Crossover Together ~クロスオーバ 一緒に~

Afternoon, a few days after the initial class switch at Orora high, and even with that time, they're still was some changes that needed to be getting used to. For Nagisa, the amount of changes was staggering: 3-A's involvement was one thing, the Big Five taking their interest in him as well, not to mention how much work school was putting on him. Kyoya's training course was a bit interesting, though Nagisa himself took more focus on his school rather than that, at least for now. For the moment, thoughts such as that were going through his mind as he sat there in his living room, going over a few questions and reading a few books as study.

"Kyoya's training course sure is interesting. I should've expected it though with what happened. My team's been infamous already, but now, we're escaped convicts. Runaways from Abaddon. From here on out, we actually are truly wanted people. ... Well, Sombra, if you wanted to kick up the game, now would be your chance to do so. I may not need anymore training, but I need to keep my wits sharp. Who knows what the Underworld's going to come up with next now?" As he thought about it, he began to realize a little something in the demons he met so far. "... Wait. What do they have left? We've faced some powerful enemies already. Pluton, Tirek, Slicer, and now Chrysalis. Sombra has to be running out of demons by now, at least Demons like them, anyway. He wouldn't waste his strongest though, would he? ... No, he's too smart for that. He's probably waiting for us to put our guard down before hitting us with hells' champions. And Pluton and Tirek weren't even his fault anyway, so who knows?"

Before Nagisa could ponder any further, he then began to hear someone come into his room. Nagisa looked over, and saw Aladdin coming in with his school outfit on, with a few necessities, and plenty of food from the market.

"Hi, Aladdin. how's the market?" Nagisa asked with a smile.

"Awesome. They actually had a sale today, check it out!" Aladdin said, going through the bags and showed Nagisa plenty of fruit. Nagisa was a bit too busy with his own studies to really take notice much of it, something Aladdin saw after a bit.

"Wow, Nagisa, you sure have been busy lately."

"I have to be. On top of this demon hunting business, I got my own problems keeping up my grades, and now that I'm a 3-A student, I REALLY have to buckle down and get this stuff in. 3-A tests and worksheets are not to be taken lightly," Nagisa said, going back to his homework.

"Oh. You know, you should try to relax a bit. Yeah, we just got out of the Underworld and got everyone out of Abaddon, but maybe you should calm down."

"Not helping," Nagisa said, shivering on mere mention of those two words. Aladdin sulked.

"Eh, sorry. But hey, I got a surprise for you!"

"Not another demon, I hope," Nagisa asked, a little interested. He was just hoping this surprise wasn't anything too bad compared to his other "surprises". Aladdin giggled.

"No, no. Ok, you can come in, Mrs. Shiota!"

Nagisa suddenly felt stone cold. All his worry he had before suddenly came up at once and a shiver ran through his body.

"Mrs. Shiota. He isn't really referring to -" his thoughts were cut short when the newcomer went in.

"Nagisa!"

"He is." Nagisa thought.

Soon, another lady then came into his room. A middle-aged women with navy-blue, shoulder-length hair. Aladdin was sure happy to have her come in, but Nagisa was more surprised than anything. He really didn't know what to say here, blank as a page in the expression on who he was seeing. Did Aladdin really bring her to him?

"It's your mom! I ran into her at the market, and she was looking all over for you so I brought her here to come and visit. Lucky you, huh?" Aladdin said with a big grin. Unfortunately, the feeling was one-sided.

"Eh. Yeah, lucky me," Nagisa replied meekly, as his mom went over to him.

"He's such a nice boy. Oh, Nagisa, how long has it been since we've last seen eachother?" she asked.

"Eh ... W-Well, I last counted ... Five? Four years, maybe?" Nagisa figured, though admittedly he lost track. His mother smiled.

"And how's school? I see you've got a lot of work, sweetie. did you get yourself into Keisetsu University?" she asked, sounding a bit hopeful. Aladdin never heard of the name, but Nagisa knew that one very well.

"I'm still in high school, mom. Orora high."

"... Orora. High?" she questioned.

"B-But I'm in the top ranking students now, class 3-A! I swear, I'm doing amazing!" Nagisa insisted. Well, it wasn't Keisetsu, but it did make her happy to hear.

