Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 9~ Bad feeling

"I can finally catch you!"

"No, brother! It's me, Dylan!" Dylan shouted as he tried to extricate himself from the many twines wrapped around.

"Heh, you think I'll just believe it? I know the Oni can go undercover! It's possible that you're an Oni disguised as my sister!" Fely's coming to Dylan. He picked up a pair of scissors, then cut off the main thread that came out of the doll hanging near Dylan.

Dylan thought, Fely would take it off the threads. But it turns out he just let go of his doll. While Dylan was still bound by that thread.

"What's on my brother's mind, anyway?!" Inner Dylan growled.

"Obviously this is his own brother who is trapped, but he instead thinks that I am an Oni who is undercover. That's right, brother!"

****

Chapter 9: [The Bad Hunch. ]

****

"Yes! Now, since I've caught you, it's time for me to kill you!" Fely picked up even bigger scissors.

Then he lifted Dylan's body and put it on the bed. Then after that, Fely sat on top of the man. Quickly, he raised the hand that was holding the scissors.

"Ka–kak! Wait up! What are you doing?!" Dylan shouted in fear.

Fely let out his own peculiar vile smile. Seen, his face instantly became sinister. "Sopan once you called me by the name of 'sister'? What kind of person are you, haha...."

"Young! Brother Fely! It's really me! I'm Dylan Leviano! When you didn't know me?!" Once again Dylan tried to rebel.

"Oh. If you're really Dylan, guess what this question is."

Instantly, Dylab's face darkened. He was lazy to answer all the questions his brother would give him. It knows. Must be a weird question.

"OKAY. Hurry on!"

"One, what's my birthday? Let's answer!" Fely's index finger touched Dylan's forehead. The man shook his head quickly and replied, "25 August!"

"Yes!" Fely brought his face closer to Dylan. It would be nice if his birthday was known to others. "All right, now, question two! What do I want for my birthday present?"

"Your request is a lot."

"One of them. What I want most!"

"Huh, dinosaur-shaped spoon."

Fely's brother patted his hand. "Well! You're so right! Now, it's the last one!"

"Hurry now! I'm starting to catch my breath, nih!"

"Question three! What color is this shirt I'm wearing?"

"It seems like an easy question. He wears a red shirt. I'll be free from here!"

"The answer is, red, right?"

"You're wrong! My shirt is blue! You don't mean my sister. Now, die!" Fely again lifted his big scissors up. "The real one usually likes color blindness."

"You're the one who's color blind!" Dylan snapped while rebelling.

Before long, he remembered something that Fely was completely colorblind! He just couldn't tell the difference between red and blue. So, if the object is blue, he always thinks that the object is red. And vice versa.

"ah! Why can I forget that?! I should have answered blue!"

As Fely swung his scissors, Dylan could only resign. Quickly, he closed his eyes and let this misunderstanding kill him.

"Onee-chan! No!"

That was Takana's voice. Dylan and his brother looked to the side. To be exact, look towards the door of the room. There, stood the figure of the Japanese girl with a look of fear.

"Takana?" Dylan muttered.

"Takana, you're coming! Looky. I've captured our Oni hunt!" fely said he was proud.

Takana shook his head quickly. "That's not an Oni! It's Dylan-san!"

"Whatchu mean? Do you want to protect this Oni?"

"It's not like that, Nee-chan! She's really your own sister."

"Sister Natash Felyshia is stupid! I told you that I'm Dylan!" Dylan let out his voice again. He's getting pissed.

Fely jerks. He dropped his scissors. Then, get down from the bed immediately. "He is Dylan! I can tell. Because, actually, Oni doesn't know my name! So, you're really Dylan?!"

Dylan just kept quiet by putting on an angry face. He looked hard at Fely. Soon, he opened his mouth again. "Had spoken? Now, let me go!"

But after Dylan said that, Fely suddenly shouted in surprise. Then quickly, he pressed his right index finger against Dylan's forehead. Then instantly, a red light shot out from his fingers.

