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It was a normal day, everyone had breakfast talk about the usual stuff and then everyone went to their way. Gaku was walking on the first floor.
"Heh! That breakfast was good I wonder what can I do for today?" Gaku thought to himself next thing he knew.
"Waaaaaaaaaah!" Gaku heard a crying noise.
"Huh? I think I know that crying noise." Gaku went to the source of the noise, he went to the metal shop. He went to look where the noise was, he looked around the giant metal orb and found.
"Waaaaaaaaaah!" Gaku saw Kurara crying without her mask in the corner of the room.
"Kurara? Are you okay?" Gaku asked.
"Huh?! Gakuuuuuuuu!!!" Kurara saw Gaku and threw herself to him.
"Huh!? Hey hey wait up, what are you doing" Gaku said panicking, he got a little flustered by her sudden hug.
"Waaaah! Help me! I lost my mask and I can't find it!!!" Kurara said crying.
"Did you lost it here?" Gaku asked.
"I- I don't know, I lost it here and I couldn't find it, and, and, and Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!" Kurara kept crying, It looks like she lost her mask somehow.
"Hey Kurara look at me, if you can." Gaku said in a soft tone, he went through this with his siblings so he kinda got the experience. Kurara looked at him.
"Calm down, breathe in and breathe out." Gaku suggested. Kurara did as he told. breathe in and breathe out, after severals times doing it, she calmed down.
"Gaku, don't look at me." Kurara said blushing.
"Hehe looking cute as always. Anyway now lets see, If you lost it here then maybe someone took it." Gaku said thinking.
"Maybe you right." Kurara agreed.
"Well lets go look for it, maybe someone knows something." Gaku said has he headed out but before he could leave.
"Wait!!!" Kurara shouted.
"Huh? What the problem?." Gaku questioned.
"Well..............Can I hold you hand?" Kurara asked blushing.
"Huh!? Why!?" Gaku said feeling flustered.
"I am scared, I don't like going around without my mask. And usually Nozomi always takes my hand whenever this happens. But this time....... Nozomi is not here so, I want you to hold my hand Gaku." Kurara explained.
"Please" Kurara said with a tear in her eye, Gaku couldn't say no, he was bewitched by her cute and adorable suggestion. So he held his hand and she grabbed it and both headed out of the metal shop.
"Mmmm" Gaku sounded embarrassed.
"Mmmm" Kurara sound calm.
They both walked holding hands. Gaku felt the tiny hands crossed to his fingers, it felt warm he couldn't believe that this tiny hands sent him flying, and yet he enjoyed it.
Kurara felt the big hands wrapped to her fingers, it was so warm she couldn't believe this hands are from a poor person, and yet she liked it.
"Kurara, did you headed to the metal shop after eating breakfast?" Gaku asked still feeling embarrassed.
"Yeah" Kurara said.
"Then lets go to the Cafeteria first." Gaku suggested. Kurara nodded for approval, They both headed to the Cafeteria. They found Takemaru seated on the chair and he noticed the two pair entering the Cafeteria holding hands.
"Hohoho!!! You two on a date!? Never have I expected for Gaku to get a girl!" Takemaru said laughing. "Huh? Where is Kuraras mask?" Takemaru noticed.
Gaku and Kurara felt flustered, Gaku realesed Kurara hand and went to Takemaru.
"We kinda lost Kurara mask and we are looking for it, do you know If anyone had her masks or saw something green?" Gaku asked.
"Well, I remember Kurara left the Cafeteria with the mask on her, and she left leaving the two of us still in the cafeteria, so we can assume that anyone beside us, could had the chance to take it." Takemaru explained.
"Ok so between us three, we couldn't had done it, so we have to guess between the other thirteen people." Gaku said thinking. "Thank you Takemaru." Gaku thanked Takemaru.
"No problem bro, hey you better check on Kurara." Takemaru said and Gaku turned to see Kurara in tears again.
"Kurara!? What's wrong?" Gaku questioned.
"*sniff* hand please" Kurara said tearing up. Gaku panicked and grabbed her hand again and she calmed down.
"I'm sorry It just, When I have my mask near me, I can easily hide my face from everyone. But when I know I don't have my mask near me, I get scared, and can't hide my face and I get overwhelmed, so just don't let go of me." Kurara said while sobbing, she really meant that.
"............. ok I promise not to let you go, alright?" Gaku said blushing.
"Really?" Kurara blushed as she heard what Gaku said. Gaku smiled at her to reassure her he will not let go.
