Halcyon Days (Alioth)

"...?"

Noticing from beneath the top of his hood the faintest sign of movement coming from his side, Kazuya would turn his head slightly in the direction he saw the movement come from, as he saw a girl sitting in the desk beside him looking... rather worse for wear. Did she get caught in a stampede or something? Pulling his headphones off, he would glance at her in mild interest, though he would return to taking his notes down, as he really needed to get them down for his assignment. As he continued to write away furiously though, a brief flash then appeared out of nowhere, followed by a loud rumble and... the lights went out.

Great. Just great. It must've been that thunder storm he heard the weather guy talk about this morning on the news. Kazuya had never been afraid of the dark or lightning and thunder, nor was he afraid of it now. The gray clouds already making the day dark as it was, the lights going out sure didn't help, as the classroom was completely cast into darkness, the only source of light the occasional flash of lightning that illuminated the room up, followed by the crash of thunder. Wind howled outside, as rain pelted the window, it sounded like the thunder storm wasn't going to stop anytime soon.

"...? Oh... Thanks."

Turning his head slightly to look over at the girl after noticing a faint glow emanate from the side, he would take the notes from the girl if she held them out to him, and resuming writing away furiously, to try and finish getting down the rest of the notes and not take up too much of the girl's time. As soon as he finished writing the last bit of notes he needed, another loud clap of thunder boomed outside, though this one was even louder, as Kazuya felt the floor shake slightly beneath his feet. Handing the girl back her notes after he had finished, he would give the girl a slight smile of appreciation.

"... Thanks. Are you alright? You look like you got caught in a stampede or something."

"... That's not surprising, considering school's over. But even this seems a bit extreme, do you want to go to the infirmary or something? You should get your injuries looked at, or cleaned up at the very least."

Closing his notebook up and putting it away in his shoulder bag along with his pencil bag, pushing his chair back, Kazuya would rise up from his seat and sling his back over his shoulder. If the girl agreed, he'd go with her to the infirmary. If she didn't, he wouldn't push the subject. But either way, he'd wait for her answer.

"... Oh, and it's no problem, you look like you've been tossed through the washing machine, I was a bit concerned there. Do you have an umbrella though? It's raining pretty heavily out there. You can share mine if you don't."

Upon reaching the infirmary, while the nurse looked over Alioth, Kazuya would wait outside, leaning against the door frame with his arms casually folded across his chest. While he waited, he would look out the window, seeing the thunderstorm had ended, but the rain was still pouring down heavily. Even if she was wearing a heavy cotton shirt and skirt, in this downpour, she would be drenched instantly, and no one liked the chance of getting a cold, especially during the summer.

"The wounds itself aren't very deep. But I'd still recommend you'd go to a hospital. I'm worried about how hard you were knocked down."

The nurse would say, after placing a few bandages on Alioth's more visible cuts. Giving her a slight nod of her head, the nurse would then let Alioth go. Waiting for Alioth just outside the infirmary door after hearing she was alright, for the most part, Kazuya would then head towards the entrance of the main building, walking at a casual, almost lazy pace, giving the girl a chance to catch up if she chose to go with him.

The two of them walking along in silence, nervousness for the girl, the normal for Kazuya, once he reached the door, he pushed it open, and holding it open for her, proceeded to open his umbrella after following out after her, beneath the protective shelter that protruded from the main entrance of the main building. Though Kazuya was dressed like a member of a gang (which he was, technically, a Yakuza gang), with his hood up over his head, kidnapping Alioth was the furthest thing from his mind.

The door closing with a clack behind Kazuya, as he started to walk into the heavy rain, his umbrella keeping him dry, he wasn't going to wait around until it was most convenient for her to go, he didn't have all the time in world, and he was no one's slave.

"... Are you coming? Unless you're planning to stay overnight in the school, you might want to get a move on."

He was only suggesting, whether she actually decided to take his suggestion or not, was completely up to her. But it was a little wake-up call telling her that he was going home either way... and taking the only umbrella in the entire school, his umbrella, with him.

"...? Oh... It's fine. Actually... I am. But not here, back in Japan. My father is the leader of one of the most powerful Yakuza gangs in all of Japan and Okinawa. I just like wearing my hoodie and hood up a majority of the time, which probably doesn't help very much in a school full of delinquents."

After clearing the Regulators at the entrance gate to the school, he'd head down the sidewalk, having left his motorcycle at home, towards the intersection that split off in two different directions, one that headed towards the downtown core, and the other towards the suburban area. The suburban area was where he was heading obviously, he didn't know where the girl lived. Reaching the intersection a few minutes later, he'd stand directly in the middle of it, as he would turn his head to look at the girl.

"... I guess this is where we part ways, unless you live in the suburbs. Oh... I didn't even tell you my name. My name's Kazuya Hikari."