" Let me outta here!!" I yelled at the top of my voice, banging my fists against the intricantly designed tough wooden door. The room was massive and so was the mansion which unfortunately was in the middle of the deserted wood. How could someone even live there? After a few more futile attempts,I leaned my head against the door,my dyed pink hair covering a bit of my face, knowing far too well that no matter how hard I yelled,no help would be coming anytime soon.
You're probably wondering why I'm locked up in a mansion, calling for help. How I found myself there,no idea. But one thing was for sure. I had to get out of there ASAP. But first,let's start from the beginning, shall we?
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" hey there fellow daredevils and welcome back to another episode of 'crushing with Yuri', with your favorite daredevil streamer Sasaki Yuri. So first I wanna thank you guys so much for always being there and supporting the channel, really appreciate it. And also for raising the number of subscribers to 100k. And as a reward for helping the channel reach its goal,I'll be letting you guys comment down on what extreme stunt I should pull on our next Livestream, and the comment that gets the most likes,wins. So get voting guys. I'll see you all on the flip side. This is Sasaki Yuri and his awesome cameraman bestie Luke, signing out. "
" And...cut." said Luke, finally ending the stream and adjusting his glasses, " Not bad. This will definitely bring in some more views. "
Luke and I had been best friends since like forever,though we couldn't be anymore different. For starters,I was more of what you'd call an outgoing carefree dare devil,while Luke was more safe, reserved and good with tech. Two opposite poles that attracted way easier than they should have. But I wouldn't have it any other way. He's practically the guy that's always got my sorry ass out of trouble without losing a dine.; my ride or die. That's for sure.
I ran a hand through my hair, revealing more of the white bandana beneath. My phone rang with an incoming call from my aunt Reina,which I instinctively answered and listened in on.
" Oh hey aunt....yeah I'm at the park with Luke....nah,we were just finishing up." I began, "the restaurant?...um,sure. I'm down. See you in ten. Love you."
As I looked up,I noticed Luke texting someone.
"So,I texted yunah and she said the downtown Library would be a great spot to discuss our project. Should I tell her we'll be there in about an hour?" He inquired.
" Can't. I've gotta go help Aunt Reina back at the restaurant. Says orders are piling up. " I said as I began walking off in a hurry, " I'll text you later dude. Tell Yunah I said sorry!"
Before Luke could protest,I was already out of ear's reach. He sighed in defeat, deciding to let it pass.
And for a little intro: Hi, I'm Sasaki Yuri, 17 and currently living in Shibuya,Japan with my aunt Reina. As for my parents,my mum died at child birth and my dad well...it's not like I don't know the guy,but rather it's more of a ' I wish I didn't know him' kinda relationship. Cause the guy practically shipped me off to Shibuya at 7 to live with his sister,my aunt. And I've got to say,bravo dad. That's the first thing you actually did right,cause damn, living with her has been fucking awesome. Current status,single and not looking to mingle.
Not that long after I finally arrived at the restaurant's entrance. Aunt Reina wasn't kidding about being so busy that day. The place was packed. I made my way in using the kitchen's backdoor where I found her in an apron standing in front of a pile of packed up delivery boxes.
This would definitely need more runs on the delivery bike,I thought out loud, catching aunt Reina's attention.
" Not necessarily."
I raised a questioning brow as she led me out back,eyes covered so as to, ' not ruin the surprise' as she called it. Once out,she uncovered my eyes and I was met with the sight of a brand new sleek black motorbike.
" This thing is sick. Who's it for?" I inquired.
" Consider it an early birthday gift. Plus something that will definitely help with today's delivery round." She remarked.
A sweet new ride on a sweet new day. Could this day get any better?
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Park Seojin
Meanwhile at a mansion in the Park family residence,I was seated at the edge of my bed in my room as the doctor examined my blood samples.y father stood beside me,not for reassurance but rather waiting for the answers he needed. It had happened again last night. That damn blood curse had me down feverish all night and nearly making me take my own life. One minute I was in my room burning up from the fever and the next,I found myself at the rooftop,nearly jumping off.
Our private doctor, Doctor Hiraku, finally turned to face both my father and i, a clipboard with the diagnosis in hand as he adjusted his gold rimmed glasses.
