Back in Heiwa, in May, Jake along with his girlfriend Nino, both lived together, in a mansion. C and K decided to work as employees under Jake's father, at least that was the official statement, however they were to be Jakes responsibility, as he was the one who introduced them to him. His father Kazuma Tomodachi, was a strict-ish man. They were times when he was strict and times where he wasn't. for example, when Jake first introduced Nino to him, it went like this…
Jake; so dad, this is Nino, the girl I've been telling you about.
Nino; It's nice to meet you, sir.
Kazuma; I see, so she's the one you've been going on about, she looks quite capable, I hope you understand what this entails Jacob.
Jake, while bowing his head; I am fully aware of what I must do dad, trust me I'll take care of her and always keep her happy till death do us part.
Nino; *why does it feel like he's speaking to my dad*.
Kazuma to Nino; my name is Kazuma Tomodachi, it is a pleasure to meet you.
Nino; a pleasure to meet you too.
Kazuma; now, Jacob, show her to her room.
Jake; will do.
Then Jake shut the door behind him.
Kazuma 5 seconds later; AHH FINALY! MY SON BROUGHT HOME A WOMAN! I'LL BE A GRANDFATHER SOON! I'm so happy, I can't hold myself, I have to tell everyone at work, THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!!
So anyway, one month has past and me and Nino haven't gone all the way yet, we just decided we won't till we're fully ready, despite that, she often sneaks into my bed at night, mostly when she feels lonely or can't sleep, then we spend all night reading light novels and watching movies about light novels. And we also… never mind, it's nothing…
Nino, on top of him; wake up dear, it's a lovely day.
Jake who just woke up (wearing only underwear); *yawn*
Nino; I brought you breakfast! I hope you enjoy.
Jake; fresh udon.
Nino; I made it just the way you like it.
Jake; *ever since she died her hair pink, she's been much more caring to me. Ever since that talk we had… I love it. *
Jake then took a bath, and brushed his teeth then sat down to eat with Nino.
Jake; have you spoken to your parents recently?
Nino; yeah, they think I'm still working abroad though.
Jake; yeah, for my dad no less.
Nino; yeah, I still remembered when I told my parents I would start working with Kazuma Tomodachi, they thought I was insane.
Jake; yeah, then you called me to confirm it.
Nino; my dad almost got a heart attack, and my mom fainted. They were so stocked about it, they booked me a flight that day and sent me hear as soon as possible.
Jake; yep, right to me.
Nino stood up and wrapped her arms around him; yes, to you.
She then took some of udon and fed it to him, he then took a piece of cake on the table and fed it to her. And then they ki…
*door bell ringing*
Lucas; hey, Jake it's me!
Jake; C! tell him I'll be right there.
Jake to Nino; I guess we'll continue this tonight.
Jake to Lucas; So, is there anything you wanted to talk about?
Lucas; yeah, but 1st, let's go out for lunch.
10 minutes later at a local restaurant…
Jake; so, how's being homeless working out for you?
Lucas; to be honest, it was hard at 1st, but then I met a lot of cool people and made a lot of friends that help me out. To be honest, if it weren't for them, I'd probably have starved to death by now.
Jake; right, so you're not here for another 25,000 yen. I guess that's a good thing.
Lucas; yeah… but it won't be too bad if you just lent me, right?
Jake; you're right, but since you have all those friends, you won't be needing it anyway so why bother.
Lucas; come on man don't do me like that! I haven't eaten in three days!
Jake; didn't you collect lunch from K yesterday?
Lucas; I did, but apparently there's a rule among my friend circle, and that is that we split anything we gain among ourselves.
Jake; you could use some new friends then; fine I'll give you the 25,000.
Lucas; can I push it to 30?
Jake; 15 then.
Lucas; 25 it is.
Also, how exactly do you feel about Nino?
Jake then began to look outside the window.
Lucas; because to me she feels kinda…
Jake; unstable?
Lucas; I was gona say tense, but yeah.
Jake; She is, however…
A few weeks earlier, Jake and Nino where walking through an alley…
Jake; *Damn, I can't believe we got lost, the GPS says the fastest way home is this way, but why did it have to be somewhere as shady as this? *
Nino; darling, you seem lost in thought, what's wrong?
Jake; oh its nothing, let's just get back as soon as possible.
?; hey, you two, don't you know this place is private property? You can't pass without paying a fee.
