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A white light immediately hit my eyes as I opened them. I woke up in a weird white room that definitely wasn't mine. All I could remember is walking from another failed rap battle... Then someone approached me from behind and everything went black. Was I really kidnapped? There's no other reasons why Im here.
I tried to slowly sit up but I felt sharp pain on my entire body. It took me few tries to finally sit up and take a proper breath. My heart beat so quickly for a while but I tried to ignore that for now. I need to figure out where I am and what's happening.
"You're finally awake, Im glad" A voice quickly spoke and made me jump. I looked at the unknown person and noticed two hair colored boy. He was wearing a white costume, the same as me.
"Where am I? Who are you?" I said as I was able to sit up properly. My body still inched and hurted a lot.
"Ah right, right. My name is Toya Aoyagi and we... well... Are trapped here"
"Trapped!?" Those words made my heart stop for a moment. There's no way that Im trapped here, right? He's just playing around.
"Unfortunately yes. Since now you're an experiment here" Toya gave me a sad smile and scratched his neck. He tried to let out a sharp chuckle but it was pretty bittersweet.
"Experiments? Tch, seriously?" I massaged my head as all the informations began to sink. So I am doomed to suffer now? That's exactly what I needed.
"Yeah, it suck... At least you aren't alone in this, if that's any comforting"
"Maybe a little... It still doesn't change our shitty situation" My hands shaked sightly, I didn't even notice that. Just thinking about needles sticking in my body mades me uncomfortable. "How long was I asleep?"
"Well the doctors brought you here maybe two hours ago. They gave me timetable and wanted you to have it" Toya pulled out a small timetable and handed it to me. He scanned me with his eyes and then sat by my side. "I haven't ask you yet, what's your name?"
"Oh right. Akito Shinonome. You can go by Akito tho" I moved my hand toward him, if Im gonna stay here for a while, I need to make friends, right? Otherwise I'd do insane...
He took my hand in his and gently shock my hand with a smile, this time more genuine one. After a moment he pulled back and we looked at each other deeply. Not gonna lie, his eyes were pretty mesmerizing... No, focus Akito!
"So you said we aren't alone in this, how many people are in here?"
"Hm... Not sure, Im not a type to walk around and make friends. However I have one good buddy, her name is An. Im sure you two will like each other"
"An? Hm" I titled my head. No idea who it was but if Aoya- Toya says so, then I will trust him. My eyes wandered around the room once again. Painfully white walls, camera, two beds. I guess the clock was the most interesting thing here.
"Well we should go and eat something. Dinner is in less than ten minutes"
"If you say so, lead the way" I nodded and watched Toya stand up. His sleeve moved slightly up and I could notice a scar on his wrist... I didn't comment on that but it got me worried.
Toya opened the doors and let me leave first. The halfway was as white as our room. It seems like the boy was already used to the color. I tried to pretend that it doesn't hurt me in the eyes either but it was pretty hard. Those bring colors will follow me everyday...
We calmly walked toward the cafeteria. Now I could take a better look at Toya. He seems pretty relaxed... I wonder how long is he there? Days? Weeks? Months!? I hope that not long, this place already sounds like hell.
"So, do you have any hobby?" Toya turned to me and raised his brow slightly. His question was simple but it took me off guard.
"Well I like to sing and I guess fashion styling. Nothing too specific. How about you?"
"Me? Hm I think music as well. I can play violin and piano so I can call myself a musician"
"You do? That sounds cool" I shared a soft smile with him. Our conversation was pretty chill despite being in this crazy situation. Maybe it won't be THAT bad? Time will show.
"Heh, thanks. It wasn't easy to learn but I guess it was worth it" Toya stopped before the doors, I assume it's the cafeteria. He opened them and we both walked in. The room was filled with people eating, sometimes talking. Toya guided me to the plates and we took our own.
He waved his hand at me and we both sat next to a girl. She noticed us and greeted us with a friendly smile. We locked eyes for a moment and then she asked.
"Hmm... Are you Toya's new friend?"
This question was pretty confusing for me. On one hand we talked for a bit but can we really be called friends for now? I turned my head to Toya and he giggled because of that.
"Yes, we are friends. An, meet Akito" Toya pointed at me and waited for me to continue the rest. He gave me a friendly nod while looking at me.
"Yeah... Akito Shinonome. Pleasure to meet you" I moved my hand toward An and let her shake it. It seems like I just met that girl Toya was talking about earlier. I should quickly catch her vibe.
"An Shiraishi, also nice to meet you"
We finally moved our hands back and I was finally able to look at Toya again. He was happy that two of his friends were interacting with each other. Just by looking at his face I felt my heart beating a bit quicker.
"Good, good, let's eat then"
We took our forks and starting eating dinner together. Some people sat by our side but I didn't really talk with them. An seemed to know them but who was I to care? I focused on my plate instead. The food wasn't really that bad... Not to praise this place for anything.
Soon I saw that Toya finished his food and before I could say a world he quickly left. His face was pretty focused and maybe even cold. This personality change scared me a bit... Could there be more than I expected. Well I didn't follow Toya and let him leave.
An finished her food and seemed to wait for me. Our eyes met for a moment. "Toya left already? Awh so unfortunate. Anyway, how about we go and talk a bit?"
"Ah... That's okay, I guess..."
We put our plates away and headed toward our dorms. I still couldn't help but feel really selfaware because of the cameras around the place... No idea how An and Toya are so chill about everything... I swear its insane...
"So... Are you new here? I haven't seen you around, and I have seen many people here" An finally started the conversation.
"Yes Im new. Ive met Toya when I woke up. I guess we are roommates"
"Roommates huh?"
"How about you. How did you meet Toya? You two seems close" I pointed out as my eyes sometimes moved around the hallway, looking at people around.
"Me and Toya? Well... He saved me once... Without him I would be dead right now" She let out a bitter laughter. I hit the nerve... "One time the doctors wanted to kill me because they saw me as failure... It's when Toya walked in and saved me... We both got punished but I guess we are alive now."
"That's... wow..."
"It is..." She looked away and then took a deep breathe to calm herself down. "Enough about me... What are your hobbies?"
"Umh... Music" The worst part of meeting more than one person in one day is repeating my hobbies...
"Oh really? I love music! One time I even went on an event called RAD WEEKEND, it was amazing!" As she said that name... it rang a bell.
"RAD WEEKEND... I remember watching it as well"
"Really!? What a coincidence!" An was more than happy to hear that. For the rest of the road we were discussing about the event... More it was just An talking.
We finally entered my room and we sat down on the bed. An yawned and stretched a bit. I didn't miss that gesture.
"You sleepy?" I raised my brow.
"A bit... I didn't sleep during the night..." She giggled awkwardly as the sleep was slowly hitting her.
"You can rest if you want to. I don't mind"
"Really? I don't wanna be mean" She looked a bit worried at me.
"You aren't rude. Feel free to sleep"
An considered my words and eventually went to sleep... I kinda wanted to know more about her but I also didn't want to keep her awake for longer. All nighter must be hard... But why wasn't she asleep all night?