And here we are! We are finally entering the final chapter of the filler that the story was set in for far to long. It was in purgatory since January, and we are finally leaving it behind with this chapter so we can begin the main story once more.

I want to thank everyone as I appreciate the words from you as I know i really enjoy posting on this site, but I'll have to leave sometimes for IRL thing. It made me smile knowing you'd wait on me. Makes me feel as if my writing is half good.

With this chapter, I wanted to change the dynamics between the Twins, so stick around to see how everything goes down.

Known Differences

Chapter Filler: In The Life Of... PT. 3

Time: 12:00PM

Location: Heights Alliance, U.A. Academy (Dorm 1-A)

"Oh, no..."

This was nothing more than just an whisper coming from her, her midnight blue eyes searching over the area that was recently cleared of glass. Her brows were turned upward, eyes surveying the scene of the line of assorted flowers having been mangled, dirtied and smashed into the dirt it had been planted in. The sight before her brought a certain hint of sadness to her, feeling it pull on something in her heart and it was evident why.

Akira Akane's hands trembled, the girl not minding the grass stains that would inevitably soil the darkened, see-through tights that adorned her legs.

To think there was flowers lining the outer perimeter of the outside area, it having a multitude of differing flowers that ranged from a collective of roses to the simple carnations, though a handful of them were torn and battered.

Akira did not have to stress her brain far too much in her attempts to figure out how this could happen, the memory of her soon-to-be classmates getting to "friendly" with one another quickly finding it's way into her head. One she remembered from a few days prior from being with the boy known as Izuku Midoriya, and the two of them were hanging off one another like some BL comic. This was her initial thought of the two of them, but she soon capable of processing that seen, and it clearly was not this.

Though a blush could be identified on her features that stood off from the natural blush that played on her cheeks, the girl slapping her hands to her face to hide her eyes.

She was easily embarrassed and still had not found the nerve to even look at the boy. He did not seem the type that was easy to speak to nor did the girl with the hair that changed colors during their fight. That girl could casually belittle him even during the fight they had, and when she had got serious, she got ten times as scary as she seemed even capable of harming him. It was just a blessing that their eccentric teacher, Miss Fuuka Shimizu was capable of protecting that boy.

"His breakfast always has the ability to put a smile on my face."

"Despite not being certified, I can say that it was surely satisfactory."

Due to the wall of glass being completely absent from the pass scuffle, Akira dud not find herself cutting her hands when pulling herself up only slightly where just her upper half of her face was visibly. "Huh?" Her eyes blinked, her navy blue eyelashes fluttering as she did this, eyes shifting toward the right with the very person of her thoughts walking pass the Entrance of the building, her ash blonde hair swinging with her. Beside her was the sister of Riku, her white hair falling down her back in a ponytail.

From what Akira knew, the two were coming from the dining area where they were treated to a breakfast made by the boy that was the other half of the reason why the flowers were tattered. Either she was missing something or the two of them butted head like two alphas.

"Stop acting like that, Miss Hirayama, you can admit you loved it."

"How absurd! Do not think such a subpar meal could earn high praise from someone such as me."

She seemed snotty and pompous. Akira could only depict this through how the girl crossed her arms and turned her head away, bringing forth a smiling sigh from her companion beside her. "She seems hard to please-"

"Stalker?"

"Eek!" With this noise coming from her mouth, her eyes shot as wide as they could, her dark green hair standing up on end, the sudden words making her spin around, knowingly stepping on the dirtied flowers as she stepped back. With her back pressed against the wall now behind, utter shock and surprise was on her face, her skin running pale from be scared by the sudden arrival of the person.

"Grrr."

In her mind, what she saw drop down to her butt, eyes seeing Ookami, but in a more feral state due to her mind running wild, his teeth as sharp as razor and the boy snarling with what she that was intent to eat her. "Ah!" This meek noise was all that she could possibly muster as she stared up, heart rate flying through the roof. Following the noise, the intense feeling of absolute shock resonated in the young girl, causing her entire body to suddenly shut down. Her eyes shut, head tilting down to the left to become a victim of gravity, showing that she went instantly unconscious.

Standing at his full height of seven feet, Ookami was only dresser in a pair of tan, baggy cargo shorts that reached pass his knees, his body barren of any more clothing, covered in his shaggy fur and was built like an average bodybuilder with a wide chest. On his animalistic face, confusion had bee written into it, standing over Akira as he used the index finger of his right hand to scratch his cheek. "What...- what just happened?" He asked, his green eyes settling on her form below him.

"You're too scary dude." Shrugging both his shoulders, it accompanied by his raising his hands, Shinobu stood to the right of the much larger male. The boy shook his head, eyes shut.

"Huh?" Ookami nearly growled as he said this, though not in a fashion where he would be intimidating. It was more of an accident, his full head turning to look to his side and down at Shinobu.

"You're far too intimidating for your own good, Shirin." Having his arms folded over his chest, Kuretasu was present on the other side of Ookami, both his eyes shut along with his long time friend's. He also shook his head in unison with his friend, his facial expression meeting a more stern qouta, frowning deeply despite agreeing with his Shinobu.

"What?" Ookami swung his head to the left to see Kuretasu having saw eye to eye with Shinobu. "But this is what I always do!" He seemed to want to defend his actions, accidentally scaring the girl senseless. "I wanted to get her pumped for tomorrow and the rest of the school year!" It was nearly akin to him turning back in forth, pleading for both to listening to him.

"Even though you're like a buff wolf from Little Red Riding Hood?" Shinobu only cracked open his left to look in the direction of the taller male.

Ookami only chose to blink at the comment, facing Shinobu. "Ye...- yeah..."

"My guess is that you were going to drag her back to your room, rip her open and eat her like you were the Big Bad Wolf." Kuretasu examined Akira's body, the fingers of his right hand slowly stroking his chin thoughtfully.

The ears at the top of his ears stood straight up, not taking a rocket scientist to understand what Kuretasu had said, this making Ookami turn his head along with his body a bit so that he could look behind him. His striking green eyes sent a questioning look toward the shorter teen, not saying much as his gaze said a million things that was all conveyed by a cock of an eyebrow.

