Elfen High 2: Welcome and Welcome Back

[Metanih]

Rayne made a startled, and rather high pitched "Eep!" Sound as she was dragged off. Again. "Uhh... Wha-..." Rayne started, until seeing Sari-chan's smile, which shown with innocence, which convinced Rayne that she wasn't being mean to the girl and boy back there, which was good, and Rayne would hardly complain about being pulled off to spend alone time with Sarina.

She acts so young and innocent... Rayne thought, her mind betraying her desires. But she keeps trying to get us alone! She thought more, her thoughts conflicting as she was pulled along. She did not recognize the area they were in, which was probably bad, given that Rayne tried to memorize the area they came from. However, concerns like these were lost to more conflicting thoughts, and Rayne ran along, chasing after Sari-chan.

[Constaniana]

Jade smiled. "That'd be nice... I usually have trouble sleeping though, so I'll probably just end up sitting on the floor and... ugh, reading? Reading the stupid lit book, I guess. I'll doze off eventually." She shrugged, and then took a deep breath. "I'm used to it, it's fine! And I'm Jade. I don't know you, so... who are you?" she said, turning to Eddie.

"Jade's a nice name, " Eddie said, smiling at Jade. "I'm Eddie. So do you think we should be goi..." Edward trailed off as he watched Sari-Chan pick up the other girl and run off with her. "Well that's a little odd, isn't it?" Eddie said, then ran after Jade. This school really is bizarre... he thought as he ran.

[Hardened Pyrokinetics]

James finally woke up, still in Yuzuki's classroom. The desk, part of the floor, is face, and his lap were also drenched in drool, incidentally also washing away Yuzuki's "F". "Just my luck..." He muttered, standing up and wiping his face off. "Gross..." He stretched and yawned, blinked his eyes a few times, and looked around. "Well, looks like I missed everything." He checked his watch. "Aaaaaand I'm missing the next class, too. Oh well, may as well use this opportunity to explore..."

He quietly left the room, watching for any Staff patrolling the halls. Seeing nobody, he turned and began walking in a random direction, going at an even stroll. "Nice place, when nobody is around..." He started whistling.

[The Inritus Extraho]

Jade, at this point, became lost, and began to wander the halls once more. She really had no-where to go, no idea where she was going, was alone, and had no idea where the dorms or cafeteria (or for that matter, her classes) were in relation to her current position. But hey - rabbits! At least she got some practice fighting, yes? But really, the lone rabbits weren't a problem as she continued stalking through the halls, looking for the dorms above all else. A shield to stop the original lunge, a single swipe of the sword powered by a strong lunge, and dead rabbit.

Simple.

So she kept wandering, wondering when, or if, she would find what she was looking for. It probably wouldn't even take her until evening, but... ah well. She didn't even notice when the boy ran after her, or when she lost him. It was simply... Well, he was nice, she supposed, but she had dashed off without even making a remark to him. So, well, she doubted he would care. So she simply wandered, and wandered, and wandered, searching for those elusive dorms and their feathery-soft mattresses. She was going to enter the first one she came upon and sleep, damn whoever it belonged to. She was tired.

[Hardened Pyrokinetics]

Jade, at this point, became lost, and began to wander the halls once more. She really had no-where to go, no idea where she was going, was alone, and had no idea where the dorms or cafeteria (or for that matter, her classes) were in relation to her current position. But hey - rabbits! At least she got some practice fighting, yes? But really, the lone rabbits weren't a problem as she continued stalking through the halls, looking for the dorms above all else. A shield to stop the original lunge, a single swipe of the sword powered by a strong lunge, and dead rabbit.

Simple.

So she kept wandering, wondering when, or if, she would find what she was looking for. It probably wouldn't even take her until evening, but... ah well. She didn't even notice when the boy ran after her, or when she lost him. It was simply... Well, he was nice, she supposed, but she had dashed off without even making a remark to him. So, well, she doubted he would care. So she simply wandered, and wandered, and wandered, searching for those elusive dorms and their feathery-soft mattresses. She was going to enter the first one she came upon and sleep, damn whoever it belonged to. She was tired.