"...........ok just don't break it." Kurara said blushing. Gaku and Kurara both headed out of the Cafeteria leaving Takemaru behind.
"Gaku really protecting his woman, first time seeing this." Takemaru said proud.
Gaku and Kurara walking around the first floor they decided to head to the first floor classroom.
"Ok lets check out every part of the classroom, how long can you handle without holding hands?" Gaku asked.
"Maybe for a minute?" Kurara answered.
"Ok, for a minute we are going to look around and before a minute pass, we hold hand again ok." Gaku explained what they were doing.
"Alright" Kurara gave him the ready.
"Alright. 1, 2, 3!" Gaku and Kurara went around looking at the desk, floor, chair and the board leaving the front desk for last. it went forty seconds looking for the mask Unfortunalety they didn't find nothing. as Gaku realized how much he went without holding Kuraras hand, he went to Kuraras side and held her hand, she was trembling but stopped after Gaku held her hand.
"So nothing?" Gaku asked.
"No, is not here." Kurara said worried.
"Mmmmm maybe we should ask around the first floor, maybe anyone knows something." Gaku thought.
"How about going to Tsubasa? She might have something that could help." Kurara said.
"Its worth the try." Gaku said as they both headed out of the classroom. After that exchange they kept quiet and made it to the garage where they found Tsubasa and Shion doing some repairs.
"Good day- Oh my god! You two holding hands! Are you two dating!? Did Gaku forced you to do that after a dare?" Tsubasa questioned. Kurara shaked her head saying no.
"No!? Well, you have weird taste Kurara, oh? You mask is missing." Tsubasa said.
"Hey! *ahem* we are looking for Kuraras mask, she kinda lost it and well this is state she is in." Gaku explained.
"Oh so that's why? you have to be excited for holding her hands right." Tsubasa said not trusting him.
"I am not excited!!!" Gaku yelled. Which lead to Kurara looking at him angry. "What?" Gaku seemed confused looking at Kurara.
"Well is not like I want to hold you hand." Kurara said flustered.
"So you are looking for the green tomato mask right?" Shion questioned.
"Yes" Kurara said.
"Well I don't think I can help you with that, I been distracted by this machines lately and at the moment, I don't have anything useful." Tsubasa said.
"Dammit, no luck here either." Gaku complained.
"Mmmmm" Kurara sounded distressed.
"Kurara don't worry we will find it." Gaku calmly reminded Kurara to stay calm. Tsubasa found Gaku tender tone toward Kurara cute. Questioning if this is the same person who acts like a pervert.
"Well I think I saw something green before going here." Shion commented.
"Really where!?" Kurara shouted.
"I was going down stairs at the classroom side and saw someone with a round and green object going to my left." Shion explained.
"That person might be going to the gym! Come on Gaku!" Kurara said excited dragging Gaku out of the Garage.
"Guah! Hey hey not to fast!" Gaku said losing his balance. Tsubasa looked at them leaving.
"You liked what they had going on?" Shion asked.
"Yeah, I can't believe Gaku is enjoying the time with someone." Tsubasa said complaining.
"........... you want to hold hands?" Shion suggested Which lead to Tsubasa to panic.
"Huh?! You and me!? *hurk* I don't know, What if I puke on you!" Tsubasa said blushing and worried about the aftermath.
"Well I don't mind, I can just disappear and appear clean." Shion said making sure that Tsubasa doesn't get worried.
Tsubasa extended her hand toward him and Shion grabbed it, Tsubasa felt the heat from his flames, It didn't hurt her, It kinda felt good. Shion felt Tsubasa tiny hands, it felt nice, she seemed to be shaking.
"Are you alright Tsubasa?" Shion questioned.
"*hurk* I'm fine, Can we end it here!" Tsubasa said flustered. Shion let go of her hand gently.
"So how was it?" Shion asked.
"I really like it, you hands didn't hurt me, I thought that those flames would hurted me." Tsubasa calmed down and said surprised.
"Well, I liked it as well, maybe next time you would like to do this again?" Shion said smilling.
"Oh..... yes we might." Tsubasa said blushing.
Gaku and Kurara headed to the gym and found Moko at the gym. Moko looked at Gaku and Kurara holding hands.
"Awwwww you two look cute! Gaku are you forcing Kurara?" Moko asked politely.
"No!" Gaku said quickly.
"No he is not" Kurara said as well.