"Oh, well congratulations, Nagisa. Keep up the good work and you'll be noticed by the big companies in no time. You might even be apart of a big movie company like Hishimaru," she noted. Nagisa made a quick sigh of relief. This was a ... interesting conversation.

"I'm getting more than enough attention, thank you," Nagisa thought, though he wouldn't say that right to her face. Guess Aladdin didn't tell her about all the attention he was getting back in school, or by the president for that matter. However, Nagisa soon noticed the confusion coming up on Aladdin's face.

"Uh, mom, can you excuse us for just a second?" Nagisa asked. His mother nodded, and Nagisa got Aladdin over to his room for a moment, closing the door behind him. Aladdin though already had his questions.

"Keisetsu? Hishimaru? Do you know what she's talking about?" Aladdin asked. Nagisa needed a minute before facing his roommate.

"Yeah, but Aladdin ... did you tell her anything ... big, before coming here?"

"Big? If you mean all this demon stuff, then no. She looked more worried on finding you, so I figured it might be too much for her," Aladdin said.

"Good. ... Look, why don't you check on the others for today? I heard Kyoya's trying to train Ciel now."

"Oh yeah! Wait. Aren't you coming?"

"It's fine. You can tell me when I go back to school, ok?" Nagisa said. Aladdin eventually nodded and got out his flying carpet. Nagisa should thank his lucky starts his bedroom had a window, otherwise this would be even more complicated. So, getting out the turban, and hopping on, Aladdin flew off on his way. Once he was far enough out of sight, Nagisa breathed a sigh, and before heading over to the bedroom door.

.......

"Bloody hell. You're having way too much fun with this, Sebastian," Ciel thought through gritted teeth. By the time Aladdin had arrived to the 3-E building, training for one aristocrat was going underway. Sure some of the other students of Orora High had come back around to try their luck in this course, namely those of 3-E since they were experienced already, but with Kyoya's smirk watching him do the basics of techniques, Ciel could tell that this little situation of role-reversal was just plain annoying at the least. Although, it wasn't Kyoya who was exactly giving the pointers at the moment, but actually it was Gaara, though with how he trained Nagisa that was to be expected. Off on the sidelines was Karma, Korosensei, Twilight, and Pinkie. Ciel found himself very lacking, especially since people like Hinano, Envy, and Nabiku were handing some bit themselves, and they were doing a better job than him.

"Ciel!" Gaara suddenly yelled. Ciel looked over to him, but that mere moment gave Gaara an opening, his foot hooking one of his legs in a spin, and knocking him off balance. And what did he say afterwards?

"Concentrate on what you're doing."

"Screw you as well," Ciel groaned, getting himself off the ground with Nabiku's help. It was tricks like these that ticked him off more than anything. How was he supposed to concentrate when being thrown these sort of curve balls?

"What's going on?" Aladdin asked.

"Hi buddy. Ciel's been busy as a bee with this training stuff, but I don't think he's enjoying it very much," Pinkie replied, both of them seeing Ciel up on his feet away. Ciel look exhausted, and almost bruised up, but he was still on his feet.

"So where's Nagisa? I thought he's gonna come by today," Twilight asked.

"Oh, that's what I wanna tell ya. Guess what?" Aladdin questioned excitedly.

"What?" Karma asked. Aladdin smiled wide.

"Nagisa's mom over at his place!"

Much to Aladdin's confusion though, Twilight looked less happy and more surprised. And not the good kind either. Pinkie Pie was happy for it though, a big smile on her face.

"His mom's here?! I never knew he had a mom."

"Me neither! Isn't that sweet? Nagisa's got to be lucky. What do you think of that guys?" Aladdin asked, but it wasn't until then that he saw just how troubled they were. Karma wasn't too troubled, but Twilight looked about as stone cold as Nagisa was when he got the news.

"T-Twilight?" Aladdin said in confusion.

"... You found his mom?" Twilight repeated.

"Eh ... yeah? She was at the market earlier, and she was looking for Nagisa, so -" suddenly Twilight had Aladdin by the shoulders, looking him directly in the eyes with a troubled look on her face, mixed of surprise and worry.