As James wandered, he ran out of songs to whistle, and instead just strolled silently, eyes closed, listening to the sound of his footsteps, getting lost in his own little world...

Then he turned a corner and ran smack into Jade. "Oh! Hey! Sorry about that!" He apologized. "Are you okay? I'm sorry."

[Olthar]

Sari-chan continued running wordlessly down the halls for several minutes until she suddenly stopped and pulled Rayne into a random room, closing the door behind them. There was a broken chalk board and several rotted desks and chairs. It appeared to be an old, abandoned classroom, though it was hard to tell just how old. However, it was likely that the two of them were the first to set foot in there at any point in the past decade as the closing of the door blew up a cloud of dust from the floor.

"There. Now we can be alone," Sari-chan smiled, "So, what do you want to do first?"

[The Inritus Extraho]

Jade, at this point, became lost, and began to wander the halls once more. She really had no-where to go, no idea where she was going, was alone, and had no idea where the dorms or cafeteria (or for that matter, her classes) were in relation to her current position. But hey - rabbits! At least she got some practice fighting, yes? But really, the lone rabbits weren't a problem as she continued stalking through the halls, looking for the dorms above all else. A shield to stop the original lunge, a single swipe of the sword powered by a strong lunge, and dead rabbit.

Simple.

So she kept wandering, wondering when, or if, she would find what she was looking for. It probably wouldn't even take her until evening, but... ah well. She didn't even notice when the boy ran after her, or when she lost him. It was simply... Well, he was nice, she supposed, but she had dashed off without even making a remark to him. So, well, she doubted he would care. So she simply wandered, and wandered, and wandered, searching for those elusive dorms and their feathery-soft mattresses. She was going to enter the first one she came upon and sleep, damn whoever it belonged to. She was tired.

As James wandered, he ran out of songs to whistle, and instead just strolled silently, eyes closed, listening to the sound of his footsteps, getting lost in his own little world...

Then he turned a corner and ran smack into Jade. "Oh! Hey! Sorry about that!" He apologized. "Are you okay? I'm sorry."

Jade stumbled back, and sheathed the sword she was holding. She was... fine. "I-I'm fine..." she mumbled, barely above a whisper. Then she looked him over. It was scary, she hadn't even heard him coming, hadn't had time to raise a shield... "Are you okay? You didn't r-run yourself into my sword?" she asked, afraid that he would end up getting mad if his clothes had inadvertently been damaged, or worse, if he had been wounded.

[Mavorpen]

Izanagi decided to fuck the next classroom. Well, not physically fuck it, that's not possible. Wait, it probably is. This is Elfen High. And Olthar some Memetic Sex God did tell him a story about a man having sex with a roof or some shit. Instead, he decided to go back to his dorm and meditate. And of course, he had the dream again. Now, he's not sure why the hell he's dreaming while meditating, he's completely awake and aware of the things around him while doing it. But, the dream persisted.

In it, he stood face to face with a man that looked exactly like him. "Why do you run from me?"

"I pass the question."

The copy sighed and continued. "Really? How about this one. Why don't you want to live?"

"Pass."

The copy rolled his eyes. "Why are you losing your sanity?

"I'm not, you are. You're me, aren't you? You should be able to answer that question."

The copy waved his finger. "Tsk tsk. Such false assumptions won't help you. I am your curse, you know this. I'm not you. I'm not sure why anyone would want to be. You are cursed, and I am your curse. I'm not you. Wait, did I already say that? Ah well."

Another copy formed and laughed. "Stop confusing him, dear." Izanagi turned, and it was him, in a female form. To be honest, not much changed except she actually had breasts. "So, Izanagi. Are you ever going to kill something?"

"Pass."

The female copy raised an eyebrow. "Oh come on, that was an easy question." She sighed. "You're no fun." She and the other copy both disappeared, and Izanagi opened his eyes, a dagger only centimeteres from his throat.

[Hardened Pyrokinetics]

As James wandered, he ran out of songs to whistle, and instead just strolled silently, eyes closed, listening to the sound of his footsteps, getting lost in his own little world...

Then he turned a corner and ran smack into Jade. "Oh! Hey! Sorry about that!" He apologized. "Are you okay? I'm sorry."