"Alright, enjoy you time together!" Moko said as she headed to the punching bag.
"Hey Moko, Shion said someone had a round and Green object, you know who has it?!" Kurara went to Moko quickly realising Gakus hand.
"Mmmm? Oh yeah, I grabbed something like that its right over there." Moko pointed toward behind the punching bag, there was a green and round object there.
"My mask!!!" Kurara said excited running toward the punching bag, she looked behind it and found. "Tennis balls?" Kurara went from Happy to sad. Gaku saw her smile going away in seconds.
"Where's my Mask? *sniff* where my- waaaaaaaaaah!!!" Kurara went to crying again.
"Huh? Gaku I am confused?" Moko sounded confused.
"Well this is a long story" Gaku then explained everything about Kuraras missing mask and how it lead to been here. Gaku was holding Kuraras hand again, Kurara was trying to calm down.
"Oh so Kuraras is missing her mask huh? To the point where you of all people is helping her?" Moko said.
"Well..... she kinda owns me, I am wasting my day looking around." Gaku said sarcastically trying to hide his real reason for helping her.
"Oh Gaku, you have to work hard if you want to lie" Moko said knowing Gaku lied.
"Huh? I am not enjoying the warm feeling of her hands!" Gaku said panicking.
"Huh?" Kurara looked at Gaku with surprised expression. Gaku looked at Kurara flustered.
"Don't look at me like that!" Gaku said flustered.
"Hehehe, Whatever you say. I checked the strange room before heading here, so the first floor is out of options." Moko explained.
"So the first floor is out of option then." Gaku said.
"Lets go to the second floor." Kurara said finally calming down.
"Ok well we are heading out, thanks Moko." Gaku thanked.
"You welcome, good luck finding the mask." Moko said while both Kurara and Gaku left.
"Huh, Maybe I should teach Gaku about love, he is so dense, all boys are dense honestly." Moko said feeling motivated.
Gaku and Kurara headed to the second floor looking around the hallway.
"............Gaku" Kurara called Gaku.
"Yeah what is it?" Gaku said still feeling flustered.
"Do you hate me?" Kurara sounded worried. Making Gaku worried too. He didn't hate her, He may like her but He couldn't just say it like that.
"Kurara......... I don't hate you, I just get worried that you going to beat me up If I offend you, but even if that ends up happening, I enjoy our time together." Gaku was being honest. Kurara gave him a smile
"Thanks for being honest Gaku, I know you lie alot, but I know they not for the wrong reasons but can you try not to lie to me. I hate when people lie, they always try to hide their real reason to talk to me, I worry that's the same reason you are even talking to me." Kurara said while tears are dropping from her eyes.
"....................I'll try, I will try to not lie to you." Gaku said feeling guilty of ever thinking about taking advantage of her. He obviously want money to help his family, but If by doing that meant to betray someones trust, he wouldn't forgive himself.
Gaku tightly held Kuraras hand. Kurara felt it and felt more comfortable, she seemed to calm down. Now that conversation was settle. Both went to the 2f classroom and did as they did in the first floor. But they didn't find anything there so the went to the training room. Inside there was Hiruko and Kyoshika.
"Oh?!" Hiruko looked at the pair holding hands.
"Lady Kurara!? Where is you masks? And why are you doing something so suggestive!" Kyoshika reacted flustered as she saw Gaku and Kurara holding hands.
"Hey! You shut you mouth!!! You! You!!!................ please stop teasing me." Kurara was going to her mask on mode but went back to her shy self.
"Awww this is like from a manga I read, the couple holding hands while they walked to their house after school." Kyoshika said teasing.
"Knock it off!" Kurara shouted whining.
"Hey Kyoshika can you handle Kurara for a moment, just hold her hand, I going to talk to Hiruko for a moment." Gaku requested.
"Sure" Kyoshika went to hold Kuraras hand.
"Don't worry, I realesed you from that pervert." Kyoshika referred Gaku as pervert.
"You are a pervert too" Kurara said whining.
Gaku went to Hiruko and explained everything.
"So Kurara mask has gone missing and you helping her to find it?" Hiruko said.
"Yes, and when she is conscious of the fact she can't hide her face, she needs someone to hold her hand." Gaku explained.
"Oh? So that wasn't a date?" Hiruko asked curious.
"Huh?! No! I was the only one who found her, Kyoshika is here so she will rely on her for now." Gaku said, but he sounded a little sad.
"Huh? You look sad, do you perhaps want to be with Kurara more?" Hiruko asked.
