❏ chapter, forty seven.

↳ LOCK IN !

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"um..."

"..."

"..."

"aight where the fuck are we."

"WE'RE LOST!!" nika yelled at the top of her lungs, tears already sprouting as the grey clouds in the sky continued to form, the occasional sound of thunder following close after.

"nika... don't cry!!" toko made a pathetic attempt at trying to comfort nika as he pat her back.

she in fact did NOT stop crying.

"...i don't think that worked, toko."

"OH REALLY??"

yeah so things didn't get any fucking better when it started pouring rain.

toko and nika used a large leaf as an umbrella to avoid the water, while i willingly stood under the shower.

"y-y/n! you're gonna catch a cold!" nika sniffled, tugging at my shirt, still crying.

"brother i'm alpha, i don't catch colds🙄"

"..."

okay wait maybe i'm bring a little too unserious for this kind of situation.

i smiled and pat nika's head, "don't worry bro, i love the rain. it feels nice. plus i'm not sensitive to the cold at all. don't worry about me." i took my hand off and began looking around the area.

"heh, don't worry kids... i'll get us out of here😈🔥🔥🔥"

"you don't have any idea what to do, do you." SHUT UP TOKO.

"not a clue."

suddenly nika started crying harder.

"UHH, but hey!! look on the bright side!!" i chimed in, crouching down to their level. "we got that super cool fruit you guys wanted!" i said, pointing at the red, large pomegranate(?) in toko's hands. "plus, i doubt the others will be blading for much longer. they'll notice you two are gone, and come looking. nothing to worry about!"

the two nodded, and nika smiled a little bit. "thanks y/n..." she sniffled and i gave her a thumbs up.

"anytime brother👨‍🦲👍" i stood back up and began walking down a random path. "why don't we go pick more fruit to pass the time? sound good?"

"yay!!" the two cheered and began following me.

heh... i have absolutely no fucking clue where i'm going😏🔥🔥

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"lets have another round!" valt says, after witnessing their team lose. "hey, let's do it!"

the opposing team chuckled to themselves at valt's excitement. though, something hit shu.

"hey, i haven't seen toko and nika in a while?" shu stated, looking around the room. "and... where's y/n?" he quickly turned to hoji, who had been replacing her on team red.

"didn't you say she tell you to replace her? where is she?" he asked, a bit frantically.

"oh! uh..." hoji stammered, looking around, "she... didn't say."

"huh?" valt perked up. the question made everyone go silent. the blue haired male looked around, "yeah! come to think of it..."

"i thought y/n just went off to hide in her room? could she be lost?" wakiya asked, immediately feeling uncomfortable and uneasy.

"maybe the twins are still outside!" valt exclaimed, "and i bet y/n's with them!"

"hope not! that's one nasty storm brewing out there!!" honcho pointed out, as everyone turned to the window to see the heavy rain and thunder.

"where could they have went?" shu questioned.

wakiya suddenly gasped, the sudden realization of what the three could be doing, and suddenly had a super cool anime character flashback.

toko pointed to something on a tree nearby. "hey, wakiya! would you get that one?"

"it can be a prize for the next battle!" nika cheered

"you've gotta be kidding! did those idiots...!" wakiya mumbled under his breath before running off. everyone looked at the blonde with concern as bolted out.

"wakiya!"

"hey!"

"where are you going?!"

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"oh oh!! that one y/n!! that one!!"

"then that one!! it's huge!!"

"yes ma'am and sir!!" i saluted to the two, as i swung from one branch to the other, grabbing each fruit that pointed at and throwing it down for them to catch. i then suddenly froze, dangling off of a branch on one arm, "hold on, did i just become a slave monkey to two children🤨

"that one y/n!!"

"ooh! good eye toko!! that one is amazing!!"

i sighed, "i did NOT come to this training camp to do child labour, but look where we are😕" i then hoisted myself back up into the tree and swung my way to the big yellow fruit they were begging for.

just as it was in reach, i looked over to see the twins, their arms full of different fruit, laughing carelessly and happily. suddenly, nika left from under the umbrella, and ran over to the stump of a tree. "oh look! a flowe-"

RUMBLE

CRACK

SNAP

you know, from those sounds you would think someone just went to the chiropractor to get their bones rearranged. but no, since the world just loves testing me, and this is literally an anime, lighting had struck out of no where, striking a huge branch of the tree nika was under and lighting it on fire.

and what do you think happened? IT STARTED FUCKING FALLING.