Jade stumbled back, and sheathed the sword she was holding. She was... fine. "I-I'm fine..." she mumbled, barely above a whisper. Then she looked him over. It was scary, she hadn't even heard him coming, hadn't had time to raise a shield... "Are you okay? You didn't r-run yourself into my sword?" she asked, afraid that he would end up getting mad if his clothes had inadvertently been damaged, or worse, if he had been wounded.

James looked himself over. "I seem to be fine. It was my fault anyway, honest." He noticed Jade's hesitance, and put on a big friendly smile. "Hey, relax, I'm just a student here." He stuck out his hand. "James Callahan. What's your name?" He was, covertly, looking her over.

[Metanih]

Rayne was all of a sudden really nervous. Why? Why do I feel like this? I have never felt like this before. Not through high school, not in the years after that, never. Why now, with Sari-chan? I have only known her two days, and my tongue gets heavy every time I try talking to her. Rayne sat silently for all of ten seconds, staring ahead, her mouth trying for form words that just refused to come out. Rayne was rendered mute for what was likely one of the first times in her life.

Be impulsive! One side of her head argued, while the other gave a more cautious Take it slow... Rayne blinked once... twice... Come on... She was impulsive enough to bring you here! Act on what you want, you can tell she wants it too! Do itttt... Her mind drew out the last word as her mind made itself up.

With a sudden action that probably surprised Rayne more than anyone else, Sarina included, Rayne moved forward swiftly, wrapping her arms around the cat-girl, and kissing her straight on the lips. Oh please kiss back... Rayne thought, hoping this wouldn't be the end of their friendship.

[The Inritus Extraho]

Jade smiled her normal, bright smile, happy he wasn't hurt, and shook his hand for a moment. "I'm Jade, and I'm also a student! Jade Gates. Hey, we-weren't you the kid that fell asleep in Literature? Miss Yuzuki was so mad, it was hilarious! She didn't even get that mad when I yelled at her and damaged her classroom. Wait. She might be saving that for later..."

[Nationstatelandsville]

In all of the many, many, many, infinitely many universes in our little sector of existence, there is a single constant; whenever there is a Lewis Jameson, he must ruin the moment for a young lesbian couple.

This has manifested itself in many strange ways through time and space. For example, in one particular universe, Lewis was wandering through ancient China, searching for the Emperor's son whom he had been hired (with alcohol) to kill, when he stopped to take a rest at a local inn. He went up the stairs and towards the rooms, but entered the wrong one, and barged in on two Chinese lesbians named Yoko and Uni about to kiss. They were executed immediately, because this particular universe was an ancient Chinese Buddhist theocracy with severely conservative laws, but, conversely, jetpacks and robots with katanas, which are technically Japanese. Elsewhere, Lewis was a frog who found his daughter going far beyond friendship with her best friend on his lily pad. In another, more popular universe, Lewis, a teacher at Elfen High on his first day, when he interrupted a certain bisexual hybrid creature thing making the moves on her victim. This thing had weird blood and robot parts, though, so that was OK, he guessed. She was also a rapist, but, at Elfen High, that wasn't exactly surprising.

This universe's Lewis filled his duty by barging into Sarina and Rayne's room, his breath (and blood) wreaking of whiskey and his face red with tears. He had been drinking again.

"I'm so alone!" he bemoaned, collapsing on the ground without noticing the other occupants of the room.

[Astrolinium]

Actually, Eric didn't just whistle Tchaik 4. He ran out of the classroom to do so. Because his writer is indecisive and shit. Anyhow, he ran out of the classroom and began to wander the halls. Because, really, who would miss Eric? Nobody liked Eric Manischewitz, really, not even his parents. He never had really any friends back in Wilmington and everything thought he was weird.

'Jeez', he thought, 'Why do I suck so bad?' Tchaik 4 turned into Canon in D and a rain cloud formed over Eric's head as he kept walking. He tried to shove his hands into his pockets and then realized he didn't have any.