"And you actually did that?"

".. Uh ... yeah?" Twilight backed up, releasing Aladdin from her grip. However, this action caught the attention of the others, her worried expression catching them off guard.

"Oh no. No, no, no, no, no."

"What's wrong?" Nabiku asked, walking over to them.

"I brought Nagisa's mom over," Aladdin answered.

"You did? He never mentioned anything about her before," Envy said, scratching his head.

"Well, she's back now. That's a good thing, isn't it?" Hinano wondered.

"No."

The whole group looked over towards Twilight, who at this point was facing the wall of the 3-E building, sulking for some sort of reason. Clearly something wasn't right with this reaction.

"What's the matter? Nagisa's been living all by himself, isn't this a good thing?" Aladdin asked very confused.

"Not at all. Guys, he wouldn't want me telling you but ... there's a reason he lived by himself." Twilight paused before she turned over back to the others. She thought she never would have to tell them this, but if this was indeed true, then she felt like she had to. For his sake. "... The truth is. ... Is he ran away from home."

"He WHAT?!" the others gasped in shock. Twilight felt in her heart someone else should know about this, especially now that his mother had found him.

"R-Ran away? You sure?" Korosensei asked, a little bit humbled.

"He told me a few years ago, before I moved back to Tokyo. He contacted me one day, and he told me that he found a new home for himself without his mother. ... He didn't explain it too detailed, but from what I got, he just couldn't take his mother's abuse anymore, so he just left her. He even got the owner to not tell his mother about him, and he even got him to pay for his room. At least until he graduates. Sounds like he was sorry for him too," Twilight explained. She could imagine it playing out in her head: Nagisa just leaving out the door and walking down the road with his mother far behind him. It was a decision that even she was still surprised about.

"I always wondered how he kept a room without paying for it," Pinkie noted, but that was the least of the problems.

"A-Abuse? Twilight?" Nabiku asked.

"Why else would a high school student live alone in his own apartment?"

"But, wait, he never said anything about this before," reminded Aladdin.

"Guess he never felt like he had to. I don't think he'd want to tell us now either," Twilight admitted. She could feel that Nagisa would be upset with her for telling them all of this. Aladdin felt a wave of guilt rush through him. If even half of what she said was true, either him running away, or his mom's abusive nature, Aladdin felt that he did more harm than good.

"Oh dear. ..."

.......

"Look at this place. You've done pretty well keeping it all tidy. Just like how I taught you," Nagisa's mother said, as she was looking around. Nagisa was sitting down over by the couch, continuing his studies for the 3-A building.

"Thanks, mom," Nagisa sighed. She went on and sat down next to her son, and she took notice of his longer hair. Nagisa just stayed quiet as she reached out and ran her fingers through it. Nagisa normally didn't mind this, but now he was feeling a bit indifferent.

"Well, it's nice that you've been up so high in Orora High, honey, but let's try to face it: you deserve more than that. The sooner we get you out of that school the better." Nagisa felt a shiver run through him on that statement. Leave Orora High? But to go where? As if it was hard enough dealing with the class change, now she wanted a school change?!

"I'll be scheduling an appointed with Mr. Asano very soon, and I expect you to come with -"

"No, you can't!" Nagisa gasped, jumping up to his feet. "Please, you gotta let me stay there! I know you don't like it, but I'm bringing my grades up and it's a lot of fun! I'll go to wherever college you want, but for high school, I really really -" Nagisa suddenly stopped. His mother may look calm and collected with the whole thing, but Nagisa knew his mother better than that. Even with that smile, her eyes. ... Her eyes read out something far more sinister.

"Oh no, what have I done? ... Here it comes," he thought. And that was all he could think before he prepared for what was coming next. ...
In a rage filled breath, suddenly she jumped at him, grabbed him by the hair and she began to shake his head violently! Her face was all red, and her blood boiling.