Jake; oh sorry, I guess I missed the memo.
?; all right, I guess I'll take that cutie over there as payment.
Jake; oh, so that's how it is then, in that case I'll…
Nino; Darling, do you mind standing back for a moment.
Jake; you want to handle this on your own?
Nino; yeah, I do.
Jake; don't go too far this time.
A few minutes later…
Nino; there I'm all done.
Jake; you could at least have shown a little restraint.
Nino; oh, yeah, don't worry, I'll work on it. Darling.
Jake to Lucas; 1st, she ran toward him with a knife, and stabbed him in the arm, he then screamed for help, then everyone in the alley got up. There where 12 of them in total. They all rushed toward her, at that point I wanted to rush in but then, she ran toward them at full speed, and began slicing their throats one by one, it was, about 18 seconds or so, in 18 seconds she sliced the throats of everyone there. Every time someone posed a threat to me, she would kill them without hesitation. And if weren't for me, anyone who insulted me would suffer the same fate. However, that wasn't what I was curious about. It was that she could utilize nite perfectly, even better that Tom the last time I saw him. It was like every ounce of nite in her body was utilized for just the purpose she intended it to. I could feel it.
Lucas; have you ever ounce talked to her about it?
Jake; …
2 weeks earlier, one night, as Jake held Nino in his arms on his bed…
Jake; Nino is there something you're hiding from me?
Nino; like what darling?
Jake; I was just curious, sometimes it feels like there's something you're not telling me. Please if there's anything on your mind please you can tell me.
Nino; this is because of my behaviour isn't it?
Jake; you don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but if there's anything you're going through at all, I want to know how I can help in any way, I love you.
-10 years ago, when I was 6, my parents kicked me out, my father was an alcoholic and my mother, who was so fed up with him, would take her anger out on me, I was terribly abused. Till finally, she got so frustrated, she kicked me out. And not long after that, she left the estate and my father would soon pass away. For 3 years I lived on the streets, I had nothing and times when I would have something, I would get so obsessed with it, that I would end up destroying it. That's what happened to the dog that saved me, when I was alone, it stopped me from freezing to death the night I was kicked out. I starved it to death because I too scared of letting it go. When I was all alone, one day, I saw someone kill a thug who tried to rob him, he slashed him so precisely that not a drop of blood touched him, I was so obsessed with him that I asked him to teach me, all he did was swing his knife horizontally and then left. I then practised that move for two years straight, till finally my body could do it without even thinking. Then after three years of being alone, I got into an orphanage and begged them to take me in, it took some persuasion but I got in. I would practice in secret for 3 more years till I finally got adopted, I tried to be the perfect daughter, always doing as I was told and never spoke back. However, my Mom never thought I was good enough regardless. The truth is, my life was miserable till I met you.
3 years ago…
Jake; oh, sorry, I didn't see you there, I dropped your bags, hey, let me get them for you.
Nino; it's fine, I'll do it by myself.
Jake; all right, but there has to be some way I can make this right.
Nino; why do you care so much, it was just an accident.
Jake; it's because, my father ounce told me, if you make a mistake, you must fix it by any means.
So the least I can do is help you carry it home.
Nino; fine.
A few minutes later…
Jake; all right then that's everything.
Nino; thanks I guess.
Jake; also, I know it a lot but, would you be my date to the summer ball?
Nino; …
Jake; it's fine if you don't want to, we just met anyway so…
Nino; it's fine, I'll go with you.
-that day was probably the best day of my life, because, I got to meet you Darling, the truth is during my time alone I've killed people to survive, and I guess I've just gotten used to it, I hope you don't think less of me.
Jake; why did you take so long to tell me this?
Nino; I didn't want you to feel sorry for me, I wanted you to love me for who I am now, however, I could change if you would like.
Jake; Listen to me, I love you, every part of you, no matter how dark, so I won't ask you to change anything.
I kissed her, in fact, I think that how we spent the night.
Lucas; I see. But you still keep her under control right?
Jake; I guess I'm the only reason she's in control.
The next day she died her hair and she's more caring to me than ever.
Lucas; all right, anyway, how's school going?
Jake; oh it's all right, just the same old thing day after day.
Lucas; how predictable.
Later that night…
K at the door; welcome back master, your lady has been waiting.
Lucas; yeah, I know.
EOC
Jake; I'm back.
Nino; Darling, who's Linda?