Suddenly, he heard more whistling. He began to follow it. He was getting closer, and then... it stopped. He looked around and realized he was good and lost. Oh, fuck. Now he'd die here because nobody would ever come looking for someone like Eric. He sat down, back against a wall, and sighed, resting his head in his hands as he hummed a tone halfway between B and B♭. The rain cloud formed again, and a fine mist began to pour from its bottom.

[Hardened Pyrokinetics]

Jade smiled her normal, bright smile, happy he wasn't hurt, and shook his hand for a moment. "I'm Jade, and I'm also a student! Jade Gates. Hey, we-weren't you the kid that fell asleep in Literature? Miss Yuzuki was so mad, it was hilarious! She didn't even get that mad when I yelled at her and damaged her classroom. Wait. She might be saving that for later..."

James paused. "Damn, I must've been really out of it, since I don't remember any of that." He chuckled. "Yeah, I just woke up, and since I'm late for the next class anyway I figured I'd take the opportunity to explore. What's your excuse?"

[Amon and Friends]

Pierre, who had left Eric and Laz as soon as their conversation had started, entered the room earlier than anyone else.

As she continued to sing, he was visibly disturbed. The song was old. It seemed eldritch, older than time itself, and the creature singing it also gave off that impression. Suddenly, she...or, possibly, it, shredded the piano. He jolted backwards in his seat. Suddenly, the creature approached him, and gently stroked said student's cheek, and moved her head forward under her lips were almost touching his ear. He wanted to run, but found himself transfixed, frozen in his seat.

"Hear what I have to say below, learn what even the foulest ghoul knows. For if you should earn my disdain, lest your folly cause my somber mind pain, I will descend upon you like a murder of crows."

It was as if she had read his mind. He paled, visibly, and the blood drained from his face. There would be no disrespect for this teacher. She terrified him. It wasn't a temporary, jolting type of fear, such as the fear that the mutant rabbits created inside him. It was deeper. Older. Nearly instinctual. It was a psychological fear.

"What is she?" he wondered. She obviously wasn't human, despite having the appearance of one.

Suddenly, she lurched away from him, and smiled.

"Now then, I am your teacher, Ms. Nyarla, and this is geography. Let us get started, shall we?" She said, and she formed a map and desk out of nothing. Than, she continued. "Now, this is the Canadian province of Gibraltar. Who here knows anything of the Canadian province of Gibraltar?"

Pierre was considering telling her that Africa wasn't a Canadian province of Gibralter, but it took about half a millisecond before he shot that idea down. He shifted nervously in his seat, and looked down, trying not to attract attention to himself.

[Olthar]

Sari-chan was completely shocked by what had happened. Rayne...kissed her? But...she's a girl! Girls are supposed to kiss boys, not girls! Her immediate reaction was to push Rayne away, but her body wouldn't comply with her wishes. What's more, she found herself returning the kiss. Why? Why was this happening? She didn't understand it at all. However, before she could think about it more, she mentally slapped herself. No. It doesn't matter what she was told. Sari-chan is Sari-chan, and Sari-chan does what feels right. That's how she's always lived, and she's not going to stop now. Kissing Rayne felt right, even if she couldn't understand it, so that's what she was going to do.

Unfortunately, just as things were heating up, Lewis burst into the room, startling Sari-chan and causing her to break away from Rayne. She suddenly started blushing furiously, embarrassed that someone had seen her like this.

[Metanih]

Rayne backed up, a shocked look on her face. "Sorry..." She muttered numbly. She didn't know what to do, she didn't know what to say. Sari-chan had kissed her back! It was great! Rayne would have felt on the top of the world if Lewis hadn't inturrupted them. She stood there, back to Lewis, her mind contemplating ways to make him suffer. Sadly for her, nothing in the room seemed helpful in that regard, so she didn't have a chance to act on it quite yet.

Rayne turned around, screamed loudly "FUCK YOU!" and kicked the downed man, aiming for the gut. It wasn't the most complicated revenge plan ever, but Rayne was far from done. She would make Lewis suffer. Later. The kick would hold her over until she had a good chance though.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Rayne backed up, a shocked look on her face. "Sorry..." She muttered numbly. She didn't know what to do, she didn't know what to say. Sari-chan had kissed her back! It was great! Rayne would have felt on the top of the world if Lewis hadn't inturrupted them. She stood there, back to Lewis, her mind contemplating ways to make him suffer. Sadly for her, nothing in the room seemed helpful in that regard, so she didn't have a chance to act on it quite yet.