Feeling eyes on his, first his calm, hooded green eyes shifted up to his right to see Ookami looking at him, only fully turning to them once he saw Shinobu lean from behind the large male. "It was a joke." He said with virtually no hesitation whatsoever.

"Ugh!" Shinobu let out a strong breath, groaning second, the boy shutting his eyes as he used his right hand to massage the bridge of his nose with his other hand being placed on his hip. "No girl's gonna wanna go on a date with you if you morbid jokes like that."

"Hey! What are you three doing!"

Cutting into the scene, her voice rang through air, the three teenage boys finding themselves perturbed, spinning around, looking for the source of the voice. Kuretasu seemed to be the only one who instantly found the location of the person, having turned his head to the right with his hand on his hip, looking up to the second floor where the girls dorm rooms were at(Technically the third floor).

There again, he saw someone that was at the meeting where all of them had gather, it being the girl that was made up of nothing but solid armor.

Her dotted yellow eyes glared ferociously at the three boys below, her hands on the banister that prevented her from falling to the ground. "The three of you cannot gang up on one girl alone!" She clearly had no clue on what was happening, but this did not stop her from acting. What she did was brace herself, using the strength in her arms and legs to forcefully pull herself to toss her full weight over the balcony and down to the ground.

The trio of Ookami, Kuretasu, and Shinobu allowed their heads to follow the girl down, sweatdropping as he EPIC landing was- well...not that epic.

Upon her landing on the ground from a three story fall, the yellow dots in the darkness of her helmet enlarged as her left foot slid back over a patch of soil that was unreasonably slippery, it making her fall face first into the ground. "Omph!" Came a cry from the girl, laying perfectly down with her arms outstretched forward.

"Uh..." The three of them noised out, only exchanging glances by using their eyes.

"Up!" Instantly, Lereli was on her feet, the metal that consisted of her thick armor body scraping against itself as she stood in nearly a challenging fashion as she plucked a patch of grass and dirt from her helmet. "Alright, you three." The girl had her sights on Kuretasu, Shinobu, and Ookami, her heavy boots pounding as she approached with her fist clinched. "To gang up on your classmate is surely not a admirable way to fight." As she approached, her eyes settled on Ookami as he was the largest of the three and standing in the middle. Stopping just a foot away from him, her head craned back... "You- uh!" She found herself at a lost for words, her attention not on Ookami, but what was in between his ear. The sight of it made her sweat almost profusely, her eyes enlarging as she took a unknown step away from the boy. "I..." Though she saw herself as a knight that could never show a few to anything, what she saw made the yellow in her helmet disappear, falling back stiffly. "Uh." She squealed out as she fainted, her back slamming into the ground.

All they could do was stare, bewildered, unable to process what just occurred before them, but seeing as "someone" had recently scared someone near to death, all eyes were on him.

Shinobu was the first to speak, leaping back from Ookami as he looked up to him. "Look, there you go- uh!" His eyes suddenly widened, gasping out as his eyes weren't on Ookami's, but what was on his head, it instantly causing his face to warp into that of apprehension mixed with anxiety. "Uh..." All he did was point.

Ookami blinked, dryly looking over to Shinobu. "What now?"

"Whoa." Kuretasu was next to voice his own thoughts as he stepped away from the large boy, remaining as calm as he could the entire time.

"What. Is. It?" The boy paused between each word for effect after turning toward Kuretasu, but remembering that Shinobu was pointing at the top of his head. Straining himself to look up with only his green eyes, he did not see much but two chunky legs, hairs sticking out from it. His mind quickly raced to the first image that could be provided, his thoughts ready to freak him out.

"Calm down and try not to move too abruptly." Her voice was somber, chill, knowing not to become too worked up as intense emotions could cause someone to freak out more when knowing there was in fact a Brazilian Black Tarantula on the top of Ookami's head.

"Ah!" Ookami squeaked out, cranking his head around as he slowly turned to face where Akira was currently unconscious at, his attention raising up to the footing above where the window was once at to see Ari Guntai, another one of his classmates. "Guntai...is this yours?" He spoke almost mechanically, sweat rolling down his fur as he took her advice and moved without triggering the fat insect.

"Yes, I apologize." Was her cool reply as she went down on one knee, a smile not being something that adorned her features but that of more of a deadpan, her lips in a straight line. After coming to an agreement with Riku, who she still had yet to speak with since her arrival, Ari had not cracked her supposed fake smile and settled with a look that seemed mostly uninterested. Raising her right hand, she held it out with her palm facing up. "Come here now."

Even with both his eyes cocked up, Ookami was still unable to fully see the spider, but it's additional weight alone gave him a reason believe their was a spider at the top of his head. Though he looked visually calm, his nostrils were shown to be flaring, eyes as wide as saucers with his heart rate already reaching beyond the norm.

Right before the eyes of Kuretasu and Shinobu, the tarantula turned it's butt at Ari, a thin, wiry substance gently swaying through the air to attach itself to her hand. After, it dropped from the front of Ookami's face, the boy visibly shivered, hugging himself as it used it's web to climb up to the girl. It did not take much time for it to make its way to her hand, scattering up the length of her forearm and tucking into an open joint at her elbow.

A chill ran down his spine, still feeling as if the spider was on him and burrowing into his fur in search of a place to rest. He stared at Ari, watching her stand up to her full height, which wasn't much to begin, his eyes searching her to take in the other openings on her body that made her look almost like a puppet. "The hell, Bug Brain." Ookami spoke far more aggressively with his fist clinched tightly. "You gotta keep a better eye on those things!"

Her eyes were cast down on the Wolf boy, hazel orbs staring down at the much larger individual with her lips still in a straight line. She felt the hostility resonating from Ookami in his aggressive manner, but she was not sure if she should be intimidated or not as she felt as if was not a sturdy mechanism for him to rely on. "I have already given you an appropriate apology regarding the incident." Her voice had little to no care within it, it almost akin to that of a robots voice. "If that is all, I will be on my way." And without a second thought, she faced away from Ookami and the entire scene, moving onward.

And this was why he was so focused on keeping people at arms length. People were so unpredictable that it was just hard to trust them, and Ookami felt this way about most of the people he came in contact with. Shinobu and Kuretasu were passable, but this didn't mean he was fully attached to them. "Tch." He clinched his teeth, turning his head. 'Such a weird girl.' The young man spoke inwardly, it being the only place his thoughts would be secure.

