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Jabari Wonger was the son of Neema Wonger nee Adiki and Ricky Wonger, the younger brother of Aisha Wonger and the last surviving member of the Wonger family.
He had a mostly normal childhood until he turned six and had to watch how his parents and sister were tortured and killed due to them having been connected to the Hell Guards in the past(his parents worked there as scientist until his mother got pregnant with him and Aisha studied at the Academy for two years before deciding it wasn’t what she wanted for her life).
The only reason he survived was because Aisha made him promise to hide in the secret room connected to the living room no matter what he heard or saw.
From a child full of life, Jabber became a shell of himself.
Once he was sure the murderers were gone, Jabari went to his family’s corpses and verified that they were truly gone.
He knew he had to leave in case the ones who murdered his family found out they missed him, so Jabari grabbed the things he needed but stopped one last time looking at the lifeless bodies of his family before deciding to take his mother’s rings as memory of them.
Jabari Wonger died that day.
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Jabari, now going simply by Jabber, ran from city to city while his hatred for the Hell Guards grew since he blamed them for the death of his family as if they had no connections to them then his family may have still been alive.
So when he,at thirteen, found himself in the city where the Hell Guards main base is situated and so is the Academy he made the decision that like they took someone precious from him, he could do the same to them.
It wasn’t hard to find information about who was the current head of the Hell Guards and their close family.
Nijiku Ritsu was the current head of the Hell Guards, she was a widow after her husband Anshin died from a sudden sickness and she had three children.
The eldest, Nijiku Kyouka, was already the commander of her own squad while the second eldest, Nijiku Goka, was soon to be the vice-commander of his sister’s squad.
They were too strong for Jabber to target even if he had made many poisons that could paralyze them, he didn’t want to take the chance of it going wrong.
Which only left the youngest child, Nijiku Zanka, whose available information about him was very little.
The only thing Jabber had easily found about Zanka was his name, his age and that he was studying in the Academy as his whole family did.
Jabber at first assumed it was to protect the youngest but once he started to stalk his victim, he realized the truth.
The Nijiku Clan considered Zanka useless and weak despite him having defeated all of his classmates and even some teachers at the Academy.
It confused Jabber how they could consider him such but he decided to keep stalking Zanka to see if he could find out what made the Nijikus cast Zanka aside.
Oh, if only Jabber had known that was a mistake.
For the first time since his family death, Jabber was feeling something more than sadness, rage and emptiness.
He felt curiosity about Zanka, soon he felt anger for how Zanka was treated by his family and how people talked about him on his back, then he felt excitement at seeing Zanka fight and imagine how it would be like if they fought.
Jabber had no idea how it happened but soon Jabber found himself so obsessed with Zanka that he was now hiding the body of a girl that was planning to confess to his Zanka.
Yes, Jabber had no idea what happened but Zanka was now his and he would not let anyone take Zanka from him.
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Zanka knew he should say something about this.
He knew but still chose to keep his mouth shut.
He knew there was someone following him everywhere since the beginning of March.
At first he assumed it was a classmate or someone wanting to know more about the Nijikus but the person stopped simply following while in classes and did it wherever Zanka went.
No matter if he was forced home so he could be evaluated by his mother and siblings or if he simply went back to his dorm to study.
Zanka always felt watched and never said anything about it.
Being sincere, he kinda liked this feeling as it made it seem that Zanka was worth something even if this person was planning to kill him.
It was more attention than anyone had ever given to him in all his life.
And maybe…Zanka even liked how far his stalker would go for him.
He knew that Hanako planned to confess to him, he heard her friends talking about it, so he was a bit surprised when she suddenly went missing but when he connected it with the day he hadn’t been followed…he knew it was his stalker who did it and that the girl was no longer alive.
It should have scared him, made him finally tell someone about his stalker but…Zanka found himself a little bit in love with his stalker despite never having seen them or interacted with them
He hoped he got to see his stalker’s appearance at least once before he probably found someone more interesting to stalk.
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A year had passed since the stalking and killing started, and neither of the two involved obsession had lessened.
Jabber found himself falling even deeper as he found himself enjoying the fight his victims gave him(even if rarely they lasted more than five minutes) but also the pain of his injuries which he attributed to his dear Malaika as if it wasn’t for him, Jabber would not have become who he was now.
But of course that after so long of things going well, something had to go wrong.
Jabber got too hurt after dealing with one of his victims.
Of course he knew that it would be harder to get rid of a teacher than a student but Jabber just couldn’t accept how the teacher treated and looked at his Malaika.
And now he was in an alley, next to a corpse and too injured to get rid of the body or even take care of his injuries.
“Shit!” Jabber curses ‘I don’t want this to be the last thing I do or the last time I see my Malaika…but even Mankira’s neurotoxins can’t help with this cut’ he thinks as he glares at the big cut on his stomach
But before Jabber could try to do something crazy, a figure entered the alley which made Jabber tense up.
