Capítulo 25: Chapter 25: Backgrounds
In some random house close to the outskirts of Maz city....
"Hey, do we really have to stay in the dark?" Jade asked in a disgruntled voice.
"Yes, unlike the school, most places here are dark, if we turn on the lights now. That's basically asking for trouble...and can't you just turn your eyes into cat form and be able to see or something like that?. Muku replied her.
"Hmm, good idea....nope I can't. My control over my beast form isn't anywhere close to being enough right now it seems. Sigh, this sucks, did we really have to leave the school, we could have totally kept it as out base or something like that". Jade was excited for a second by the prospect before she felt down again, even missing the school now.
"Can you shut up for a second, we got an important discussion to do. And not like anyone forced you to come". Layla finally chimed in, she felt that Jade was being too childish when she clearly knew what situation they were in.
"Hmph, fine". Of course Jade didn't like being rebuked but she managed to control herself.
"Now, what's our game plan here?...we left the school because it was too close to that portal thingy but we never came up with a target to work towards did we". Muku asked the girls. He of course could easily think of a few things to do, but he wanted to hear their opinions since they'd be doing it together.
"Umm, why don't we look for our families?". Hope suggested, she had gotten a lot more comfortable with the rest now. As soon as she spoke though, everyone went silent, making her feel nervous. The only light in the room was from the moonlight outside so their facial expressions couldn't clearly be seen by the others.
Though if they could see each other, they would have noticed that Emily and Jade now wore worried expressions on their faces. Layla's expression didn't change much. Chloe's eyes flickered a bit, the light in them deemed for a bit before going back to normal. As for Muku, he looked like he was stuck in thought for a bit.
"I-im sorry, I shouldn't have said anything". Hope quickly apologised, thinking she had said something wrong"
"No, it fine Hope, you haven't said anything wrong, I guess your words affected everyone so much they couldn't speak. I for one also have a family here and got sad thinking about them. A mother, father and little sister. We leave on the other side of the city so if we were to look for our families, then we'll go to mine last so... anyway you said nothing wrong". Emily was the first to speak up in the relative darkness they were in.
"I also have a family here, two older brothers and a mother. We leave close to the city centre, my mother works for some government big-wig so we leave in the cottage beside her mansion. Though my brothers both left for another city. So there's only my mother here. And yeah, you didn't say anything wrong Hope, no need to feel sad.
"My father is abroad, I only see him once every few months. We almost never talk, the only way I know that he's alive all those months is because of the money he sends me every month. So there's no need to go to my house since I leave alone. It's a mansion at the centre of the city. Chloe said with an uncharacteristically neutral voice.
"I have a foster mother, we basically don't interact. I do my stuff and she does hers, she only adopted me for the money she receives from the agency. Though at least she doesn't abuse me, her house is close to here, I don't mind not going to check though. We can go to Jade's place or something.". Layla said in her usual neutral tone. It was clear that she really didn't think much of her foster mother.
"O-okay, my house is a few kilometres away from here. I only have my two parents.". Hope said at the end realising that none of them were angered by her words.
"It's decided then!. We'll go to Hope's house first. Then Layla, I don't care if she doesn't care because I do. Then Jade's place, then Emily and come back to Chloe's house which we can use as a temporary base if it's safe enough. Of course we will kill any Rank One beast we find during the journey and get as strong as we can, I feel there's a storm coming. And we have to be strong enough to repel it". Muku quickly made a game plan.
"Good plan sir, but, aren't you going to tell us about your family?". Emily asked, she was likely the one most interested in learning more about him among the girls after all. Though the other girls weren't too far behind her. In fact, as she asked they all looked in Muku's direct with burning eyes full of desire for knowledge. Accept for Hope though, she was only just curious...for now.
"Oh that, there's nothing to say, I never knew them. I grew up in a orphanage, probably wouldn't have even been able to finish school if I didn't get some scholarships till I finished. Well anyway get some rest, not like there's anything to do now anyway...we should look for some phones coz this sucks!". Muku spoke about his life so nonchalantly that it seemed like he was talking about someone else.
Then went to the room he had chosen for himself to sleep. He didn't have first watch for the night. They were lucky to find this house that likely didn't have people when the apocalypse began because there were no bloodstains anywhere in or outside of it.
Seeing him walk away, his back looking so lonely in the semi darkness. The girls, Hope included, couldn't help but feel their hearts tighten and their throats feel a bit sore. While Hope only felt sad for him as one of her saviours, the other girls who had known him for close to a year felt something even beyond sadness. They all held some special feelings for him after all. One can say they had teen crushes but only they knew how deep what they felt was.
"I'll take first watch". Jade said in a croaky voice, she was trying to hold herself from crying after all.
"Okay". Emily, Layla and Chloe replied to her, their voices sounding somewhat like hers.
"O-okay". Hope was a bit embarrassed after being so late to respond. She was confused as to why Jade's vice sounded like that so she couldn't react in time.
"I'll join Jade, staying up in the dark alone would be quite scary after all". Emily said.
The house had two bedrooms, one kitchen and one lounge. Muku took one bedroom, three girls would take one room and the other two would go sleep.
Around midnight, Muku's turn came, and his partner was Layla, even though he had told her he'd be fine alone. She, under the envious gazes of Emily and Jade refused to relent until Muku could only give up.
"So, you and your foster mother, why don't you get along?". Seeing how they had been sitting in the darkness for a while the situation getting awkward, he had to break the ice.
"It was her decision". Layla answered after staying quiet for a bit.
"Why do you say that?" Muku pushed for more information, the silence from before was just too loud for him after all.
"When she adopted me, I was excited until she said "girl, I'm not looking for a daughter, I just want an easy pay day. So lets make a deal, you stay here with me, I get the money, and you get to live a life better than what you'd live at the orphanage. What do you say?"..... After that, I agreed to her proposal but we have been strangers leaving under one roof ever since. I'm not complaining though, she kept her promise after all". Layla explained, her voice still as calm and neutral as ever.
"Oh, is that so". Muku didn't know what to say to that.
"Now you know why I don't mind not going to the house". Layla added.
"That doesn't matter, she still provided you with a decent lifestyle after all". Muku said.
"Suit yourself then, and how about you?". Layla gave in to his idea of going to her house then asked a question of her own.
"Me what?" Muku asked, confused.
"Tell me about your life". Layla elaborated what she meant.
"Oh, there's really nothing to it really, just an orphaned child genius who chose to be a teacher". Muku said, glossing over the details.
"Okay". Maybe realising that he wouldn't say much, Layla took him at his words. Though she felt that he was being unfair in wanting to know about her but keeping his information to himself. But being a person if few words anyway, she kept quiet.
The silence prevailed for a few hours from then. This time Muku hadn't tried to make conversation again, he didn't know what to talk about with a teen girl after all. So until Chloe and Hope came to replace them, they stayed like that.
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