"Uh, hey, Shirin."

Ookami's ears perked up at hearing his name, it snapping him out of his own mind to turn and face the other way, his sight being of Shinobu squatting over the metal clad female known as Lereli, the boy looking over to him.

"What're we gonna do with the two of them?" This was an easy way for him to help the two unconscious girls. "We can't just leave 'em here."

~~Scene Change~~

Location: Living Area, Height Alliance (Dorm 1-A)

She at least wanted to greet him. That was all. She did not want to seem rude or as if she was ignoring him. And since he was the only one she remotely had a connection to, she found herself wanted to hold this bond no matter how insignificant it probably was. She felt she had a sort of debt for all he did for her without a clear or ulterior motive. None that she could see anyways.

Ari found herself tunnel vision as she sauntered through the area, her hazel eyes forward and toward the entrance of the Kitchen where the aroma of cooking pancake mix hit her senses along with the smell of pork. Definitely Bacon.

What she saw through the entrance of the connecting room was Riku standing at a white stove with his back toward her, Genshi standing to the left of the boy and turned his his direction sobthat the right most side of his face could be seen. Though she could not pick up on what he was saying due to the television be on in the Living Area, she could see Genshi's lips flapping, moving to form words with hand movements to only show that the male was speaking.

About to take one more step, she halted, the heel of her right foot raising, but slowly setting back down to the floor below her. Blinking a few times, she stared at the scene that played out before her, feeling a sort of pit in her stomach at the fact that Riku was not only holding up what seemed a conversation, but making the boy by the name of Genshi smile.

She did not know how easy it was to make him do this.

She felt she was willing to practically fit in with everyone, but when she thought more on this sort of notion, what did it mean? If she could do this, that meant she was willing to change her standard even if she did not have one. For her, Riku reached a metaphorical ideal requirement as he did not talk much or try to force anything out of her. Sure she was capable of conversing with most, but he brought along a vibe that didn't force her to do so.

It was better to leave him be for now.

Ari did not want to seem clingy even though she had not been able to even greet him.

"Hey, Guntai!"

Ari heard her family name being called across the room, her ears perking as he feet finally settled so that she could turn her full body to her right until she saw Hibiki Inoue and Akane Akihana sitting at one of the couches together.

Hibiki held her hand over her head, waving the miniature girl over, her blue-green eyes having a certain sparkle hiding within it, the smile on her face as wide as normal. "C'mon, Guntai, we have a question to ask you-" Cutting herself off, breathing in sharply through her teeth as her eyes lowered, looking in another direction. "Well, anyone, but you came along first and Riku is...well, Riku." But surprisingly the brother of Kokona was able to make a friend and it was none other than Genshi. She did not know him to well, though it was her guess why he had the bright idea of wanting to be near Riku.

Beside Hibiki, Akane grinned deeply, cheesin', stretching from ear to ear as if she was gearing to take a picture for school.

Approaching ever so calmly with her hands down at her sides, Ari observed the pairing of the two, walking in between the couches with her head tilted. "What is the question?" Remaining impartial, Ari sat across from them at one of the empty couches, knowing she had not heard the question yet, but it was not hard to see that the two was having a disagreement. Hibiki and Akane seemed the more athletic type, so the question may revolve around this, so she'd have to adjust and give them the most appropriate response.

With her hand being placed on her lap, clutching her knees, Akane was the first to speak, being rather excited. "So, I've been talking with Inoue over here- great girl BTW-" She blinked, using her thumb to point over to the girl beside her. "But we've..." Looking away awkwardly, she scratched the right side of her face "...kinda came to a disagreement..." She snickered lightly.

Ari reserved herself from speaking, looking onto the two with her unassuming eyes that only observed the scene before her.

"Eh, not a disagreement if I know I'm right." Pushing for her side to overcome that of Akane's, Hibiki held her eyes shut, waving her hand as she shook her head.

As they went back and forth, Ari's eyes went between them.

"You're only right if I'm wrong, and I know I'm not WRONG." Akane followed Hibiki's actions as she casually waved the girl off as if she was not there.

"Excuse me." Ari was able to grab the attention of both girls, her solemn tone capable of keeping things leveled without getting things too riled up. "But...you still have not informed me of your query."

The two blinked at what the girl said, showing that the two of them had somehow forgot why they called the girl over. "Oh, right." They scratched the back of the heads, snickering simultaneously. "Ari, we want your opinion on which is better than the other..." Hibiki looked to Ari with all serious as did Akane.

"Skateboarding..." Akane sat back on the couch, pointing her thumb to the center of her chest, her grin beaming much like the sun to show her teeth.

"Pfft..." Hibiki waved her hand again, but shooing the girl off. "Or Biking, but I already know which one it is."

If she wanted to be completely honest...she had no true say in this. Ari stared between the two, fumbling through her thought in order to find the correct answer, attempting to pick a side, but she found it surprisingly arduous task. Never in her life have she spent any time even near a skateboard nor had she rode a bike, so she had to admit that she could not give a definitive answer to either of them.

Unknowingly, her index fingers twiddled with one another, finding it difficult to choose an appropriate approach without seeming unconsciously biased. "I..." Her lips parted, eyes leaving the two girls to avoid their wanting gazes, both leaning forward.

"Thanks again, Shirasagi!"

The sudden words that came through the air sweep through the room, alerting everyone to Genshi walking along and pass them with a plate in his hands. The plate was filled with two pancakes, scrambled eggs, three sausage links, and a small helping of grits.

Genshi had not wasted any time in starting to eat, using one of his hands to pick apart one of the sausage links. "Hmm ghona tah hiss uh fy rom tuh ehngoy(I'm gonna take this to my room to enjoy)." His cheeks were inflated with food as he stuffed his face, making his way from everyone.

"Well, it's the middle of the day, so whatever..." Riku was next to exit from the kitchen, his eyes shut, using his right hand to hold onto a single piece of bacon, the boy taking small and noticeably clean bites. His red eyes were narrowed, almost shut as he kept a distance gap between both his and Genshi, his other hand deep in his pocket. "And try not to talk when your mouth is full." Now he just sounded like a parent nagging after their kid, and he was easily capable of realizing this and it made him groan.