Rayne turned around, screamed loudly "FUCK YOU!" and kicked the downed man, aiming for the gut. It wasn't the most complicated revenge plan ever, but Rayne was far from done. She would make Lewis suffer. Later. The kick would hold her over until she had a good chance though.

Lewis caught Rayne's foot institutionally, before rolling onto his back and giving Rayne a look that caused bears to shit themselves (but then, bears are always shitting, it's hard to tell). It was one of pure fury, undiluted murderous rage, not a single pang of guilt or morality tainting its purity. But then, suddenly, it softened back into a grimace. Not at Ranye, for Lewis' eyes did not even see Rayne, but at life.

"You aren't worth it," he mumbled, releasing Rayne's foot, "Why even do it? Why do someone else in like that, right? It doesn't help. It only hurts. It doesn't ease the pain."

Lewis looked away dreamily, not really paying attention to who he was talking, because he needed to talk.

"But it does," he continued, "and that's the problem. I'm despicable. I don't hunt for food. I hunt for enjoyment. No, not even that. I hunt to divert myself from the bitter conclaves of my soul. I'm nearly two hundred and fifty years old, and I've only ever had one friend. God, I'm so sad. And it would be easy, too. I know, in my head, how to make a friend. The rest of my just doesn't agree. So I'm a hermit, a fucking Sasquatch who has shied away from the edges of mankind since the Jefferson presidency. And I've got nothing to live for, no. So I kill other things, because I can do that for a while instead of thinking about how much I wish one of them would be able to kill me. Why am I even here? I know why, you don't. I'm here 'cause I don't want to die, but I don't want to live either, I'm just so afraid of the abyss. What if my sins, what if they come back at me? And when I think that, I get all sad, and I do worse stuff. I don't want to be me, but I am, and I can't help it. Goddamn it, why do I need to have issues? Is that something inherent in this whole thing? In life?

But what the hell do you know? You're just kids. The kind of kids who go to pretentious schools that spell 'magic' with a 'k'. I'm such a fucking mess, I need to tell some brats like you my problems. I should drink less."

He took a big gulp from his flask.

[Olthar]

Looking at the mess of a man on the ground, Sari-chan walked up to Rayne and put her arm around her.

"Come on, let's try and find our way back to the main part of the school. I'm still kinda hungry."

Sari-chan really didn't know what to think of the event that just transpired, so she simply chose not to. Maybe it was just a one-time thing. Maybe it could just be ignored, and everything would be fine. Or not, but whatever. It was worth a try, and being awkward about it wasn't going to help in either case. Besides, Sari-chan would have to comprehend the magnitude of what just happened to fully grasp why it should be awkward.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Looking at the mess of a man on the ground, Sari-chan walked up to Rayne and put her arm around her.

"Come on, let's try and find our way back to the main part of the school. I'm still kinda hungry."

Sari-chan really didn't know what to think of the event that just transpired, so she simply chose not to. Maybe it was just a one-time thing. Maybe it could just be ignored, and everything would be fine. Or not, but whatever. It was worth a try, and being awkward about it wasn't going to help in either case. Besides, Sari-chan would have to comprehend the magnitude of what just happened to fully grasp why it should be awkward.

"You kids..." Lewis marched on, because when you're drunk and Lewis, social ques mean nothing, "You've got so much more than me, and you're little fuckheads making out because your hormones have the stability of a poorly-built bridge in San Francisco. What you just did means nothing and somewhere in you you know that, you don't care, and you still have more than me. I envy you. No, wait, I fucking hate you. But I hate everything. And why? I mean, you didn't kill me like Crowley would, and yet I hate you just the same. That's not really fair. It's just my mask. Or is that even my mask? Is that just a mask made to make me seem profound? I don't even know what's real within my own soul. Is that two hundred years of failing to figure myself out or two hundred years of forgetting myself?"

Lewis took another drink.

"But go," he suddenly commanded sternly, "Fuck up. Be kids. Don't let me get in your way. And don't touch my shit, you little bitches."