After the light appeared, Dylan suddenly felt his head ache and his body could not be moved. Like being paralyzed. The heat is really heavy. Then slowly, his pupils dilated until they covered the entire white color. His eyes became empty and dark.

Dylan felt an excruciating pain in his head. I want to scream, but I can't. Then, Fely retracted his hand and instantly Dylan's consciousness instantly disappeared along with the red light that Fely let out.

****

Next day–

"Ugh, ouch..." Slowly Dylan opened his eyes and held his slightly dizzy head. His eyes snapped in shock as he looked around. Apparently, he was in his own sister's room.

He glanced to the right and left. Then raised his eyes and shouted in surprise. Apparently, on his right side was Brother Fely who was asleep. On the left side was Takana who was sleeping.

"Eh? Brother is home?! Since when? I didn't know that my sister was home!"inner Dylan was still panicking because subconsciously, he had slept with two women in a room that did not belong to him. Instantly his mind instantly led to disgusting things. But he quickly shook his head to dispel his thoughts.

Because of the yelling sound earlier, it had made the two women wake up from their sleep. Quickly, Dylan slumped under the bed. Then stand up and walk towards the front door.

"Dylan-san, where are you going?" Dylan flinched and halted his steps when he heard the Japanese girl's soft voice.

Dylan did not look. In an unaltered position, he replied, "I want to get ready to go to school!"

"Eh, yes. I'm coming too!"

"What's wrong?"

"Mandi together!"

BRACKET!

Dylab quickly walked out of his brother's room, then slammed the door. "That Japanese kid is out of his mind, what?!" dylan grumbled inwardly as he walked quickly to the bathroom. "I'm with him shower together?! Just be right! You idiot!"

****

"Dylan, here's breakfast for you!" Fely gave Dylan a plate of rice and various side dishes inside.

Dylan accepted it. "Thank you, brother!"

Fely just smiled. He also sat down on the bench across from his desk. The two of them had breakfast together at the dining table in the kitchen.

Then, shortly afterwards, Takana came hurriedly to those who were eating. Fely just wanted to bribe his creditors.

"My– is late!" Takana was sitting on the bench next to Dylan.

Dylan shifted the stool he was sitting on a little further away from Takana. Then he went back to eating his food.

"Dylan? Is Takana your friend staying at our house?" asked Fely who was in front of Dylan.

Dylan was shocked as well. "Oh yes! I forgot about Takana. Brother and Takana just met."

"I–iya. Just for a while, really!" dylan replied, then bribed him back.

"Oh. For whatever time, Takana can stay here. So many, this house!" Fely chuckles.

Fely nodded. "Yes. Doesn't matter!"

"Thank you very much!"

"Yeah..., so it looks fun, huh?"

"Hm!" Takana nodded quickly, then went back to devouring his food.

"Fun what? Takana's a shitty kid. Brother himself will definitely not be at home with his behavior!"

****

When in school–

"So, this is how to say the word in present tense in English. Do you understand?" asked Aprilia who was explaining in front of the blackboard.

Everyone just answered, "yes!"

April smiled. Then he will continue his explanation. But before he turned around, he glanced at Dylan and smiled.

Dylan who was propping up his chin was jolted. Quickly, he nodded slowly to answer his smile. After that, Ms. April went back to explaining on the board.

****

Bel break–

All the children walked quickly outside the classroom. They all want to go to the cafeteria. In class, only Dylan stayed with Takana sitting next to him. But, in front of the teacher's desk, there was still April Ma'am who was filling the agenda.

Dylan was tidying his desk. Then, all of a sudden, April called out her name. The man was surprised. Then, he immediately got out of his chair and walked over to April's Mom.

"What's up, Mom?" dylan asked after arriving at the teacher's desk.

"Dylan, we're soon on the Study Tour in our class. Have you decided to come or not?" ask Ma April.

"Hmm.., I don't know, Mom! I'm still confused. Is this study tour mandatory?"

"It's mandatory. Because, everyone will come along. Your own time not coming?"

"Well, end of it, I'm not sure if I can go along with it."