Thinking back on how Genshi had got him to make an extra plate for him, all he could to was sigh, his eyes opening fully as he made his way through the Living Area, taking a brief moment to look to his left with only his blood red orbs.

With her hands still occupying her lap, the moment in time the hazel in her eyes locked with the blood red of his. Ari saw that he acknowledged her, and nod much was exchanged between the two of them.

Nothing but a nod that was first initiated by Riku in a way to greet her without saying nothing to the girl as he moved along through the room. The nod was something Ari saw as a greeting that the boy did commonly, the fact that he did not have to say anything to make her feel noticed by him. It was not a priority, but she would be lying if she said she did not care as he was the one who saved her.

"Hey, wait, whoa!" Hibiki's head turned to follow Riku out of the room before facing forward with a smile present on her face, standing up with her hands placed down on the table that separated her from Ari. "Don't act like I didn't just see that!" With a brow raised high, the knowing smile that adorned her features never faded, leaning closer and closer to the girl.

"What?" There was something in Ari's face that changed. Something that was not the same as the usual disinterest, a light blush playing on her features at Hibiki's forwardness. Her eyes searched frantically of the girl's soft features on her fairly pale face, clearly able to see what she meant.

~~Break~~

Location: 2nd Floor Girl's Dorm, Height Alliance (1-A Dorms)

Time: 1:00PM

Knock, knock...

He stood face to face with her door, his brows turned upward in more worry that he could do enough for someone else, this look something that did not suit his rather approachable attitude. He was fidgety, tapping his fingers along his leg as he awaited for the door to be answered.

"C'mooon..." He resisted the urge to pace around the hallway, needing not to draw too much complicated attention to him that was unwanted entirely.

The click was her as the doorknob turned, it being pulled opened by the force on the other side that was revealed to be the 6'1 girl known as Rin, her face totally drained of any life with a deep frown on her face. Her sun kissed blonde hair had been let down, it having the most unkempt appearance and reaching beyond her lower back which was its length when she wore her money tails. She did not hold the door open fully, keeping it so that it was enough that her body could be seen but not her room at all.

Her eyes were shut, rubbing both of them with the back of her right hand seeing as her other hand was used to hold her door in place. "Nishi- *Yaaaaawn* -noya?" The yawn in between her saying his name was not attempted to be hidden by the girl.

"You were...sleeping?" Being a bit nosy, as he said this, he tried looking into her, but to no avail, taking in that she was wearing a red gown used for sleeping that reach down to her calves, her family emblem designed on the leftmost breast.

"Napping." This was her still firmly correcting the teen, her eyes remaining shut even as her hand dropped down to her side. "What did you need?"

"It'd be better if I come in and sit down." His hand raised and placed it on her door.

This was when her jade green eyes snapped open to show the diamond shape of both her iris and pupil, glaring down to the shorter male, her grip tightening on the handle. "Says who?" She glared daggers at him, knowing her dislike for those that didn't like to mind their business.

"Alright, alright..." Ken could take a hint, and it was obvious the girl was adamant in not letting him see her room which he didn't know was crawling with stuffed animals and cutesy things along with hot pink wallpaper. Stepping back, the boy showed that he was retracting, but not to far away settling so that he could standing to the right of the door frame with his back against the wall. His facial features had softened as his hands went deep into his pockets, head lowering so that he could look to the tan carpet floor.

Shutting the door behind her, Rin stepped out of her room to stand barefoot and tall on the other side of the door frame. Crossing her arms under her chest that was only made to look larger in the sleeping gown, the girl looked forward and to where the balcony was.

Her goal was not to force it out of him, but allow for him to let it out on his own.

"I can't stop thinking about it." Was the only words that found its way from his mouth, forming what he needed to say, but not in it's entirety. "Every time I close my eyes, I can see her...their mother..." Ken squeezed his eyes closed to the point his eyelids wrinkled, his fist tightening at his side as he clinch his teeth. "...her...smile." He paused so that he could hold his left hand over his mouth. "...I don't...I don't know what I can do..." It had been some time, and that woman's death right in front of him weighed more than fifty tons on his back. His voice was muffled from speaking from behind his hand, staring shakily to the floor, sweat rolling down His temple. "She knew that she was...dying, but she still smiled even though Heroes could not save her." With his hand still held over his mouth, he used the other to slam it into the wall behind him. "We should've been able to help and protect her."

"But we are not Heroes, Nishinoya." Rin replied, taking in his words and letting them marinate in her. It was clear he was bothered, and that was to be expected of what happened. "There is not much we could have done in that situation, but assist Yaoyorozu."

"That...doesn't make sense..." Glaring to the floor, his hand dropped to his side, standing from the wall so that he could face Rin. "We don't have to be Heroes to try and help!" Ken said rather forcefully. "But I see you are as uncaring as ever...able to even casually sleep after what we saw!"

Her arms were still crossed under her chest, but her eyes were now closed, lips down in a frown to show that...well, not showing much. "Is that how you feel?" The words came from Rin as calm as she could muster, not giving Ken enough time to react to her. "Understand..." Arms still crossed under her chest, the were seen tightening around herself as she also turned to face Ken. Opening her eyes, the glossiness could be seen by normal vision, the fact that her brows had been turned up showed she was resisting the urge to cry with the memory surfacing back in her head. "THAT I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO EITHER!" She exclaimed as loud as she could, holding her right hand to her heart. "HOW COULD I?!"

His eyes had widened at the girl's sudden outburst, clearly not prepared for this, her voice alone making him take a hesitant step away from her. "Takamura..."

How loud she yelled registered in her, it causing Rin to alter her face that held more concern than the norm, she blinked before letting her eyes shut. "Just..." Turning to her door and placing her hand on the knob. "...leave me alone.." She said before twisting the knob of her door, walking into the room and slamming the door shut behind her.

"Takamura." Reaching to the door, Ken found himself to just be too slow to catch her, and this made him sigh out, turning his back to the wall and resting it against it. "What just happened?" He asked himself, his eyes suddenly shifting to his right to see Kyoko Yoshida looking up from a novel in her hand, both of them locking eyes for a moment.