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Looking at the mess of a man on the ground, Sari-chan walked up to Rayne and put her arm around her.

"Come on, let's try and find our way back to the main part of the school. I'm still kinda hungry."

Sari-chan really didn't know what to think of the event that just transpired, so she simply chose not to. Maybe it was just a one-time thing. Maybe it could just be ignored, and everything would be fine. Or not, but whatever. It was worth a try, and being awkward about it wasn't going to help in either case. Besides, Sari-chan would have to comprehend the magnitude of what just happened to fully grasp why it should be awkward.

"You kids..." Lewis marched on, because when you're drunk and Lewis, social ques mean nothing, "You've got so much more than me, and you're little fuckheads making out because your hormones have the stability of a poorly-built bridge in San Francisco. What you just did means nothing and somewhere in you you know that, you don't care, and you still have more than me. I envy you. No, wait, I fucking hate you. But I hate everything. And why? I mean, you didn't kill me like Crowley would, and yet I hate you just the same. That's not really fair. It's just my mask. Or is that even my mask? Is that just a mask made to make me seem profound? I don't even know what's real within my own soul. Is that two hundred years of failing to figure myself out or two hundred years of forgetting myself?"

Lewis took another drink.

"But go," he suddenly commanded sternly, "Fuck up. Be kids. Don't let me get in your way. And don't touch my shit, you little bitches."

Minh then appeared. He was rather good at just suddenly appearing out of nowhere. He held a bottle of vodka in his left hand, and he used his right to grab Lewis' arm and helped him up.

He was also very much ready to start punching Lewis if the man hit back, as drunk folks were prone to doing. He was Russian, he knew about drunks.

"Let's...go get drunk somewhere else." Minh said, glancing at the two girls and leading Lewis out of the room. "I think we both need a drink. And then some."

[Nationstatelandsville]

"You kids..." Lewis marched on, because when you're drunk and Lewis, social ques mean nothing, "You've got so much more than me, and you're little fuckheads making out because your hormones have the stability of a poorly-built bridge in San Francisco. What you just did means nothing and somewhere in you you know that, you don't care, and you still have more than me. I envy you. No, wait, I fucking hate you. But I hate everything. And why? I mean, you didn't kill me like Crowley would, and yet I hate you just the same. That's not really fair. It's just my mask. Or is that even my mask? Is that just a mask made to make me seem profound? I don't even know what's real within my own soul. Is that two hundred years of failing to figure myself out or two hundred years of forgetting myself?"

Lewis took another drink.

"But go," he suddenly commanded sternly, "Fuck up. Be kids. Don't let me get in your way. And don't touch my shit, you little bitches."

Minh then appeared. He was rather good at just suddenly appearing out of nowhere. He held a bottle of vodka in his left hand, and he used his right to grab Lewis' arm and helped him up.

He was also very much ready to start punching Lewis if the man hit back, as drunk folks were prone to doing. He was Russian, he knew about drunks.

"Let's...go get drunk somewhere else." Minh said, glancing at the two girls and leading Lewis out of the room. "I think we both need a drink. And then some."

"That's about the last thing we need," Lewis said grimly, "Depressant. Makes us feel good about ourselves in packs, 'cause we're pack animals by nature, and I should know, because I've killed a bunch of 'em, but in the end, it's the opposite. But then, we're hopelessly addicted, aren't we? All of us, to something. I might pick some bitter poisons, but others might choose something even more harmful, like late night comedians, political forums, or novel-writing. I don't know; stupid shit."

Lewis then passed out for five seconds before waking up again.

"See that?" he grumbled, "An act. Just to get attention. A laugh. But from who?"

[Nightkill the Emperor]

A shrug from Minh. "Ourselves? Fate? Fuck if I know. But generally when we start contemplating our navels, vodka is what we need. It's how I manage to deal with the shit that goes around here while maintaining relative sanity." he said as they sat down in an empty room with only a table. He pressed a button on the wall, and it rotated and revealed a large wine closet.

"My little room." he said dryly. "Nice place to go."