"SHUT YOUR FILTHY UNGRACEFUL MOUTH! I DID NOT RAISE MY SON TO BE A REBEL, YOU HEAR ME?! I WORK AND SLAVE THROUGH HELL TRYING TO GET YOU YOUR FUTURE, AND TRAVELED ALL OVER JAPAN TO FIND YOU AND THIS IS THE THANKS I GET?! HOW DO YOU THINK YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?!?!" Nagisa felt his own body try to pull away, but after such a long time being away from eachother, this brutal attack was a horrifying case of nostalgia for him. He couldn't break free, all he could do was stand there and take it, the shaking threatening to break his neck, and tear his hair right off his head. The attack lasted only half a minute, but it felt like forever until she finally stopped, her breath wheezing and strained. How long has it really been since this last happened?

"... I-I'm sorry. I was being selfish," Nagisa simply replied. Then, and only then, did she let him go, allowing him to back up, his hand feeling the back of his neck to be sure it was alright as his now distraught mother tried to recollect herself.

"Damnit. It's been so long, I almost forgot about how quickly she can get into one of her moods. ... At least the others aren't here to see this ..." he thought.

It took a few minutes, but she did finally relax herself, and Nagisa stayed completely quiet as she went around behind him, her hands gently placed on his shoulders. These same hands that nearly pulled his head off his own shoulders, now rested gently as a mother would.

"You're just a kid, you have no idea how to get through life. But don't worry, because your mom knows all the twists and turns. I have your future all planned out, trust me. Remember, our main goal is to get you to Keisetsu University, and I know that a new school will be perfect for you. I found this excellent school over in Osaka I think will fit us perfectly, so I'll go and clear this up with Gakuho tomorrow after school," she reassured him. Her reassurance wasn't really comforting however, especially after the attack that just happened. Still, Nagisa simply nodded quietly. No amount of demon fighting in the world could get him to defy his own mom, not even close. There was a difference between a family member and a demon after all. And both were equally as threatening.

"I-Isn't that kind of out of nowhere?"

"Trust me. It's for the best, sweetie. So if I were you, I'd be a good girl and say goodbye to your Orora high friends."

"And she's gone dark again ... nothing I'll say now will ever change her mind."

~~

It sure felt a bit of trouble through the night and onto the next morning. Nagisa hadn't shown up for school just yet, and the rest of his friends were about ready to head off for class. With Twilight's information told to them yesterday, they could probably guess why, but there was only so much they could be told. Nagisa's runaway told them that something must've happened. Even after class had started, Nagisa didn't show up, and eventually this sort of absence to third period, just one minute before lunch. Twilight got to her locker, the hallways empty for the moment since class had already started, and she was getting a few items together before the lunch rush. It was a bit quiet, but before she could go much further, Pinkie Pie and Ciel came out to see her.

"Oh, hi Pinkie Pie, Ciel. You feeling better since yesterday?" Twilight said, just getting her stuff out.

"A bit sore perhaps," Ciel sighed.

"You've seen Nagisa lately?" Pinkie asked.

"No, I haven't. In fact, where were you Pinkie? Nagisa, I understand, but please tell me you've seen him," Twilight said, really worrying over his well being. Ciel shook his head, but lucky for them Pinkie Pie had some better news.

"I have!" Pinkie said.

"Y-You have? Where is he then?"

"Hey guys," said a meek voice. And there Nagisa was, coming out from another hallway around the next corner, but ... well, they thought it was him. He looked like Nagisa, but some reason he was completely dressed up ... well, like Twilight. That included the skirt instead of his usual pants, and his blue shirt was replaced with the standard grey. He even had on leggings on, and girl shoes! To say that Twilight and Ciel were speechless was an understatement.

"N-Nagisa? What the devil - why're you wearing that?" Ciel questioned.

"Some imp thought it would be funny to replace my wardrobe," Nagisa replied, feeling embarrassed as ever. Crossdressing wasn't new, but he still never like it, and apparently he didn't have a choice this time. Ciel and Twilight glanced to eachother, as Nagisa made sure no one else was around. Sure he could sense Korosensei in E class, but that was about it, as it was only them in the hallway thank god. If anyone else in school saw their 3-A student dressed like this, he'll never hear the end of it.

"Don't worry, Nagisa, Pinkie's got your fix right here," Pinkie answered, suddenly having Nagisa's original wardrobe in her hands, his pants in one hand and shirt in another.