"AW SHIT-"

"AHHH!!" nika yelled, covering her head and expecting impact.

i just barely made it when i jumped off one of the trees and swerved in, grabbing nika and shoving us both to the ground and rolling away from the strucken tree, just two seconds before nika would of been engulfed in flame.

i hugged nika as close to my chest as possible, looking back at the huge burning branch, before i felt nika hug me harder, and start sobbing in his shirt. "y/n!!!" she yelled, crying her eyes out as toko ran over, crying just as hard.

"are you two okay?!" toko asked as i help nika get up, wincing in the process. "y/n! y-you're bleeding!"

"DA FUCK??? I DONT START MY PERIOD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS THE HELL YOU MEA- oh shit." he in fact did not mean a menstrual cycle.

my arm was bleeding the absolute fuck out.

"man how the hell did that even happ-" i looked around for an explanation, only to catch sight of a bunch of loose barbwire on the ground, painted red.

"...SINCE WHEN THE FUCK WAS THEIR FENCE WIRE HERE?? WHAT THE HELL AUTHOR?!?!" the two low key looked at me like i was insane, but we have bigger issues here.

i sat up properly and winced in pain as the blood mixed in with the pouring rain. "man, this is so gay😞" i deadpanned as the twins looked away from the wound in fear.

"it's all my fault...!! i'm sorry y/n!!" nika sobbed into her hands.

"you're gonna be okay right?!" toko asked, urgently and frantic.

"PFFT- please, i told you guys i was alpha🙄😏" i giggled as i looked into the distant sunset (the pouring ugly ass rain), as i attempted to stand up, and, immediately fucking fell down. okay, so i MAY have sprained my ankle in the process as well🧑‍🦲☝️

"okay....so never mind, we MAY be fucked😍"

"WAHHH!!!" the two cried and that was the moment i realized i was low key a total ass of a babysitter.

and just before i could comfort them, or try and get up again and make a total ass of myself again, the sound of muddy footsteps closed in on us.

"toko! nika!!" wakiya shouted, running over.

FUCK ITS THE TWINK😭😭😭

"wakiya!!" the twins called out, followed by the cries of nika. "it's y/n!! she's-"

"what the-!" wakiya paled at the sight of me chilling on the ground, totally not in pain at all. bleeding the fuck out, sure, but hey, i'm just a chill guy, you know.

i cleared my throat, looking into the distance like the anime girl i was. "yeah, so basically- AW WHAT THE FUCK."

"ARE YOU REALLY THIS STUPID?!?" wakiya, who had knelt down to the ground to my level, grabbed my shoulders and yelled at me. like, GENUINELY angry.

like sure there were the times we bickered, and i tried to kill him— but we were just in a silly goofy mood you know.

but now he looks like he's genuinely gonna kill m-

oh never mind he just fucking hugged me.

sigh.

if only he was a girl💔💔💔

"DONT EVER DO THAT AGAIN, YOU STUPID GIRL!!" he yelled, before pulling away and glaring at the twins. "that goes for you two as well!!"

i winced in pain when he abruptly let go, brushing against my wound. LIKE DAMN BITCH WATCH WHERE YOU GOING🤬🤬👊👊😠😠

"damn it!" wakiya mumbled under his breath as he unbuttoned his coat and threw it around my shoulders, "you're freezing! we gotta get home and deal with this wound fast." he said, as he took my good arm and threw it over his shoulder, helping me stand up.

"THIS IS SO NOT SIGMA😐" i raged, eye twitching crazily.

"this is no time for jokes!" wakiya scolded, glaring at me. "you're hurt and it's your own fault! no more treating this like it's a game, y/n!"

