Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Abduction, Part 1

"Hey. You. What are you doing here? I haven't seen anyone like you here before." 

"..."

"You know... Carrying something like that around here is a cause for trouble. Do you want to fight?" 

"Don't get in my way."

"Oh, now you're just asking for it!"

"I told you not to get in my way!"

"..." 

"Stay here like a good little brat, would you?"

"Okay..."

"Good..."

CRASH!

"What are you--"

"...You told me to stay here... So I did."

September 12

Blackgate High School

2:20 PM

Yuri Rinko

The classes for the day had drawn to a close, and I couldn't have asked for anything better. A sigh left my lips as I pulled my backpack over my shoulder and started to make my way up to the front of the building. It was time for me to swing by the agency and see if anything was going on. It had been part of my daily routine for years, and I wasn't about to let it go. 

"Hey, Yuri!"

I heard a familiar voice over my shoulder, and I turned to see Mukuro standing nearby. She waved to me, a wide grin on her face. I let out a gasp before dashing up to her. "Hey, Mukkie!" I cried out as I slid to a stop. "What are you doing here?"

Seeing Mukuro in the area was most certainly a surprise to me. She had graduated from the school the year before, so there wasn't much of a reason for her to drop by here. She was in the same class as Chrysalis, and if anyone had a reason to come by here, it would have been Chrysalis. She had recently gotten her driver's license, so she was able to drive me back to the agency when I wanted to drop by. Mukuro, on the other hand, had no such excuse, so I had no clue as to why she would be in the area. 

"I came by to drop a new classmate of yours," Mukuro explained, a smile spreading across her features. "Anton and I both came by to drop him off so that he can settle things with the front office. Alright, you can come out now!"

Anton came walking from behind a nearby corner, his face lit up with excitement as he entered my line of sight alongside another familiar figure. A gasp filled my lungs as I realized just who this newcomer was. All questions about why this was happening were gone in the blink of an eye, and all I could do was grin with pure joy and clap my hands together. 

"James!" I cried out before closing the distance between us. "You're transferring here? Why? What's going on?" As soon as I started talking, I couldn't stop, and the questions flowed naturally. I had given up on my hopes of becoming James' one and only, but I was still his friend, and him suddenly showing up at my school certainly merited a few questions. 

"Filming on my show is drawing to a close for the time being as we deal with a few logistical issues caused by past incidents," James said, and I had to admit that only he was able to make a murder and subsequent arrest sound like something normal and graceful. "Since I no longer need to focus on filming, I'm able to come back to private school. I've been receiving tutoring on set for quite some time, but I'm actually going to have the chance to spend more time with kids my age, and I figured that I would come here since I already know you and Niamh."