~~Break~~

Location: Living Area, Height Alliance (1-A Dorm)

Time: 10:00PM

Finally the yellowish moon hung high in the school over the dorm buildings, it having a crescent shape that was nearly covered by the plentiful clouds that peppered the endless dark blue.

Set out for everyone's pleasure was an assortment of chips, candies, and beverages that ranged from sodas, juices, and simple bottled waters.

While everything had been arranged by Kokona alone due to being the one to schedule the little get together, the girl had been saddened by the low turn out. Excluding herself, Sayuri, and Riku, the only people that had come was Ookami, Shinobu, Genshi, Kuretasu, Ari, Hibiki, Akane, and Shiro. Either they were doing something that differed from today's plans or just didn't want to come, Kokona wanted to use this to get closer to those that she had not been able to interact with.

Yes, it was over half of the class in attendance, but she still felt she was lacking in attendees. But this was not something she could change right now. She just hoped things could change by the next time they did this where everyone could be comfortable.

Sitting on the back of the couch with Riku, arms allowing his hands to rest on the hard back of it as he faced the TV, airing the local news. Scowling like normal, the boy took in the latest information with his bloody red eyes narrowed sharply.

Due to the view point and the closeness of the camera, only half of the male field reporter's body could be seen and it was the important half. Dressed in a black suit, the man held a required microphone distributed by the channel in his hand, the man standing stiff and near what could be depicted as another building covered and dark char. Red and blue light bounced off the walls, showing that the situation was serious. *If you are just now joining us, let me inform you that another terrorist attack has occurred in the downtown area.* The camera cut to a helicopter view of the remains of a long building, blocked off by yellow tape. *The terrorist cell known as the Unifiers were confronted by several Pro-heroes who were all caught in a devastating blast and later pronounced dead upon their arrival at the hospital-*

Click...

The television went black almost instantly, leaving what he used to catch up on everything blank, and this caused him to let out a deep sigh. "C'mon, Kona." His eyes shut, the boy nearly growled. "I was watchin' that!" The boy raised his right hand, using the entirety of it to point in the direction of the electronic hanging on the wall.

With her butt resting on the other couch that faced the TV, Kokona could be seen laying the black remote on the table. "That stuff is far too depressing." Kokona had zero want to listen to what those terrorist were doing again. For her, she had to stay strong and not show Riku that there mere presence unnerved her to the point that she DID want to go out and do something...but what could she do. "I know you don't want to be up all night, so let us begin, alright?" She used her right hand to pat the cushion to the side if her, it having been saved for her brother, Sayuri sitting on her left.

"Tch." Riku dug his pinky into his ear as he stood from the back of the couch. "...fine..." The boy mumbled reluctantly as he made his way pass the other couches and His classmates so that he could sit next to his sister. Plopping down on the couch, the boy slouched, hands tucked into his pockets. He wanted to make it obvious that playing this game was not an ideal way to spend his Sunday night.

"Okay." Sitting up on the edge of her seat, Kokona clapped her hands together in front of her chest, a sweet and graceful smile on her face. "If I haven't explained the rules T.D.S., I will begin by telling you this..." She held up the index finger of her right hand. "First, we'll spin the bottle to choose who will be the first to go, and once they take their chance to spin, whoever it lands on, they will have a chance to ask someone a truth about themselves, dare them to do something, or you can either dodge it by revealing a minor or major secret about yourselves or someone else." The young twin elaborated, smiling the entire time as she used her index finger to trace around the rim of the bottle that was placed on the table before her. "We will play until 10:30, thirty minutes from now." Grabbing the entirety of the empty bottle, she laid it down as she leaned forward, taking a glance around everyone in the room. "Any question?"

And this was when everyone exchange looks of their own, the "game" not too difficult to understand.

"Yes, I think I have something to inquire about." Kuretasu raised his right hand, sitting at the couch to the right of Riku, his eyes only on the girl. "If this is a game, how do you win?"

Now that he brought it up, there were some that could admit that this was a question that now concerned them.

"Oh, right...that..." Kokona's grin only widened excitedly to show that she was enthused to be playing this game again. Twisting the bottle first in one direction, the girl spun it, the noise of the glass bouncing from the table as the item rotated in the other way. "...once you are incapable of telling the truth or performing the dare, you are disqualified. Also, in this version, players do not get a choice of rather it's truth or dare. Who ever is asking the question, they get to choose."

And as it spun, everyone watched the top of the bottle pass them several times over in little than a few seconds. The bottle graduaIly came to a halt, eyes all on who it was pointing at, heads raising to see Kuretasu, the one who posed the past question.

"Hm." Kuretasu simply relied on humming to himself even if it more silent, his eyes shutting as if he would accompany his actions with the classic glasses push up if he had some.

"Look~!" Kokona was clearly enthused, her smile only widening as her hands stayed together. "Now, you can choose any one to do a dare, ask them something, but if they have a secret they are not worried about, they will be able to dodge your request even if it is about you or anyone in this room."

"I see." Kuretasu knew who he'd have to skip, not knowing much about anyone in the room besides Shinobu, so if he targeted him, he'd easily be countered. His attention guided around the room, landing on his target. He did not prepare anything too severe, so he went with the first thing that popped into his head. "Shirin." Eyes locked with the green of the Wolf boy sitting at the other couch to His right beside Ari Guntai, he was surprised to see the he caught the boy off guard. "What is your deepest darkest fear?"

"Huh?" Ookami blinked as he was asked this question, the facial features held by the animalistic boy showed that he had not predicted he'd be the first to be chosen.

"Starting off light!" Kokona announced like some sort of announcer, her undivided attention stuck to the boy sitting exactly across from her.

Ookami's features sort of...softened a bit, the nail on his index finger digging deep into the fur on his cheek as he scratched it. "I..." His mouth opened, but the large boy hummed as he closed it to cease anything that would have escaped. Clearing his throat, the boy was not ready to speak on what would leave his mouth, not comfortable with letting his peers know him as he was not sure what they'd do with this information. He did not trust them, and it was rather easy to self-destruct to get himself out of this "game", but he challenged a challenge and wanted to see it through. "Don't think Shirasagi here is the only cook in the building, because I can make a good fish." He decided on taking a route that would reveal a secret he truly did not mind on letting anyone know.