"No no!! That's not it, is not like I like her or anything!" Gaku said flustered. Hiruko laughed a little.
"Gaku, being honest is important to a girls heart. If you are not honest she will beat you to death." Hiruko suggested.
"..................." Gaku heard loud and clear he wasn't scared about it but more like thinking about it.
"Well to answer you question, no I haven't see the mask, but I think Ima and Kako could help, you know the detective and assistant." Hiruko said.
"Right! Alright thanks" Gaku thanked and headed to Kurara and well. She was being teased.
"Lady Kurara remember, Show Sir Gaku you charm and he is yours!" Kyoshika suggested.
"Stop it Kyoshika!" Kurara kept complaining.
"Hey Kurara lets go find Ima and Kako they might help us." Gaku said.
"Ok" she realesed Kyoshika hand and went to hold Gakus hand.
"Huh? Won't Kyoshika help out?" Gaku said confused.
"She doesn't deserve it, she teased me alot." Kurara said glaring at Kyoshika.
"Come on, you so cute when you act like this." Kyoshika said.
"Come on, Gaku let go." Kurara dragged Gaku out of the Training room and headed to the 3f floor. Which Yugamu entered the room confused.
"So what happened? These two looked they were rushing?" Yugamu said confused.
"*sob* she hates me!" Kyoshika started crying.
"You better of not knowing." Hiruko said.
Both Gaku and Kurara made it to the third floor, they went straight to the classroom and this time they found Takumi and Nozomi looking at eachother while holding hands.
"................." Takumi looked at Gaku and Kurara.
"................." Nozomi looked at Gaku and Kurara.
"................." Gaku looked at Takumi and Nozomi.
"................." Kurara looked at Takumi and Nozomi.
After their silent exchange, Gaku explained the situation and Kurara was talking peacefully with Nozomi.
"So that's what happening? I gotta say, you handle it pretty well." Takumi said.
"Well what can I say, It doesn't seem bad, to help out." Gaku said.
"Well I have to try to remenber If I saw Kuraras mask." Takumi tried to concentrate.
"Leave him be, he might take a while, he usually takes a lot of time to think." Nozomi said.
"He needs to think quickly, I still need my mask!" Kurara sounded a little to her normal self.
"Oh you sound normal now." Gaku said.
"Well Nozomi is my best friend, I know she won't hurt me and I trust her." Kurara said.
"Hehe, Well I haven't seem you mask, and if you are looking for Ima and Kako, they are doing the exploration with Shouma and Eva." Nozomi explained.
"Damn!" Gaku shouted.
"Don't worry to much, we can narrow it down to the places you haven't checked." Nozomi said.
"................" Kurara looked at Gaku and took his hand.
"Huh?" Gaku blushed as he felt the same hand touching his again.
"Thank you Gaku, for being with me and helping me out. I might not feel gratituded when I have my mask on but I just want to let you know." Kurara standed up from the chair and bowed her head. "I feel thankful Gaku." Kurara blushed she felt embarrassed. Gaku smiled, he genuinely felt so happy.
"Oh?! Well no problem I am glad I could helped. Then he took her hand. "I am glad I spend my time with you." Gaku said. Kurara smiled as well. Nozomi smiled too she felt like she saw something beautiful.
"..........Darumi" Takumi said.
"Huh?" Nozomi said confused.
"Darumi might had something like the mask, she said she needed something about making a horror movie?" Takumi said.
"She's making a horror movie?" Gaku questioned.
"I think I saw her going to the roof, maybe to her room." Takumi said.
"Then lets check it out." Nozomi said.
"................." Kurara stayed quiet.
The four soldiers went to the roof and went to Darumis room. Kurara went to open the door and they heard.
"Ok Darumi there's two tapes left, we need to make a good ending." For some reason Eito was there filming Darumi and she had Kuraras mask on.
"Ok now that the scene is up, I have the mask of the monster now I'm ready!" Darumi said while preparing to act. She had Kuraras masks on.
"Ok 3, 2, 1, action!" Eito said and then Kurara.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Kurara jumped at Darumi and started to attack her. Punching every part of her body and little bit by bit blood splarted around.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Darumi screamed from the horror.
"That's a scene, now for the last tape. 3, 2, 1, Action." Eito said excited as he was recording. Kurara with her mask on turned to the camera and went to attack Eito.
"GAAAAAAAH!!!" Eito screamed after Kurara attacked him.
