"You came quite early"
Kaiser spoke as the night's cold wind brushed against his face.
Unlike before, Hazel had regained a bit of her composure and could manage to meet his eyes. Though the faint twitch of her fingers, the palpitation of her heart and the faint ripple in her eyes all betrayed a single thing.
'One more desperate attack'
Earlier, he had messaged her to meet him at the rooftop of the school by nine o'clock. She had complied and was even ten minutes early.
"So are you"
Kaiser's eyes twitched at the audacity but he decided to keep quiet about the matter.
"So, you want to blackmail me or what?" She asked.
"Blackmail you?" Kaiser mused as he walked towards an inconspicuous part of the wall, then kicked it. "Aren't you the one who stabbed me?"
A crunchy sound was made as a mini camera broke under his shoes.
"Y'know, I was actually thinking of forgiving you but maybe that was too naive of me" He said as he turned to look at Hazel who was wide-eyed from shock.
With slow, deliberate steps, he walked towards her while she moved backwards until her back hit the wall.
Brushing his nose against her nape, he noticed how her breath hitched. He soon distanced himself from her and waved her phone which was recording their conversation.
Now her eyes were dark and seemed dead. She had almost given up. Almost, though. And that, wasn't enough.
Forcing her to look at him in the eyes, he growled "What else do you want to do? Tell me!"
A soft whimper left her throat as her body shook.
'What? Already?'
Kaiser blinked in amazement when he realized how quickly Hazel had broken.
"It's a pity. But there are other schools that would accept you out there. So don't lose too much h-"
"Please..."
A soft whisper interrupted him causing him to tilt his head.
"Hmn?"
"P-please..." Hazel cried softly as she collapsed to the ground. "If I am expelled, then I'm done for. I always chased after the peak like my father and elder sister. I always wanted to be the best, so I always put double effort in everything I do. I always try to be more efficient. And now, if I get expelled without doing anything significant here, I can't think of living anymore"
"Oh, how saddening" Kaiser said, trying to sound sarcastic only to fail miserably as he was deaf.
Crouching to her level, he brushed her bangs to the side and smiled coldly.
"You want to be the best? I can help you on that, but..." He paused, and when he noticed her eyes regaining a bit of light, he continued "You have to follow my every god-damned order"
Hazel's eyes rippled as the last bit of her pride seemed to resurface but before he could do anything about it, she personally crushed it herself.
"Oh! What an interesting lad!" Kaiser praised with a cunning glint in his eyes.
"Every?" She asked softly.
"Down to the boot"
Taking a deep breath, she steeled her mind then "Alright. I will"
A good natured smile appeared on his face like a rising sun as he stood up and offered her his hand.
Grasping it, she allowed him to pull her up before stabilizing herself.
"Now, you'd go back to your dorm like nothing happened. I'll fill you in on the necessary tomorrow" He said.
Amazed by his professionalism, she nodded and headed towards the door.
'Let's test her submission' He turned and asked with a bland face as if to emphasize his disinterest "What color is your underwear?"
"Huh?!"
Hazel's face turned beet red from embarrassment. "How could you -"
"Answers" Kaiser cut her off coldly.
"P-pink" She stuttered softly.
"I see, Goodnight Hazel-san"
"Goodnight" She replied but, her soft mummur fell on deaf ears- literarily.
...
Left alone in the silence, Kaiser reminisced his previous life, his eyes growing hazy as he recalled his acquaintances and the bonds he had made with people. Especially one particular bond.
"Selene"
A name rolled softly off his tongue as crystal-like tears fell from his eyes.
'Ah, all is Vanity, isn't it?'
A weird demented smile crept up his lips as he enjoyed the cool breeze of the night.