"Oh, so you're a cook too?" Genshi sat beside Ookami, leaning forward so that he could look to the male. "Can't wait to see yours and Shirasagi's cook off, you know."

"That's really good information to have." Kokona said rather cheerfully, her eyes shut, smiling to the boy.

She the nearly blinding smile trace itself on her features, Ookami was able to finally see how attractive the girl was, it only more noticeable with how innocent he thought the girl was. "You think so?" He asked, a pink tint crossing the fur on his cheeks.

Unknowingly to the two of them, both Sayuri and Riku darted their eyes at Ookami.

"Of course." Kokona felt this was the best opportunity she had at getting to know a huge chunk of her class even if everyone was not present. It was better to start class trusting others enough. "And sense you successfully played your turn, you get to choose a truth or dare for somebody else."

A mischievous smile crossed his features, spreading from one ear to the other to show his razor sharp teeth, the boy rubbing his hands together as he locked eyes with Akane, the girl sitting on the other side of Sayuri. "You seem like an adrenaline junkie..."

Akane's eyes widened at his eyes being aimed at her without any clear warning.

"I dare you to mimic a YouTube star until someone-"

"WASSUP, ITS AKANE!" Everyone flinched as Akane's voice raised to the highest level that it could, the girl squeezing her hands on the cushions of the couch as she screamed, eyes forcefully closed. "AND WELCOME BACK TOOOO- whoowhoowhoo...WHOOWHOO- HAAAAAAAPPP!" It was virtually inhuman for her voice to reach such levels as it did, the girl panting heavily, but this didn't stop her mouth from opening once more.

"That's Dashie." Riku lifted both his hands, speaking in a rather hurried fashion as he gestured for the girl to stop before she began again. He was not the only one that felt disoriented by the sudden spike in volume that left a ringing in his ears, it having an effect on the others, and more on Ookami possibly due to his sensitive hearing. "It's Dashie...please..." He stared at the girl with his hands still up.

Akane stared at the darker skinned teen, her eyes shifting around the room to note that everyone was recoiling from her top-notch impression of the YouTube Star. "Oops, sorry about that," She clapped her hands together in front herself, winking to Riku. "But blame Shirin for that as he dared me to."

Ookami whimpered in a dog-esque fashion, his ear folding down with tears hanging at the corner of both his eyes. "Yeah, but I didn't say scream like a madman." He reminded, his fist clinched at his knees. "Tch, who cares, just go now." The boy turned his head away, his eyes shutting, hearing the echoing of her screams bounce off the walls inside his head.

"Uh-huh." Throwing her right hand up over her head, an open mouth smile adorned her features. "I choose..." Falling, her index finger land, but her hand twisted and folded so that she could point this figure to the girl next to her. "You."

And Sayuri sat back on the couch, arms crossed under her chest, her right leg folded over the other. The hair user did not show much of an reaction despite all eyes being sat on her now, the only thing changing being that her eyes shut, closing.

"I dare you, Hirayama, to be my dog-"

"I refuse."

"Uh...huh?" Akane blinked at the sudden interruption from the girl, not wasting another second of letting her finish.

"M-Miss Hirayama," Kokona leaned to her right with her hands placed down on the couch so that she look directly into the face of the girl. "A-are there any secrets you would like to tell instead of ejecting yourself from the game." One side wanted for the girl to stay in the game, while One side wanted to learn more about Sayuri, which seemed quite hard to do when she had the pride of a...well, her.

"I have chose to keep that sort of information to myself exclusively." Sayuri spoke, no attention of getting down on her knees and acting like a dog nor did she have any intention on letting everyone here take notes of any of her secrets.

Riku simply remained quiet, waiting for his chance to be booted from the game for his own sake as he felt too many people in his current location knew secrets about him, so he could be used as a escape goat. Did he know secrets about them? Well, yeah...no. In actuality, he did hold some secrets, but he was not the type to go telling them for the sake of a game. He really didn't care too much for it. As long as nobody challenged Hibiki, then he was fine.

"Alright." Placing her hand on the bottle, Kokona was visibly a bit downtrodden from Sayuri's sudden ejection from the game, but it had to go on, so she spun the item and watched it go around. Once again, the bottle spun around several time, ultimately slowing, coming to a stop and landing on one person. And her bloody red eyes lit up, not letting another moment swim by as set her sights on no one other than Hibiki who sat on the other couch to the right. "Hey, Hibiki..."

Hibiki let her eyes shift to the left and right, her hands on her lap, one on top of the other, body stiffening as she took in the look on Kokona's face that noticeably different from the usual. Her eyes had narrowed at her, a creepy and Cheshire like grin spreading from ear to ear and exhibiting a certain slyness that always unnerved Hibiki.

"I have had this nagging question in my head for a long time..." With the wide smile still on her face, Kokona tapped the side of her head, eyes closed, but totally aware of the eyes she was drawing. "...and it only found it's way to the forefront of my mind recently...this morning actually."

It was almost like she was looking deep into her with her eyes, and Hibiki found herself wanting to look away, but it was Kokona, so she did not. Hibiki did find herself to be a bit more tense than usual, her insecurities rising from just the looks alone. Thinking back on this morning when they were meeting the others, there was only one thing that would stand out to her.

"May I ask you..." At least Kokona still had a sense of manners to inquire if she could ask the question that was on her mind. "...is it true that you use to date someone in this room?" Her words had leaked with intent, showing a more cunning side to the girl that usually laid dormant.

"Oh, whoa!" Genshi found his eyes glimmering, leaning forward with his elbows resting his knees and his hands holding up his head. "Didn't see that coming!"

At the question, Riku's eyes shifted to the left, eyes lowering as he slouched deeper into the couch.

And with the query, Hibiki's brows rose as her face reddened in slight bewilderment, but more shock that she posed this question to her. She felt her heart rate fly, instinctively looking over to Riku, but saw that as a wrong choice and looked down to her lap and not at Kokona. It was pretty obvious wasn't it.