"Kurara!?" Takumi said terrified.
"Oh my!?" Nozomi said shocked.
"................." Gaku thanked God for the desisions he made at the moment.
Darumi and Eito were not death?
"There, now you have something to scare the people with you STUPID MOVIE!!!" Kurara screamed at the top of her lungs out.
"Aaaaargh thank you." Darumi sounded pained
"Oh? I kinda expected that." Eito said pained too.
"If you really want to use my mask then NEVER ASK FOR IT, NEVER LOOK FOR IT AND NEVER STEAL IT!!!" Kurara said raging out. "*pant* *pant* *pant*" Kurara was breathing heavily.
"Kurara? Hey Kurara! Breathe!" Gaku said worried.
"pant* *pant* *pant*" Kurara couldn't breathe calmly, looks like her anger put her at her limit, Kurara touched her chest feeling panicked.
"Kurara!? Hey what's wrong!?" Gaku started to panic.
"Hey what's wrong with her?!" Takumi said panicking as well.
"She is having a hyperventilation, that is when someones breathing rapidly and deeply, Gaku take Kurara to her room!" Nozomi commanded.
"Huh? Ok then what? what do I have to do!? Is Kurara gonna be fine?!" Gaku was panicking.
"Calm down, Kurara will be ok. She needs a place where she feels at ease and what you need to do for her is: support her, be kind and make her relax. Can you do that?" Nozomi instructed.
"Yes! Come on Kurara." Gaku guided Kurara.
"*pant* *pant* *pant*" Kurara kept breathing heavily. Gaku guided Kurara to her room.
"Can we really trust Gaku not to do anything bad?" Takumi wasn't sure about the idea.
"I trust him, and you saw how he was panicking, I sure nothing bad will happen." Nozomi said trusting in Gaku. Now they were both still in Darumis room they looked at the two individuals on the floor.
"You two ok?" Takumi asked.
"Yeah, just a little bleeding, looks like Kurara manage to bleed us out but not break anything, I don't know how but, That's how a disgusting human would do." Eito explained.
"I don't know, If I just broken or scared, because I can't move my body." Darumi said shocked.
"You two deserve it!" Takumi said sarcastically.
"Besides we have a good film here Darumi!" Eito confirmed.
"Yeaaaaaah, ough!" Darumi celebrated in pain.
Gaku took Kurara to her room, he was a little nervous, he was in a girls bedroom, but his mind was focused in Kuraras condition.
"Sit on the bed Kurara!" Gaku suggested.
"*pant* *pant* *pant*" Kurara was still breathing heavily.
"I'm sorry Kurara." Gaku apologised and grabbed her hands.
"Gah!?" Kurara got surprised.
"Look at me and breath in and breath out." Gaku went with his soft tone again, he knew making her remove her mask again would be a lot.
"*pant* *pant* *pant*...................." Kurara was doing as Gaku told, but her heart kept pounding so fast and she still felt dizzy. "Gaku, what's wrong with me?" Kurara sounded scared.
"Kurara what would make you relax, anything!" Gaku said worried, Kurara removed her mask and went to embrace him, her face pressed to his chest, arms wrapped around him, It felt like deja vu for him but ignored it and embraced her back.
"*pant* *pant* *pant*..................." Kurara was slowly stopping breathing heavily. She seemed to be calming down. A few minutes passed and Kurara breathing heavily stopped but then.
"*sniff* *hic* I'm sorry for the *hic* trouble I caused." Kurara said feeling frustrated. Looks like her anger was so much to handle.
"Hey, is okay It was not your fault, you were feeling overwhelmed for too long." Gaku said. Kurara realesed him and put her mask on. Gaku was getting ready for a insults lecture but.
"Hey! Open you eyes!" Kurara shouted and Gaku opened his eyes. "I'm not gonna hurt you, you Idiot!" Kurara shouted again. "Take my hand" Kurara ordered and Gaku reached to her hand and grabbed it.
"Normally I won't say it, but Thank you, Gaku for helping me." Kurara expressed her gratitude toward Gaku.
"You welcome. So how long?" Gaku wanted to ask.
"When I feel like it, enjoy it while it last!" Kurara said. Both stayed holding hands for a while. Kurara really appreciated Gaku for his help. She felt a tight press in her heart for Gaku. Gaku was relieved that he didn't get beated up, and he felt proud what he did. He was blushing from holding her tiny and cute hands. Gaku really felt like he and Kurara got super closer.