"I'd be concerned, but apart of me knows better," Nagisa thought, as he took his clothes Pinkie had with her. If the demons were watching him, they would be having a ball with this, though apart of him wished a imp really was who did this. Ciel though cleared his throat.

"Now, Nagisa. Word says you had a visitor yesterday?" Ciel inquired. Nagisa felt a shiver go through him on that question, though considering Aladdin, he probably told them about his mom whether he wanted it or not.

"Eh. Well, yes, but she's been and gone. Don't worry about it. You mind giving me a hand with this, Ciel?" Nagisa simply replied. Ciel glanced to the girls before nodding his head.

"Very well." And with that, Nagisa and Ciel started to head off to the nearest restroom for the wardrobe change, Pinkie and Twilight staying quiet and watching them go. A part of them knew that she wasn't gone, not just yet. Not so quickly anyway. Even if class was still going, Twilight and Pinkie decided to go off with them for a bit. Lucky for Nagisa, the wardrobe change wasn't too long, and by the time they caught up to the two, Nagisa had already changed back to normal attire. Nagisa just couldn't believe that he would ever go to school in THAT kind of outfit to begin with. It was probably good that he changed, and just in time, because no sooner then he got done, that the bell for lunch period rang out in the school.

"Don't tell anyone about this, please?" Nagisa pleaded.

"Don't worry, your secret's safe with us," Twilight reassured. Pinkie zipped her lips, locked them, and tossed some invisible key aside before giving him a thumbs up.
Well, once that was said and done, they began to head off to lunch, but after seeing Nagisa like that, they all started to get some extent on what his own mother put him through. what kind of mother would force her boy to dress as a girl anyway? When Nagisa got to the cafeteria, the rest of the group took little time to notice him. Nagisa got his lunch together, but the others were keeping a bit of an eye on him now. Nagisa just ate his lunch, grateful that no one else saw him stuck as a girl. He could still hear his mother's voice just before he left for school.

"Haven't I ever told you how badly I wanted a baby girl?"

"Only a million times," Nagisa thought.

This similar watch over him kept up through the rest of the school hours, and the rest of Team Harmony keeping their own eyes on him as they were going through their own day whenever they could, or whenever they did catch him go by. None of them really brought up this little fact to him just yet, as they were planning on chatting with him after school. At least then they could talk to him without anyone peering in on them. Nagisa of course had far more on his mind, and as the hours ticked by he became more invested in the 3-A class over the home troubles. Still, that didn't mean he completely forgot everything, the biggest issue of moving away to Osaka still nagging in the back of his mind. No one liked to move, surely, and this idea was jumping at him out of nowhere. And no way would Nagisa be allowed to come back here after that was done, not if his mom had anything to do with it.
Eventually, and a bit longer than they would like, school was over for the day, and as they've had before, they went off nearby the 3-E building. but rather than going right to the building itself, their meeting place turned out to be the mountain pool within the forest. not the first place, but in case his mother somehow showed up, she would show up at the 3-E building before anywhere else if Orora High didn't go too well. Much of Team Harmony was there, which included Morgiana, Envy, Hinano and Kirara, who they told the situation to. Kyoya and Korosensei were present too, with Korosensei being the last to arrive, which was ironic.

"Did you get him here, Korosensei?" asked Twilight.

"I tried every trick I could muster, but he's not coming over. He did leave you all a little something though," Korosensei replied in dismay, his head all blue and in a slump. All he did manage though was a simple letter, which he tossed over to Pinkie. The letter wasn't too complicated, and only had one thing to say: can't come by today. Too busy.

"A blunt little lie," noted Envy.

"Nagisa ..." Twilight was disappointed.

"Oh, poor Nagisa. If I knew she was like this ..." Aladdin trailed off in thought, feeling especially guilty about the situation. He was the one who brought her to Nagisa after all.

"Don't start that, Aladdin, it isn't your fault. None of us knew what she was like," Hinano said. However, this conversation was getting Kyoya's mind working again.

"I don't suppose that Nagisa's mom happens to be Hiromi Shiota, would it?" Kyoya questioned.

"Uh, yeah? Nagisa Shiota," answered Twilight. Kyoya thought for a little bit, but then he and Kirara began to realize something upon that name.