To Ari it was. The shorter girl rested on the couch beside Hibiki's, taking in the look on Riku's face and how the girl in question was attempting to avoid the gaze of Kokona.

She had to shake this off. She knew how she could dodge the question, but that meant throwing someone under the bus and she did want the attention off of her. "Well..." Clearing her throat, Hibiki was composed, calm, not showing an ounce of what she was before. "Riku, the 'tough guy', can sing, and Kokona can attest." Hibiki didn't take her eyes off Kokona, ignoring Riku groaning in the background.

All eyes drifted to Kokona, wondering if the supposed secret had some truth behind it.

"Well..." Reverting back to normal, Kokona's face held a sense of wonderment, a finger to her lip as her eyes rolled from the right and to the left. "I cannot say he can sing, per se, yet he does have this melodic voice that he used to use to when we were younger." Stars danced around Kokona's head, the girl hugging herself with her eyes shut at the lovely memory of her brother singing her to sleep.

"Okay," Riku pulled himself to sit up to the edge of the couch as he placed his left hand on the table before him. "Seems you are gettin' off topic." The boy said in a more firm fashion.

"Can't wait for your concert, Beyonce!" Shinobu cheered, waving his hands over his head frantically, eyes squeezed closed.

"Yes, the Beehive is, like, so ready." Genshi added, acting more flamboyant than normal just for the sake of teasing Riku, waving his hand at him.

"I'm serious, cut it out." Far more assertive than before, Riku used the knuckle of his right middle finger to knock on the table, doing this three times with the 'cut it out' part.

Sayuri couldn't help but smirk as hearing the frustration in his voice, her eyes shifting over to him and pass Kokona who was watching with a look of worry with her attempts to calm her brother down.

"Hey, Queen Bee!" Akane stood up from her seat next to Sayuri, magically pulling out a pad and a pen. "Can I get your autograph?" She snickered along with both Shinobu and Genshi.

"What I say?!" Riku exclaimed as he stood up from the as he turned to his left, but aimed his right hand down, fingers unfolded with his palm out to the center of the table. "Game's over!"

"Riku!" Kokona called out to her brother, attempting to reach out for his hand, but she was too late, a blast of the invisible force causing the table to almost disintegrate to nothingness, splintering away as the bottle and bags of chip flew. Along with everyone else, Kokona recoiled, tucking back on the couch to hide her face, protecting herself from anything hazardous flying her way.

Silence reigned through the room, the composer of everyone gathering so that they could first stare silent at where the table once was and then to the standing boy.

"Hey, man..." Genshi tiptoed on what he wanted to say next, both his hands up as he settled back on the couch, eyes shifting about, the image saving in his memory. He lived for a fight, but he did not feel it was the place since Miss Shimizu could be watching.

"Yeah...try and calm down." Shinobu added after Genshi, looking up to the boy. "It was only a joke."

Everyone stared at Riku, more in shock of his sudden actions than anything else.

"I don't do jokes, idiots!" Riku berated, his brows knitted tightly as his fist closed, clinching so hard that it was a miracle that his nails didn't break skin.

"Can you at least..." Her voice was weak, almost pleading as she spoke, begging, emotions welling up in her which made the girl feel choked up. "...let me have fun, Riku." Kokona inquired, her hands placed down on her lap. Her body showed the composer that she did not have, the elegance ultimately contradicted by the shaky voice she spoke with.

Her voice had drew Riku's attention, his head turning in her direction as his brows rose. "Kona..."

"You HAVE an anger problem, Riku, and it's surprising that you still have yet to figure this out." Kokona admitted, speaking now from the heart as she had become feed up with how the boy handled things that usually ended in violent outburst that he just could not control. "Until you can channel this into something positive..." Standing up from her seat, she stood face to face with her brother, staring up to him in his red eyes, their gazes never leaving one another's. "...please stay away from me."

These words had struck him deep, almost capable of hearing his own heart pound in his ears, standing on legs that could barely hold him up as he watched Kokona turn and walk away from him. "K-Kona..." Her name left him most virtually unconsciously, staring with wide and unblinking eyes. "K-Kokona..."

He didn't care about the eyes on him or watching the scene unfold, completely unfazed, more worried about his sister that just told him to stay away from her.

~~Scene Change~~

Location: ?

The room was perfectly lit, it large enough to be considered a board room, made up of nothing but white and black, the black only appearing to be from their clothing and the legs of the U shaped table that everyone sat at.

They sat in silence, all controlled with their hands on their laps. At the head of the room, there was an white, dry erase board on wheels that could be moved from one place to another. Given who they were, it was a surprise that the men and the few women were so well behaved, each of them decked in black garb.

What each of them wore was a black hoodie/trench coat that hid their arms and head entirely, faces covered by a black facemask that stretches down the neck and under the black top. The only thing that was in view was their eyes and the area around it showing skin. Only their right hand was hidden by a black, leather glove, the other bare, some orange button built into the center of the physical palm of the left hand. On the back of the trench coat was the design of an anchor with a white outline so that it could separate the black of the design and and the coat itself. On both sides of the anchor was a pair of disconnected angel wings, unified with the anchor.

All of them were in uniform, not of the straying from what was designed for them, each of them having had surgery to have the button implanted into their hands.

Some time had flown passed before anything could happen, the door to the right of the room open to allow a tall, handsome man to enter. The man walked, his posture proper with his back straight, wearing a dark blue suit, a white dress shirt under it, and a bright red tie around his neck. His skin was fair, looking to be at least in his mid-thirties with narrow, deep brown eyes that bore an uncanny resemblance to his hair that was thick, slicked to the back to fall to the nape of his neck.

The man walked in, closing the door behind his, the hard rubber of his loafers pounding against the tiled floor as me moved to the center of the room with just one hand in his pocket. All in all, the male had a rather cool look, moving with a straight form that showed the sophistication that he held.

Lifting his other hand to his mouth, closing his fist, inhaling deeply, he roughly cleared his throat as he stopped at the center of the room, turning to face everyone present. "Greetings everyone." With his eyes shut, he spoke, his voice deep enough to carry throughout the room very casually. "For anyone new here, I am Shizuo Kamukura, owner of...well, obviously you should know." His lips were in a full frown, his free hand being placed on his hip. "And I am clearly the reason you have gotten as far as you have."