[Nationstatelandsville]

A shrug from Minh. "Ourselves? Fate? Fuck if I know. But generally when we start contemplating our navels, vodka is what we need. It's how I manage to deal with the shit that goes around here while maintaining relative sanity." he said as they sat down in an empty room with only a table. He pressed a button on the wall, and it rotated and revealed a large wine closet.

"My little room." he said dryly. "Nice place to go."

In about ten seconds, Minh was out three bottles of wine and also a table.

"You're just that guy, ya know, Minh?" Lewis piped up, cooling the smoldering ashes and speaking for the first time, "The boring part. The Abbot, right? The set-up. You're never the punchline, you're just the bit. You aren't a person, you're a method. And I'm the joke. I'm not a person, either. Everything I do is just to make a funny bounced off of you. I'm not really deep, I just wanna' be. But that can't be right, can it? 'Cause no one's just that little thing. Everyone's a whole confusing mix of things. I mean, what else are you, Minh? What else am I?"

He then vomited.

"I don't think there are always answers to those questions," Lewis said.

[Mavorpen]

Izanagi observed the dagger calmly, and raised his hand. He brought the dagger down on the table dresser next to his bed, the blade making a dull thud as it entered the hard wood. He sat for a few minutes, staring at the wall in front of him, and got up. He opened the closet door, and still couldn't get over the fact that despite the teachers being completely uncaring, the school itself was fantastic. Every room was like a hotel suite. He took out his workout clothes and put them on.

He opened the door to his room and exited, closing it silently. He didn't think about anything as he walked the halls. But, at some point, his slow walk became a brisk one. He then started jogging, until finally he was sprinting. He reached the front doors of the school, and burst through them. He stopped a few yards away from the school and turned around. Nodding, he ran up to the school at full speed and jumped, catching a ledge on the large arch and pulled himself up quickly, flipping and landing on top of the arch. He climbed from there, spinning and flipping, and occasionally using his tail for balance and support.

"What are you doing?" a voice rung out in his head as he climbed. He reached the top, silent and not entertaining the voice. He stood for a few seconds on the roof, and did half of a flip forwards, landing on his hands into a handstand. He closed his eyes and a different voice entered his head.

"You really are going crazy, aren't ya'?" The other voice, the female said soothingly, "Really now, you just need to give in."

Izanagi allowed himself to fall onto his back, and he kick flipped up. He ran off of the building and landed gracefully, then went inside of the school. "Giving up already?"

"Oh shut it Natsu." Izanagi took out his GPS and began searching for the room he needed. He nodded as he memorized most of the way. He walked for about 6 minutes until he finally reached the room. He opened it, and observed the workout room. There were machines ranging from treadmills to that downright stupid ass piece of shit Shake Weight. His eyes set on the punching bags, more specifically, those special ones made to actually fight back.

He walked up to it and hit it a couple times, to get a feeling for it. He started out slow, letting all he learned slowly flow back to him. His countless years of training began to reveal itself at a consistent pace. It didn't take long however, for the speed and ferocity of his strikes to increase exponentially. "What are you fighting for, baka? You should just relax," Natsu said.

The soothing female voice returned. "Yes. Don't you want to be with us? You wouldn't have to fight anymore...maybe. Who knows, you might be in the same body, but whatever. It's worth it, isn't it?"

Izanagi muttered, "No..." as he punched the bag faster, even going so far as to mix in kicks. He walked around the bag, instinctively using Ba Gua, sometimes throwing in quick attacks and moving away almost immediately as the attachments flew around to strike back. "I don't want to die... not yet."

"Yes... you do darling," the woman's voice said soothingly. "No, I don't," Izanagi said calmly.

Natsu laughed, and exclaimed, "Stop ignoring who you are, Izanagi! You want to die. You don't want to feel the pain of life anymore. You don't want to suffer. You don't want—"

"Enough!" Izanagi punched the bag, unfortunately using his power. The bag didn't move for a second, then it began vibrating violently, causing the ground to shake, and the entire room to shake as well. The bag stopped shaking, and flew against the wall across from Izanagi, exploding upon impact. "Fine, but we lay down some ground rules first."

Natsu and the woman appeared in front of him. "Of course, ground rules," they both said together, with a sadistic smile.