"That explains quite a bit about Nagisa actually. He always was a bit more level-headed when facing danger, and with someone like her ..."

"The hell are you talking about now?" Ciel questioned. However, it was Kirara who actually got up to tell them.

"Hiromi's actually a bit infamous. Now, this is just rumor, but one day she tried to enter in some big movie company, Hishimaru. However, they didn't accept her, and she simply lost it."

"Did you learn this off of that conspiracy website you always go to?" Envy questioned, eyebrow raised.

"It was correct about Tataoka, wasn't it?" Kirara brought up.

"So what'd she do? You said she lost it, lost it how?" Blair asked.

"All it took was one argument and suddenly she was all over him. Now, the reports vary a little bit, some say she grabbed him by the throat and tried to crack his neck, other say she pinned him and beat him to a pulp. Either way, few days later he came back from the medical care, and she was fined with 5,000 yen for attempted murder." Well talk about a record, though they were more surprised that jail time wasn't considered for her.

"W-w-what? Y-You're kidding. I mean, when I found her she was totally fine. Y-You're just exaggerating," Aladdin said, freaked out more than anything despite his worried grin.

"Sounds like she's blocking her true colors behind a normal face," Korosensei said. That, and with Hiromi's mention of a movie company, that made the possibility even more troubling. ... Then it suddenly connected.

You might even be apart of a big movie company like Hishimaru.

"Wait. Hishimaru. She mentioned that yesterday, she wanted Nagisa to try for it," Aladdin realized. There really was more truth to this than he thought.

"The same movie company she assaulted?" Karma questioned. Now they all slowly began to understand the situation Nagisa was going through, and possibly what he had to go through before running away. No way would he say that aloud.

"So that's it then. ... time for Plan B," Korosensei said, readying himself.

"Plan B? What plan B?"

"Me."

.......

Meanwhile, back at the school, Nagisa and Hiromi Shiota were going through the hallways leading up to Gakuho's office. Much to Nagisa's own dismay, his mother had him go back into his girl uniform after finding him in his old clothes again, and this time there was no changing back to normal, not with her walking right next to him. He simply kept his gaze down and his mouth shut, as he wasn't in the mood to get beat up twice in one day.

"I know this may be a bit much for you at first, but I promise you, it's for the best," Hiromi reassured him again. Nagisa nodded, but he still felt simply awful about things.

"Yeah, ok mom," Nagisa simply responded. What else could he say? Any other words of defiance could easily set her off again. Eventually, the walk over to the office ended fairly well, and the two found themselves right at the door. Whether or not he was there, they'll just have to figure out, though Nagisa was praying inside that he was not there. not only for his mom's attempt to remove him from Orora high, but the fact he was dressed up as a girl as well. Nagisa stayed aside, out of sight of the door, as Hiromi opened it up. Nagisa stayed quiet and waited outside, him waiting it out. Well, at least he wasn't forced into the room for now, no way would he be able to survive the humiliation. He just felt quiet.

"There she goes. ... It's scary how determined she is. But what am I supposed to do? This is her RPG. ... I'm just apart of her playthrough. And now that she's found me again, she won't ever let me go," Nagisa thought. ...

"Come in, Nagisa," she said. Nagisa looked around once more before begrudgingly going in. It was unfortunate, but then he saw a ... bit of a surprise. Korosensei! Well, ok, he was in a human disguise, but he was surprised all the same to see him there. Well, at least Korosensei wasn't going to start laughing at him for being dressed as a girl. Gakuho and Korosensei got them both to sit down.

"Looks like he told Korosensei too," Nagisa thought.

"Good to see you, Ms. Shiota. How can I help you?" Gakuho began. Hiromi nodded.

"Yes, now I'm sure you must be very busy so I'll get to the point: I wish to have my son transferred out of Orora High. I've reason to believe that the school I've located on Osaka would be better suited for his needs," Hiromi stated. Gakuho immediately found this suspicious, if not a little bit insulting to his system. His was the highest ranked school in Tokyo, and that was not good enough for her? Korosensei had given him some lay down off of what he heard, so Gakuho decided to test something.