Even though he was speaking in a condescending manner, this failed to upset anyone in the room, nodding to the man, some looking to him with a certain sparkle in their eyes, eager to display their devotion to the man.

There waa one woman, eyes a cyan blue color, apathetic to the entire situation, her eyes shifting from the left and right to take in how enthralled they seemed to be with the man.

"Before we begin with going over who have been welcomed into the ranks," The man dubbed as Shizuo lifted his hand, pointing his finger straight to a woman, her eyes being that of a maroon color. "I hear that Miss Kanzaki has a request for us and how we should move forward." All eyes went to the woman, that clear irritation being able to be read in their eyes. "Please, come to the front Miss Kanzaki."

Her brows were knitted down, the woman standing to her full height with her hands on the table, the chair she sat in being pushed back as she stood to her feet. "Glad." Even with the disdain in their eyes, the woman moved confidently around the table with her head up.

The woman with the cyan blue eyes watched intently, taking in how everything was handled and how everyone acted when the other woman had spoke as if she had a better plan in moving toward their goal.

As she made it to the front of the room-

Shizuo did not allow the moment to come where the woman could speak, instantly reaching out to her as she made her way to him and grabbing the collar of her top and pulling her at him. Ignoring the yelp that cracked through her voice, he pulled her, cocking his head back and sending it forward so that his forehead collided with the from of her nose.

The collision brought a cracking noise, the front of her mask becoming damp as blood poured from her nose, the pain seen in her eyes as it made her instinctively stumble away from the man.

Next, Shizuo used his right foot, hand dug in his pockets now as he kicked her right leg from under her.

Already off balance, the woman fell down to one knee, keeping herself up with her hands to floor. Her eyes scrambled, locked to the floor in her silent attempts of trying to figure out what was happening. Lifting her head, the woman wanted to see the man, but all that blocked her vision was the bottom of his loafers, it crashing into he face. It brought a silent squeal from the woman as she was planted on her back by force, laying there as she stared up to the ceiling.

"And that's is the divine punishment you will receive for thinking you had better plans than myself." Stepping around her body with his hands still deep into his pockets, his deep brown eyes cast down on her. "We are going to perform this task at my leisure and EXACTLY how I see fit." Standing at her head, Shizuo planted a foot on the woman face to turn it to the side as her eyes fearfully cocked up to him. "Little by little, we will install fear into the public and the Heroes as they sit back and realize that they cannot stop us, and even if they try, they will end up like those poor saps today." He shifted his foot left to right as if he was putting out a cigarette or stepping on a bug. "And to see these goals come forth, you will die for it, right?"

"YEAH!" At the sinister question, everyone in the room minus one yelled this as they pumped their fist into the air.

"Die for me?"

"YEAH!" Came the cheers of everyone in attendance to the meeting.

"What I say goes, you got that?" Removing the foot from the woman's face, Shizuo nudged her forehead with the toes of his shoe.

Even while blood leaked from her broken nose, one would be surprise by the look of absolute admiration for the man, the woman's face reddened by a blush. "Sorry, Mister Kamukura, it'll never happen again."

"Yes." The man reached out to the woman and grabbed her hand. "Let us make sure of that."

For a lack of better words...she found it strange. Her cyan eyes observed closely, taking in her surroundings and making a mental note to herself. They cheered even as one of their so called comrades was beaten without much mercy. Just for having her own idea. She wanted to rule it as hypnosis, but she knew for a fact that this was not the case. It was like a cult following blindly after a leader. She felt her stomach turn, unnerved by this fact, no doubt in her mind in if they would give their own life for his. Everyone in the room was living bombs that could create a deadly explosion of varying levels, so she would not be lying when she felt that this group was almost unstoppable with a foolproof back up plan.

If they were to stop this, they'd need finesse at it's finest.

~~Break~~

Next Day

Location: 1st Floor Girl's Dorms, Heights Alliance (1-A Dorms)

Time: 8:20AM

Standing at the closet that doubled as a tall mirror, both her hands were held at the back of her head as she clutched the entirety of her white locks between her index and thumb, pulling the band across the length of the ponytail until it touched the back of her head. After finishing this, she frantically combed her fingers through the bangs framing her face so the could once again have the disheveled appearance that she was so use to now.

Her bloody red eyes stared at her reflection, looking herself up and down, dressed in a grey blazer with several green stripe, a white dress shirt under it and a red tie tied around her neck. The dress shirt itself was tucked into a green skirt, it reaching just about to her knees with her black stockings hiding the rest of her legs.

Kokona held her hands in front of her lower body, allowing for a smile to slowly creep onto het face for just a mere second before it faded and was replaced by a frown. Even on a morning as sunny as this one, the light shining onto her floor through the window, the future Hero could remember the night before. It was fresh in her mind as it was truly the first time she had become feed up with Riku's anger problem. It was the first time she voiced her feeling, and it made her...sad. Sorrow washed through her entire being after the event of the night before.

Now, it was not that she did not want to see him anymore, and she felt ashamed for speaking the way she did due to the heat of the moment, but she needed some space from him.

He understand what personal space was, and if he figured out she was serious, he would grant her wish. And she felt he registered it correctly as she had not heard from him since the night before.

"Mmmm..." Kokona moaned out, her lips pursed as her eyes squeezed shut, slapping her cheek enough to bring a red tinge to life. Her head shook left and right, her attempts to pull herself from out of the funk she almost drowned in showing be successful as her eyes snapped open. "I cannot be hung up on Riku...maybe this is a good thing." She convinced herself as she looked into the mirror. "I still love him and will always look to him for everything, but this space should allow us to focus on ourselves." The girl pointed to herself, telling her own reflection.

"This is perfect."

End

Now we are finally here! HOORAY! We can cheer now. With the dynamics of the Twins altered a bit and the class having their own interactions with others, how will things proceed? What? You don't know? Well, me neither, but I'm super excited to keep this going since I feel that I'm sort of on a roll here.

And a question for those who're reading this. Who is your favorite OC so far? Don't be biased, so try to choose someone else's character. Tell me who you think should have more screen time or someone whose background you want to be seen.

I'm super excited so I'm ready for whatever!