= Intermission 1-1 =
Leon and Kusuo were back at the dorm, although looking quite frustrated.
"Yuuhi sure is taking his time…" Leon glanced at the clock that read 8 P.M as he lounged on the couch. "I don't even remember what happened after those guys in the weird combat suits showed up." Leon rubbed his left cheek that looked unusually red. "Actually, never mind."
Kusuo paced around the dorm room repeatedly. "Aliens exist…Aliens exist!" He grabbed Leon's shoulder and shook him. "ALIENS EXIST!!!"
Leon pushed Kusuo away. "Calm down! Weren't we sure of that before we got attacked?!"
Kusuo froze. He sat on the other couch and fell into deep thought. "In any case, it's a good thing the dorm was repaired almost instantly without any extra cost."
Leon nodded. "True. Let's look at the positives."
Kusuo stood up suddenly. "Yuuhi might be back already." He speed walked his way out of the dorm and toward Yuuhi's dorm.
"Wait up!" Leon struggled to keep up as he locked the dorm's door.
Kusuo didn't hesitate to ring the bell as soon as he reached Yuuhi's dorm.
No response.
"Maybe he's not home yet?" Leon suggested as he adjusted his glasses.
Kusuo rang the bell again. No response.
"Pardon our intrusion." Kusuo barged in.
"The door wasn't locked?!" Leon exclaimed.
The automatic lights illuminated the one-student dorm. It was quite small compared to the larger dorm Kusuo and Leon were sharing. Only a kitchen, a bathroom and a hall with the bed, a small table and some drawers were present.
"I feel claustrophobic." Leon sighed.
Kusuo and Leon stepped into the hall and saw Yuuhi sound asleep on the bed, hugging his pillow, still wearing his uniform and coat. They both froze.
"So, he WAS back." Kusuo's eyes darkened.
"You remember how we were kicked by the principal right after we got treated up and then we got dumped into the balcony of our dorm, even though it was a cold winter night?" Leon babbled.
"And this guy is sleeping peacefully tucked in, hugging his pillow." Kusuo continued.
A brilliant idea struck Kusuo as he carefully grabbed Yuuhi's hand and placed it between Yuuhi's lips.
Both take a picture of Yuuhi sleeping, sucking on his thumb while hugging a pillow tightly.
"Heavy sleeper, huh?" Leon grinned.
Kusuo turned around. "I've had my revenge."
They left the dorm quietly to return to theirs.
"Let's forgive him tomorrow." They smiled.
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= Intermission 1-2 =
Moonlight reflected in the serene water.
Tsiene sat at the edge of the fountain again, soaking her feet in the water.
At first, she did it to cool off her legs after training or extensive battles; however, it had become a habit since last year, as she found it relaxing.
'Damn Principal…' She felt frustrated as she had to let go of her target due to Principal Seiron's negotiations with Elder Gremlin. Now she had to suffer the consequences of her swallowed bloodlust.
'Kansai Yuuhi was his name. I'm sure he'll show up here again. He seemed more attached to this place than anyone.'
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Tsiene sighed as she thought of him; she got up and left the fountain area.
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= Intermission 1-3 =
The sunlight entered my eyes as I sat up in my bed.
"I ended up being useless and gaining nothing out of last night…" I rubbed my head to find some relief from the headache. 'Night…? Come to think of it, there was sunlight in the Armament Wing during the night.
The fatigue from using my ability extensively still hadn't subsided. I couldn't even remember how I got to my dorm.