April is out of place. He approached Dylan. "think quickly. I hope you can come, yeah!" Then April whispered to him. "So we can go together!"

Ms. April smiled as she stared intently at Takana who was behind Dylan. Takana saw his eyes turn yellow. Then, without Dylan realising it, Ms. April slightly licked the end of her hair. Takana who saw that was immediately shocked.

Then after that, April waved at Dylan. He picked up his belongings on the table and walked away from class.

Dylan was silent for a moment in front of the teacher's desk. His eyes glanced over the vase of flowers that was there.

"How, huh? Actually, I'm really lazy to come along. It's not usually that I'll travel far like this."

"Dylan-san!" Takana. Instantly, Dylan turned around and looked at the boy.

"What's up?!"

"Dylan-san isn't jajan?"

"No. I just want to stay in class." But all of a sudden, his intention to stay silent in class was downplayed. "Not so, deh! I just want to take a walk in the park."

Dylan walked out of Takana to the classroom. From behind, Takana followed.

****

As Dylab and Takana were walking down the school corridor, suddenly, there was someone running past them. A man. He ran, but as he passed by Dylan, the man had a glance at him and Dylan also rolled his eyes at him.

But shortly after, the man ran away from the two of them. Dylan was no stranger to the man. It seems, he had seen himself.

"Dylan-san, what's wrong?" ask Takana.

"Ah, there's nothing." Dylan shook his head quickly. "Maybe, I saw it wrong." Then, after that, Dylan walked back down the street in the corridor. Takana just followed him

After Dylan left, from behind the wall in the fork in the corner of the hallway, there was someone peeking. His eyes glanced at him. That guy was the guy who ran into Dylan earlier. Shortly, the man left.

****

Back to class–

Supposedly, now is the Biology lesson taught by other teachers. But, why is it that at this moment, the one who came to our class is April Ma'am again? Is he a biology teacher?

"Good day, kids! I'm sorry, I interrupted your study time, but here I want to tell you something. It's very sudden. But it doesn't matter."

Apparently, April ma'am didn't come here to teach. But it turns out he wanted to tell his students something.

April looked to her left side. He glanced at the classroom door. "Let's go there, please come in!"

Instantly, after Ms. April said that, a student came from behind the door. He was the man Dylan had met earlier.

This time, the clothes were different. He wears a white shirt and a dark blue alamater. There is a sign from another school in his alma mater. Dylan expected it. He's a new kid!

"Kids, introduce, she's called–"

"Irvan Maulana's! From Harapan Bangsa school 2." His tone was cold. Especially with his eyes and face without that expression.

Everyone was silent and there were some who nodded. Then, the new disciple walked in search of an empty seat for him. Instantly, everyone immediately lowered their heads. "Eh, what's wrong with all of them?!"

"Eh, you know, don't you?"

"What?"

Dylan heard the two girls who were in front of him start to let out their gossip. It seemed, the two of them were talking about the new child. Dylan wanted to hear it to get information.

"He's a dangerous kid!"

"Eh, really? How'd you know that?"

"Didn't you know him? He moved here, not for ordinary reasons. He moved here, because he was expelled from his native school."

"It's just sudden! Why is it like that?"

"Because, he has committed murder against his classmate! He was also famous for his sadism and his skill at knife play."

"Eeehhh?! Killing you say? How horrible!"

"Ejected from his home school because of a murder case that the boy had committed? Is true?" dylan's inner self after hearing that conversation.

Dylan slightly rolled his eyes towards the new kid. The boy just sat upright quietly while staring blankly at the blackboard. Expressionless.

When viewed from the looks of him, he was indeed a quiet child. "When could he do such a heinous thing? I was curious!"

Takana glanced at Dylan. Dylan himself did not look at him and continued to look at the new kid.

Then Takana also rolled his eyes towards the new boy. Instantly, Takana was immediately shocked. He also began to mutter.

"Oni! There's an Oni...."

"Oh no! What was this bad feeling that suddenly appeared? I feel like there's going to be something bad going on in this class!"

*

*

*

To be Continued–