"Better suited, you say. ... And how does your son feel about it?" Gakuho asked. Nagisa thought this was his chance, but Hiromi wasn't going to even give him that, and with both her hands on his shoulders, he was silenced.

"Let's not worry about that. It's the parents' job to decide the future of their children," Hiromi stated, Nagisa seeing the hint of her inner anger in her eyes as she tried to keep a good appearance. Though, if she was trying to do that it wasn't working, Gakuho and Korosensei both quickly seeing what this was about, and how bad it was. Gakuho took a glance over to Korosensei for just a quick moment, Nagisa apparently the only one who saw that, before he went on to speak.

"The child needs to have a word in it," Gakuho simply stated. Hiromi felt conflicted: she knew what Nagisa's answer would be if she allowed it, and she wasn't going to.

"W-Well, Gakuho sir, it's for the best."

"Is it? I'm sorry, but no."

"Excuse me? B-But you can't do that, if the parent wants to do what's best for their child, then it's not up to you to decide that."

"Oh no, not again," Nagisa thought, listening carefully to the tone. Gakuho was not deterred by any of it, and in fact her increasing outburst confirmed their suspicions even further.

"I think it's best you go. I'm not willing to start a fight here, thank you," Gakuho instructed. That only angered Hiromi even further. Nagisa waited for the screaming outburst to come up, his eyes closed and ready for that noise. However, this time it didn't show up, but instead Hiromi simply stormed out in a huff. She grabbed Nagisa's arm tightly on the way out, and all he could do was let her drag him along. Korosensei took note of how little he was actually fighting her. As soon as they left ...

"I see what you meant now," Gakuho noted to Korosensei.

"I know, it's tragic. You want me to handle it, or do you got it?" Korosensei offered. Gakuho needed little thought on the matter.

"I'll take care of it. He is one of my students, after all."

~~

After their talk with Gakuho, it was straight off to home from there. No sidestops, no extra visits, just straight home and nothing else. And the whole time, Nagisa was held so he wouldn't go away, and his arm wasn't released until he got home, his arm feeling a little constricted from it all. Even after released, Nagisa still felt her grip on his arm. That vicegrip that kept him bounded to her like a chain and handcuff. For the moment, his mom went on out, and left him alone again. A good place for a moment, but he knew she wouldn't just leave him like that. His other hand held where she grabbed him, and his eyes simply stayed looking down to the ground. He was only left with his thoughts for a good while, but before he could do much, he heard Hiromi coming on back home, this time with some dinner. Guess they were doing some carryout tonight.

"I've tried my hardest to keep away from her. ... Well, guess she was going to find out sooner or later. Though I was hoping until at least after graduation. At least then I could say I have some more self-reliance in myself," Nagisa thought.

"Dinner time, honey," Hiromi said. Nagisa looked over and saw that she had a dinner bowl microwaved and ready to eat. It was really a type of bento box, but it was still dinner. Nagisa didn't answer, as he sat down, looking to the bento box in front of him. Hiromi was already eating her meal, seeing her son barely touching his.

"Eat up, dear. You can't grow strong if you don't have your dinner," Hiromi advised. He got out his chopsticks, but he didn't eat just yet.

"Look, mom, I-I'm sorry. You know, for the trouble I've been causing. ... I know it must've been hard on you," Nagisa said, though if he could say it, he wished he wouldn't have to apologize. He also knew she would clobber him if he didn't. Hiromi smiled to him.

"It's alright, I'll be sure to help you from here on out. It must've been hell for you trying to live on your own like this, without knowing what to do with yourself. Mom will give you all the points you need," Hiromi promised.

"Cold comfort," Nagisa thought. Clearly Hiromi didn't care much about his apology, if at all, so long as she had him under her control again. Nagisa got some of the fish, bringing it over to his mouth. Before he could bite into it, his eyes took a look over to his mother again. She was watching. Anticipating. Something didn't feel right. Nagisa closed his mouth for a moment, and placed his fish back down in the bento box. He began to feel a bit of a headache ...

Then came a flash. A all too familiar flash going through his mind: showing him on the ground, his meal finished, and his mother carrying his limp body away. She didn't look very sad about it either. ...
She wanted to poison him.