“My Uotchaa…” the figure says and it takes only a minute for Jabber to recognize who the figure is
“Zanka…” Jabber mumbles as he sees his Malaika right in front of me
He expected the boy to be scared but Zanka…he looked fascinated at him, like he was something to be wanted and desired instead of feared and hated.
His Malaika was truly a blessing.
“I don’t wanna lose my Uotchaa…you need to be more careful” Zanka says softly as he cuts a bit of the blue yukata he was wearing and kneels down beside Jabber to take care of his cute “This will have to be enough till night arrives, then you can come to my room and we will take better care of you” he adds and Jabber can only nod while being completely fascinated by Zanka
Soon, Zanka had done his best to keep Jabber alive and well until night arrived and was getting up to leave.
“...You do not need to kill so many people…you are the only one who has been always in my mind, my Akuma” he says, kissing Jabber’s cheek softly before leaving
“Oh, Malaika~” Jabber sighs “You will never be able to get rid of me” he whispers before slowly getting up as while it would only take a few hours for night to arrive, Jabber still had to get rid of a body before he could have another encounter with his Malaika
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That night, Zanka left his window unlocked despite knowing Jabber knew how to open it even if it had been locked as he had done it before.
He waited until midnight, before he heard his window open and someone enter so he simply went to his bathroom and grabbed the first aid kit.
“Take your shirt off and lay on the bed” Zanka orders once he is back and sees Jabber in the middle of the room
“Oh~? Shouldn’t you at least ask me on a date first, Zan-Zan~?” Jabber teases but does start to take his shirt off
“I believe you should be the one to ask me that, no? I mean, you have been following for at least a year so it makes more sense” Zanka points out as he puts the first aid kit on his bedside table and grabs Jabber’s shirt before tossing it on his laundry basket
“Ohhh~ Malaika knows about me?! That makes me so happy” Jabber giggles as he lays down in Zanka’s bed
“How could I not? I felt observed all the time and a few people who interacted with me started disappearing around that time” Zanka hums as he starts taking of the bandage he made with a piece of his yukata “The cut isn’t too deep and not much blood is leaving now…I believe that sensei’s weapon had some type of poisons that made it look worse or feel worse at the time” he starts mumblings as he carefully takes care of Jabber’s wound
“A new poison? I have ingested many poisons and none made me react like this” Jabber comments
“Maybe more like a drug or hallucinogen? He was my science sensei and despite studying hard, I have a hard time understanding it” Zanka admits and Jabber hums at that “You could enter his office after I’m done and study his work to find out what may have been in his weapon” he offers
“Waaah? Is Malaika telling me to steal when he should be locking me up?” Jabber teases and Zanka rolls his eyes and presses hard on the cut making Jabber groan
“If it was to lock you up, I would have done it the first time you killed someone” Zanka reminds him and Jabber giggles once more
“My Malaika is amazing~” Jabber hums
A few minutes later, Zanka was done taking care of the cut and grabbed one of his shirts and tossed it to Jabber.
“I don’t think you will get this shirt back, Malaika” Jabber grins as he puts the shirt one
“And you won’t get yours back, either” Zanka says and Jabber grin becomes bigger at hearing that
“My Malaika~” Jabber hums “You are mine, you know it, don't you?” he giggles
“Am I?” Zanka asks with a raised eyebrow
“Oh, are you teasing me? Because if you are, I hope you know the consequences” Jabber says grinning
“Then you should be careful, my Akuma” Zanka says, looking at Jabber with no fear “The only one allowed to hurt you this severely is me, do you understand?” he adds and Jabber can’t stop the elated sound that leaves his mouth or the little jumps of excitement
“Oh, Malaika~” Jabber says “You just make me even more obsessed with you” he adds giggling
“Do I? So be a good boy and keep quiet before someone hears you or they may take you away from me and we do not want that, do we?” Zanka hums as he grabs one of Jabber’s dreads and plays with it
“As my Malaika wishes” Jabber says as he did not want to be taken away from Zanka
“Now, how about you tell me a bit about you?” Zanka asks as he let go of Jabber’s hair and make a hand movement for him to sit in the bed beside him
“Is Malaika curious about Jabber? How can I deny giving information to my Malaika?” Jabber says before going on a rant about basic things about himself, mostly is study about poisons and such, but not talking about his past
Zanka realized that but did not push further, he just enjoyed having the opportunity to observe his pretty stalker and get to know him a bit(even if he was angry that someone dared to hurt his Akuma, if anyone else dared to do it again…Zanka wouldn’t make himself responsible for what he may do).
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Since that day, Jabber started leaving little gifts for Zanka who also left a few things out for him but one thing that stayed true from that night was that neither gave the other their shirt back.
