Chapter Four
"I will leave this to you."
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Aki woke up in cold sweat. Slowly, she sat up and looked at her hands. The dream she had was the same dream which has been repeating for a few months. In it, it showed the chaos that had happened when she was eight. The massacre at that time took both her parents away from her. Thinking about what had happened and also blaming herself for being so powerless, tears just flowed out.
Just then, the infirmary room door opened.
"Aki-san?" Tsuna asked while holding on to the door.
"H-huh?" Aki replied, slightly surprised, while trying to wipe of her tears.
"Are you okay? Why are your eyes red?" He asked.
"It's nothing. Let's go back to class." Aki said while trying to wear her shoes.
"It's okay. The teacher said you could take the day off since you were not feeling well." Tsuna replied.
Just then, an announcement was aired on the announcement system.
"Can Todou Aki from Class 2-A report to the principal's office immediately? Thank you."
"Well, I gotta go. Bye." Aki told Tsuna and left.
"Hey wait!" Tsuna shouted while chasing after her.
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*knock knock*
"Come in"
Aki opened the door and entered the Principal's office with Tsuna behind.
"Oh, Todou-san. I see that Sawada-san has tagged along as well." The principal said.
"Umm... Am I a distraction here?" Tsuna asked sheepishly.
"No worries. Both of you, please take your seats." The principal said and gestured to the two chairs in front of his table. Both Aki and Tsuna then settled down in their seats.
"What I wanted to ask is--"
"Principal, what exactly has happened? If it has something to do with Ganta, you better be prepared to have some lawyers knocking on your door in the morning." Aki interrupted, while panicking slightly.
"Uhh.." The principal stammered and took out his hankerchief to wipe off the beads of cold sweat on his face.
"I'm sorry but, Ganta has been injured in a fight while he was in the shopping district." The principal explained, preparing for a torrent of punches to his face.
"What!? What the hell happened?" Aki asked, now obviously panicking.
"Apparently, he was on his way to the bakery to buy both his and your birthday cake. But he got robbed on the way back."
"Ganta is not so weak, he can't be defeated by a few thugs!"
"I'm not very sure.." The principal said, trailing off.
"Oh my god. Where is he now?" Aki asked.
"Don't worry, he just got to the infirmary and we are working with the police to investigate-- Hey!"
The principal was only greeted with a slamming door.
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Aki and Tsuna rushed backed to the infirmary room. However, they were only greeted with an empty bed with blood stains on it. The window beside the bed was open. Just then, a cool breeze blew into the room, making the curtains flutter. The cabinets around it were smashed and the vase on the table toppled.
An in explicable rage could be seen from Aki's eyes. She ran out of the room without saying anything, leaving Tsuna to figure out what had just happened.
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"Ganta, you sure this is okay?" he asked while changing back from his "principal" form to his original form.
"Haha, she is too naive, believing that kind of trick. But then, it would be more fun to see her kill. Hahahaha! By the way, when is Xanxus coming to clean this mess up?" Ganta asked and pointed to the body of the principal.
"He has better things to do for the moment. The death of the principal would be covered up. Look, your pay only lasted for and hour. I'm outta here." he said before disappearing into thin air.
"Damn infant. All he cares is about money. But nonetheless, it would make my work easier. Haha!" Ganta said and headed for the door.