"DAMNNN YOU ON YOUR MAN PERIOD OR SOMETHING😠⁉️⁉️⁉️ DONT YELL AT ME."

like damn bro, since when did this twink care what happens to me-

wait..

it can't be..

could it be...?

no way...!

he's...

he's pretending i'm hoji isn't he🙄⁉️⁉️

gay ass.

"come on, i know the way out of here!" wakiya said, as the twins nodded and followed after us as we walked (well he walked, i looked like a limp dolphin on land but whatever😐)

wakiya lead us all back to where we came from. we came across a bridge but it was overflowing with running water from a stream.

"tch, no good; the river is all raised." wakiya mumbled, before looking at me and my dying, weak, omega ass form with worried and uneasy eyes. like what you gonna do?? call me hoji next🤨??

"well FUCK." i cursed, "isn't there like, i don't know, a plane to fly us outta here? you're rich, ain't ya? where your private jet?" i asked sarcastically, laughing like a goblin and slapping my knee, which i immediately regretted from my injured arm.

"back in the city."

"YO WHAT THE FUCK."

MAN FUCK RICH PEOPLE.

hearing toko whimper a little, i told him to shut his ass up- i mean i gently comforted him because i just love children💞💞

"dont worry bro, we can find another way." wakiya's eyes softened at the sight of me comforting toko— LIKE OH MY GOD DO I LOOK LIKE HONCHO TO YOU😐

"well, there is still another way..." wakiya said, oddly slowly.

i side eyed him, "fuck you mean other way🤨?

and then he lead us all to a fatass, really suspicious bridge that looked so ready to give out.

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"aww we're COOKED💔"

"it's not even that bad! piece of cake!'" toko exclaimed

"let's go!" nika cheered.

"UHHH....." wakiya was low key quaking in his boots, skin pale, and knees shaking.

i stifled a laugh, "pfFFT- what?? you scared of heights or something🙄🔥🔥⁉️"

"..."

"..."

"...oh you've gotta be shitting my dick right now😕" okay so looks like crossing this bridge is gonna be much more of a chore then we thought guys.

"there you are!!" valt yelled from the other side of the bridge, followed by the rest of the group.

"WELL LOOK WHO FINALLY DECIDED TO SHOW UP😠🫵🫵"

"come on over guys!!" hoji yelled.

"THEY'RE SCARED." wakiya totally LIED, as the twins and i gave him nasty side eyes. "and- y/n's seriously injured too!!"

"DONT TELL THEM THAT PART!! they might not think i'm alpha anymore😞😞💔"

"i don't think they ever did." SHUT UP TOKO.

"oh no! y/n does looks injured!" i heard valt exclaim in worry, as shu spotted a rope hanging on the bridge pillar.

"guys! i have an idea! grab that rope!" he yelled, to which hoji snatched the rope, and they all tied it tightly to the stump of a tree. honcho then used his totally alpha (not as alpha as mine though)
muscles and whipped the other end of the rope all the way across the bridge, and the twins quickly grabbed it.

we tied it to wakiya's waist so we could help the cripple cross the bridge without having a seizure. the twins held hands, and calmly scurried over to the end of the bridge together—totally ABANDONING ME WITH THIS GAY WHORE??

"FUCKING HEATHENS🤬🫵" i screamed in betrayal, and i could definitely feel shu glaring at me from the other side of the bridge, ready to beat my ass.

i whipped my head over to wakiya. "aight. lock in bruh, let's go."

he mumbled.

"huh? what did you say?"

he mumbled again.

"GAYBO SPEAK UP-"

"I SAID NO!!"

"FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT SHIT BRUH. DO YOU THINK THE ITSY BITSY SPIDER GAVE UP?? NAHH. HE CLIMBED UP THAT SPOUT AGAIN!! LOCK IN😐👊"

suddenly, i heard nika call out from the other side of the bridge, "y/n!! hold his hand and lead him down!!" at that, for some reason, everyone whipped their heads to nika's direction, and all screamed.

"NO?!?"

"wha- that worked for me and toko!!" she retorted, pouting.

i glanced back at wakiya, doing my best to ignore the throbbing pain in my— well, everywhere. he looked so feeble and pathetic.

not that i care, totally deserved, actually. but at the rate, i'm getting no where.

i let out the most dramatic and agonizing groan known to man kind as i grabbed his hand, and the railing of the bridge to keep myself steady. "come on wakiya, let's go."