Sometimes Jabber would enter Zanka’s room to find him sleeping while wearing his shirt while other times Zanka would catch Jabber stalking him while wearing his shirt.
They liked to see the other wearing their clothes or things they bought for them so soon some of their gifts turned into clothes or jewelry for the other to wear.
And their relationship kept to this until one day Zanka woke up to blue tassel earrings and a note saying Jabber had to leave for a bit as the Hell Guards finally realized that all the murderings he committed were connected and upped their security.
Zanka didn’t like this one bit and cursed his family in his head, but he at least still had something from Jabber just as Jabber had something from Zanka.
And if Jabber didn’t return to him…then Zanka would go after his Akuma and remind him who he belongs to.
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Zanka wanted his Akuma.
No, he needed him to show him that he was still worthy it and not just some weak and average person who chose an old stick as a weapon.
He didn’t even know why he was so affected by losing against Hyo or how his classmates reacted to his chosen weapon.
Yes, it was a stick but he just knew that it was the perfect weapon for him.
He resonated with it but of course that was not good enough because his mother and siblings started their shit talk about givers.
So what if he became a giver? They weren’t weak despite that, Zanka had seen Jabber kill strong senseis he had in the Academy with Mankira and supposedly said senseis were veteran Hell Guards that accepted to be the Academy teachers that year.
Seriously, was Jabber’s absence really affecting him so much? Why did he think of going inside the well to prove a point? He could simply have grabbed his things and left…he was sure he would find jabber at some point and they could be together(and if Jabber had found someone else to obsess over…Zanka was more then willingly to remind him who he belonged to and if needed, he would take both of their lives…Kami, he was really crazy and all due to his Akuma).
He was such an idiot, he needed to get out of here and finally leave the fucking hell his family was as the only person who ever showed him care was gone and his sister had just become a copy of their mother instead of the girl who reminded him of his father.
Zanka didn’t want to be a Nijiku anymore but he had to wait for his Akuma to be able to change.
But just as Zanka was gaining the confidence to rise up and leave the well, he heard someone call him.
“Hey, kid! What are you doing in a well?” the voice asks
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Lovely Assistaff…Zanka almost called her Lovely Akuma in honour of his Akuma but, he wanted keep him a secret for now so Lovely Assistaff it was.
He loved her, she was amazing and so full of life but also desire for blood that she reminded him of his Akuma.
Now Zanka was a member of the Cleaners, more specifically of Team Akuta with Enjin and Riyo Reaper.
He had broken with the Hell Guards and been disinherited by his family, Zanka wasn’t completely free of them but he was now far away from them even if the Cleaners sometimes worked with them.
Zanka now only had to find his Akuma, he missed his pretty stalker and despite still keeping all his gifts(especially the earrings which he wore everyday), it wasn’t the same as having his Akuma there.
‘Just wait a bit more, I’m sure we will meet again’ Zanka thinks as he is getting ready for a mission with Team Akuta
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Jabber was annoyed.
It took him years to be able to return to that stupid city and his Malaika was gone.
If it hadn’t been for him hearing a few of his Malaika’s ex-classmates talking about him leaving the Academy after becoming a giver, Jabber would have gone on a murder spree.
But thanks to those wonderful ex-classmates, they were his only victims.
Well, that and his boss called him to give him a job about a spherite that had fallen to the Ground and survived.
Yes, Jabber now had a boss…three months after Jabber was forced to leave his Malaika, he met Zodyl and Cthoni who offered him a job that would entertain him for as long as he had to wait to meet his Malaika again.
Ah, Jabber just knew his Malaika would be mad at all the injuries he got since they last saw each other.
His perfect Malaika who made him feel alive again and was the best blessing anyone could have given Jabber.
But for now he has to concentrate on his mission and then he can think on how to find his Malaika again.
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They hadn’t taken their eyes from each other during the time both teams were in front of each other.
How could they when their obsession was finally right in front of each other?
It had been years since they were able to see each other again but the other still made their heart beat fast and made them feel more alive then anything else ever did.
And when they were separated from their groups and got to fight each other?
It was heaven for each other.
Jabber was ecstatic for having his Malaika finally mark his body and make him feel pain.
Zanka was punishing his Akuma for letting himself get hurt by other people but also showing him who he belonged to.
Of course Zanka knew he would lose, while he was immune to a few poisons, Jabber kept creating new ones or making some more powerful so of course he would find himself affected by one of them.
Like just now.
“Malaika~” Jabber giggles “Waaahhh! I can’t wait to stalk you again~” he says and Zanka mentally agrees despite being unable to talk “And this time we can fight too! Just thinking of the pain you will inflict on me makes me so excited!” he giggles before kissing Zanka’s lips softly “You are mine, Malaika” he says before getting up and going to grab Zanka’s leg
But unfortunately, Jabber is interrupted by Riyou who appears at that moment and shoots Jabber.
