Ten grin widely.
"Leave it to me Shino-san, I got it under control," he said, placing his hands on his waist standing upright.
Shino smiles at his antics.