" So, how is it?" My father asked,his grey eyes focused on the doctor.
" Not good I'm afraid. As per seojin's results,the curse seems to have increased it's effects significantly,but luckily the young masters spiritual roots seem to be holding up well against the curse. Though the rapidly riding mana levels are what seem to worry me the most. My advice is either to prepare for the worst or..." He trailed off.
I knew what he was going to say next,so I simply sat there as he ushured my father to the next room to have a word in private. Left alone in my room bored,I decided to take a walk around the mansion to clear my head.
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Yuri stopped by a convenient store to grab a soda. He ha donly one package left,and unlike the other deliveries,it was a non-food delivery, tightly sealed with a warning not to open. While scrolling through the store's aisles, package in hand,from the corner of his eyes focused on the package. And that could only mean noe thing. Trouble.
Yuri did his best to act natural as he picked up a spraycan from a shelf, already formulating a plan. The two men suddenly approached as Yuri watched from the reflective surface of the spraycan. Suddenly,he threw a punch towards his direction which Yuri dodged the attack by an inch.
His suspicions had been confirmed. That package was definitely trouble. The store was small and the cashier seemed to have also disappeared. Damn it! Was he in on it too? Yuri thought to himself gritting his teeth. So far he hadn't located the second man and that had him worried as well. As the first man charged again,Yuri dodged rushing over to the next aisle trying to stay out of plain sight.
" Come out kid. We can either do this the easy way or the hard way. " The first man said in a threatening tone.
Yuri took in his surroundings and got an idea. As the man approached, Yuri used all his might to push the shelf of items over, making it land on the man and giving him enough time to head for the door. As he was about to exit,the second man suddenly grabbed him from behind holding him in place.
" Let go off me!!" Yuri complained trying to wriggle out of the man's grip. From the fallen shelf, slowly emerged the first male now eyes filled with killing intent.
On instinct the pink haired male bit down on his capturer's armaking him yeel out in pain and lose his grip. Yuri quickly exited the place and locked it from outside, hurriedly hopiion his bike and speeding off from all the adrenaline rush. His amber eyes now free from most of their worry.
He later stopped by an alleyway to catch a breather,as the adrenaline feeling slowly faded into the background. That had been too close. Way too close for his liking. That package nearly got him killed. What even was it? Yuri thought to himself.
No Yuri. No. Opening customers' deliveries is against protocol. He began. Fuck protocol. I nearly got myself killed back there.
With this in main,the male carefully opened the package slightly to only take a peek at what had been inside, when something small suddenly shit up from the box: a golden ring that landed on his ring finger which seemed to have tightened. On trying to pull,the ring seemed to have been stuck on his finger.
Come on...just a little more. Yuri thought,doing his best to take off the ring.
The ring was rimmed with golg and had a blood red ruby as it's centre piece. After another failed attempt, Yuri slipped back Landing beside a trashcan.
"Damn it." He cursed as he felt the ring suddenly fall off. Relieved,he hurriedly resealed the package with the ring inside and got back on his motorbike to deliver the package.
Twenty minutes later,the male stood before of a palace-like mansion. The door opened and out stopped a middle aged butler.
" Can I help you?"
Instantly,Yuri hurriedly presented the package ," get this thing away from me!" He unintentionally said out loud, earning him a raised eyebrow from the confused butler," I mean,I wouldn't want to risk ruining such a fragile package." He corrected, indicating to the fragile label on the box,before quickly saying goodbye and rushing off.
All this was being watched by Seojin from a large window by the too floor. As the butler entered the room,package in hand,the presidential blue haired male didn't even spare him a glance as he watched the other drive off on his motorbike.
" Tanned skin,dyed pink hair, amber eyes,funnel,grey t-shirt and black jeans. He is as much of a nuisance as he looks." Seojin remarked bluntly.
" I highly doubt that, to young master. The boy seemed quite friendly tough a bit nervous." The butler commented having know that hus master had made such a remark as the pink haired male had most likely caught his attention.
In the few seconds of interaction,even despite the distance, Seojin had noted one thing. There was something in the male's demeanor that seemed a bit... familiar? He just couldn't quite put it to words. He thought all this,hand on his chin as the light hit the golden ring on hid finger.