Oh, Zanka loved Riyou as a sister but he never wanted to strangle her so much as he did that moment at seeing someone else hurt his Akuma.
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“Is…Zanka okay?” Rudo asks at seeing Zanka looking so furious after he simply went for a walk
“Eh, probably someone bad mouthed Enjin” Riyou says and Rudo simply nods at that
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“Hmm, Amo thinks Zanka-san is in love” Amo says one time when she is hanging out with Tomme and Zanka passes by them
“I’m sorry Amo, but Zanka in love? Can’t see it” Tomme says “He is a sweetheart but the only person I can see him having a crush on is Enjin” she adds and Amo hums at that
“If Tomme says so” Amo says ‘But I’m sure he is in love…and not with the bad man’ Amo thinks
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“Again?!” Shikage groans from his room
“Something wrong?” Gris, who had been walking by Shikage’s room, asks after hearing this
“O-oh, Gris!” Shikage says hiding further in his blanket at being heard by Gris “I-I’m not sure?” he adds
“What do you mean?” Gris asks softly and without approaching Shikage so he wouldn’t overwhelmed
“J-just my barrier, it says we have an intruder but t-there is no one there whenever I l-look at the place” Shikage explains
“Uh…maybe it is an animal?” Gris offers and Shikage tilts his head at that
“It could be…” Shikage mumbles but doesn’t completely believe it
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“I-I’m worried for Zanka-kun” Eishia tells her brother
“Zanka? Why?” August asks confused
“He seems to be getting hurt more often” Eishia says softly
“Eh, maybe he is in a relationship and is into that BDSM thing” August says
“B-brother!” Eishia exclaims blushing
“What? He asked me to make a leash so it may be true” August points out to the bog leash he was currently working on
“O-oh” Eishia mumbles but can’t make a connection between the Zanka she knows to what her brother was saying he is into
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“Your kid is something else, Enjin” Semiu comments during a time she and Enjin are hanging out
“Which one?” Enjin asks
“Your eldest” Semiu answers
“Zanka? What could he have done to warrant you saying that?” Enjin asks confused as Zanka was probably the least troublemaker of his kids
“Ah, if you knew” Semiu says “Just a little advice, if you try to separate him from his demon the end result will be pretty gory for you” she adds before patting Enjin in his shoulder and leaving him
“Demon? What the hell is Semiu talking about?” Enjin mumbles confused but pushes it to the side after hearing Bro call for him to help separate Rudo and Dear, who for some reason had decided to bite each other
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“...Y-you should move on” Fuu mumbles
“What?” Follo asks confused and looks at the ex-raider
“N-nijiku-san” Fuu says “Hii t-tells me he already has someone” he adds
“O-oh…and how does he know?” Follo asks, feeling a bit embarrassed that almost everyone knew of his crush on Zanka
“H-he says it is b-better if we d-don’t know” Fuu says and Follo simply nods at that as while Hii could be a bit crazy, he seemed to have a soft spot for Follo so he must be saying the truth
‘I knew I probably had no chance…but it still hurts a bit’ Follo thinks before going back to his training to try and forget Zanka
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“Such a cute love story, don’t you think?” Tamsy asks Corvus
“You have a very strange perception of what is cute, Tamsy” Corvus says without looking up from his paperwork
“Maybe…but what will you do with those two?” Tamsy hums
“Nothing, even I know not to involve myself in something like this” Corvus sighs as he puts his paperwork down “Either they will kill each other or they will run away together” he adds
“But…what if one of them betrays his team for the other? It would be amusing to see which one would do it but I believe soon our dear Zanka will have a new last name” Tamsy comments and Corvus can’t deny that, he had a feeling he will soon wake up with a bit more of paperwork but as long as his people do their job, he doesn’t mess with their private lives
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“My Malaika~” Jabber calls “What do you think of the heart of my boss as a proposal?” he asks giggling
“Hmm, only if you let me help you kill them, my Akuma” Zanka says and Jabber can only grin at that
“Then, meet you next week so we can play together!” Jabber says before ending the call ‘Ah, boss…you shouldn’t have tried to separate me from my Malaika’ he thinks as he makes sure to grab his strongest and most deadly poisons
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“C-COMMANDER!” a Hell Guard shouts a she barges into Nijiku Ritsu’s office where she was having a meeting with her eldest children
“What is the meaning of this?! Why are you entering my office like a lunatic?!” Ritsu demands and while the guard does look afraid he simply offers the sheet he had on his hand
“What is the meaning of this?!” Ritsu demands making Kyouka and Goka curious to see what made their mother react to this but were shocked to see a marriage certificate with their baby brother’s name there
Far away a newlywed couple was on their way to their honeymoon, not caring for the consequences or reactions to their decision.