"B-BUT—"

i squeezed his hand, and he suddenly went all red and stiff.

bitch i am NOT your shu kurenai💔💔

eventually, slowly but surely, i lead him down the bridge. wakiya was shaking like a leaf in the wind, and breathing awfully heavy.

LIKE IM SORRY WHOSE RHE INJURED ONE HERE⁉️⁉️

after like, twelve years, we finally reached the end and BOY did my injuries get SO much worse💞💞💞 HAHA!! yes!! this is JUST what i wanted!! hooray😍🙏‼️

wakiya fell to the ground like a dramatic fuck, and had a whole main character moment where he was crying and smiling. "you guys did horrible, and you should be ashamed of yourselves."

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"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO COULDN'T CROSS A FUCKING BRIDGE?!?" i raged, still clinging to the railing of the bridge so i wouldn't collapse.

FINALLY everyone noticed, and ran over to me in a frantic worry at the sight of my bloody arm and shaking legs.

yeah unfortunately, it was in fact NOT the reaction i wanted

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" shu's voice was sharp, laced with panic that he was desperately trying to suppress. his hands hovered over her wound, wanting to help but not knowing where to start.

"yeah, i have agree with shu for once! do you have any idea how stupid that was?!" wakiya barked, getting off the ground and getting pissy again. arms crossed so tight his knuckles were turning white. "you could've died!"

"seriously, y/n! you run off into the woods alone with the twins, get hurt, and now we have to deal with this?!" honcho huffed, pacing back and forth.

i blinked up at them, unimpressed. "it's literally just a cut, guys. chill."

"just a cut?!"

the collective scream made my ears ring.

"and uh... MAYBE a sprained ankle but i'll thug it out🤩🫵"

meanwhile, valt was practically wailing, running up to me and hugging me, tears streaming down his face. "y/n, i thought we lost you forever!" he sobbed, grabbing my hand and holding on like i might vanish.

"you're bleeding so much..." nika sniffled, clinging onto toko, who was wiping his eyes furiously. "i don't like it, i don't like it at all!"

"you're all overreacting," i muttered, shaking my head as daigo and hoji frantically tried to press a cloth to the wound on my arm.

"we need to get you out of here now," hoji said, his usual composure slipping as he fumbled for his phone.

"you're not walking on that," daigo added firmly, pointing to my very swollen ankle, and already moving to help me walk.

i groaned, slumping back against him. "i swear, if i had a paper cut, you'd all throw a funeral."

shu shot me a glare that could kill. "say one more word, and i'm carrying you over my shoulder personally."

"IM LITERALLY STRONGER THEN YOU."

anyway, let's just say NO ONE was very happy with me that night.

then again, also, NO ONE left my side that night, either.

man, i fucking hate having good friends😞

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the next morning, everyone was packed up to leave the training camp.

i unfortunately, i was also leaving with a heavily bandaged arm, and ankle, which i could never put any pressure on.

the air was cool, the sky clear—like the storm last night had never even happened. but the storm in my friends? yeah, that one was still raging.

i stood near the white fancy car, arms crossed, watching them all avoid looking at me. valt, normally the loudest of us, just kicked a rock around with his hands stuffed deep in his pockets. honcho kept messing with his bag straps like they weren't already adjusted perfectly. daigo and hoji were hovering near the supplies, pretending to be busy. and the twins? they clung to valt's sides, their usual bright energy dulled.

no one was speaking to me.

i sighed, rolling my eyes. "seriously, you guys are still mad?"

shu finally looked at me, and wow, if looks could kill. "mad doesn't quite cover it."

i shifted my weight, my injured ankle and arm still a little stiff. "okay, i get it. i scared you. but what was i supposed to do? just stand there and let nika get hurt?"

nika sniffled. toko wiped at his eyes. valt's jaw clenched.

"you could've called for help! or better yet, not run off on off like that at all!" wakiya's voice cut through the quiet as he finally showed up, dragging his bags along. "instead, you threw yourself into the