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Monday morning at Hirashima high,like was arranging his locker, getting ready to head to his next class. I rushed over to his side,a bit breathless from having been running that entire morning after missing the bus.
" Dude....I just wanted.....just wanted to say sorry." I began between pants," for bailing on you on the project."
Luke finally looked up from his locker,his warm brown eyes focused on the breathless male.
" I'm not the one you should be apologizing to."
" Huh,what are you talking about dude? Anyway,I've got something more important to tell you," I started saying,when a female voice suddenly spoke up from behind me," more important huh?"
I'd recognize that voice anywhere. As I nervously turned to face a furious Yunah behind me,I could feel her hazel eyes pierce through my soul. Yep,it's official,she was gonna kill me.
I nervously scratched the back of my neck and forced a smile , trying to downplay the situation.
" Um...Yunah. I didn't see you back there."
She crossed her arms,her ebony black hair slang over her right shoulder," so, what's so important that you can't even apologize decently these days ?"
" Important? Did I say important? I meant something... imperfect. Yep that's it. But seriously,I really didn't mean to bail on you guys. So are we good or...?"
At this point,I think she deserves a little intro. Meet uchida Yunah,a close friend and...my ex. With her lush black hair, piercing blue eyes and amazing figure, she's easily super popular at our highschool. And it doesn't help that her dad is one of the biggest business men in the city. A ten out of ten in my eyes. We met at an anime con like 3 years back. I was Denji and she was Makima. A fellow chainsaw man fan. And we sorta clicked. A few more dates here and there,and boom,we began dating. If you were to ask me who was the top in the relationship,you'd be surprised to learn it's her. We broke up last year on valentine's day and it's something I really don't like talking about. And if you're gonna blame me for breaking up with my girlfriend on valentine's day,then you can just go fuck yourself,cause I had my damn reasons for the breakup. Surprisingly,we sill remained friend Ms with like always caught in between our arguments.
As I waited for a response,Yunah just sighed in defeat and gestured to Luke," just tell him already."
" Tell me what?"
Luke handed me his phone as he spoke," someone posted a video replying to your latest stream."
On playing the video my eyes were met by thee Margo Evans. Middle length red hair,grey eyes and all.
Video
"Hey there fellow stubyt lovers to another episode of Stunt life. I'm your host,Margo Evans. But before we begin today's stream,I just wanna give a big shout out to Yuri from Crushing with Yuri for a hundred thousand subscribers . Welcome to the stunt world. And I'm really looking forward to whatever stunt you wanna pull. And maybe even Collab sometime..."
The video is paused
" How is someone that girly,your idol? " Luke questioned as Yunah just rolled her eyes.
" Girly as she is,that girl can pull off some sick stunts. That's why she has over 10 subscribers on her channel."
The bell soon rang and Yunah had to leave for class, leaving me and Luke behind. As I kept admiring the video,Luke's eyes caught sight the ring on my finger making him inquire about the ring's source.
I explained to him how I'd delivered the ring to it's address,only to wake up we with it stuck to my finger.
" Why not just ask for help from your aunt?"
" And risk her knowing I broke protocol by opening the package? No way in hell. Besides,I still don't get why she had me deliver such a package when we're only a restaurant." I stated.
" Are you sure that the package was from the restaurant?"
" Well...." I rethought the events of the day
I'd remembered that day,I had filled in for a friend at this online delivery service and must have delivered it during my rounds. That explained much, sorta.
Just as Luke and I were walking down the hallway, already late for wood class,I spotted, familiar figure not that far off, chatting away with a friend heading our way. I recognized the figure from the information on the delivery service app, park Seojin,the owner of the package. But wait,what if I currently had the ring on, then wouldn't that mean...oh shit. The minute his gaze met mine,I hurriedly excused myself and rushed off in the opposite direction.
" But what about woodshop class?" I heard Luke ask before I was out of sight. Luke greeted the senior who had previously been chatting with Seojin and addressed him as
Nico-san before continuing heading to class.
" You know that kid?"Seojin questioned.
Nice raised a brow," yeah,that's Luke. We have the same advanced AP class together. He's a third year and a good friend. Why do you ask?"
Seojin thought for a while before finally speaking.
" I need a favour