"It's not alright ..."

To Hiromi's confusion, and perhaps even frustration, Nagisa placed his utensils down, and pushed his meal away from him. Regardless of what exact details this would entail, Nagisa wasn't going to take that kind of chance, not after everything. He kept his gaze down and got up from the table, not saying a word to Hiromi as he did so. Hiromi got up too, but Nagisa was already heading off towards the door.

"I'm going for a walk," Nagisa simply said.

"Now honey, wait a minute -" Hiromi attempted to grab Nagisa, but he sensed that it wasn't going to end well for him if she would manage to grab him. Nagisa got the door open when she got close, and he made a break for it. He moved fast, keeping away from his mother's grasp. Now, it could be a trick of the eye, or some demon really did end up appearing in his own home, but when he glanced back, he saw his mother's red, angered, terrifying face. This mother's plans had been scuffled, and if she wanted to go with her plan she had to improvise.

If she could catch him.

~~

Nagisa had a very good headstart to his mad dash, and without a home to even go to without facing Hiromi directly, he needed to get a grip. This was when his agility gave him the higher advantage, and he was far beyond his apartment building by the time Hiromi would get out to catch up. It was dead at night, the city lights filling in the otherwise dark sky. He could go along the rooftops if he wanted to, but he was more focusing on keeping as much distance as possible, so he kept to the ground. He knew Hiromi was after him, the images of her terrifying angry face stuck in his mind as he kept running. If he had one thing to say that was good, it was that he was a lot faster than he used to be, and when he looked back to check, he found that he couldn't even see her anymore, only then he began to slow down.

"Well, this is sure some nostalgia. It's not the first time I've done this: and every time she always caught me. How far do I have to go until you stop chasing me?" Nagisa thought, at one point his eyes closed to shed a tear. He knew she was still behind him. Still chasing him. Still after him. He couldn't stop, he never could if it meant he could get away from her, and he was about to start going off again until he realized where he actually stopped.

"Orora high. ... The only school I've gone to that I've decided for myself."

And indeed it was. Orora High School. Being so late of course, there was nobody there to monitor him, and with enough chasing him here, Nagisa decided that he needed somewhere he could open his head. And somewhere Hiromi couldn't get to him as easily too. The 3-E building of course was a bit off limits, and somewhere she would catch him easily if she were to go that way. No, that just won't do. So, with one more look to be sure she wasn't right behind him, he went on inside the building. Lucky for him, or perhaps it was something planned somewhere, the doors weren't locked up, and entrance was a bit easy for him. And he made sure to lock the door before he continued on. Just in case.
Soon, it was just him and the silence of the building, the lights of the city coming in from the windows. He knew each one of these hallways like the back of his hand, and he walked on through the halls as if it was just an ordinary school day. Sure was a lot quieter here without so many of the students going around the halls. None of the teachers, none of the students, transfers or otherwise, it was just the sounds of empty space, his own breath, and his footsteps. Some of the halls were especially dark, and as he started heading to the more upper levels of the school. He would normally do this to head to class, but that wasn't on his mind tonight, as he passed room after room, until he saw one particular door and set of stairs.

The school's roof.

Nagisa silently went up those stairs, and pushing the door open found himself at the very top of the school. Several stories up, cement underfoot, and nothing up there apart from a flat surface with some smaller rooms for said stairs to open up from. He had a great view from both the front of the school and the back. City to one side, and nature in the other. Or at the very least, as much nature as Tokyo would have it. The lights may be bright down below, but up here he had a far better view of the stars up in the sky, and the cool spring wind brushed his skin, now with little to block it. For the moment at least, Nagisa Shiota was alone, it was quiet, and he could finally relax and gather himself.

"It's so peaceful up here. Never realized just how much you can see up here," he thought. Though even if he said it, no one was going to hear him. Feeling the wind brush him, he walked from the door and over to the nature side of Orora High, not stopping until he was right along the rimming of the rooftop. The wind was coming from the mountains, and Nagisa took a step on the very edge of it. With his arms out spread, and the wind carrying, he closed his eyes and smiled. It meant little to him how high he was, or just how close to the edge he was. He looked up, taking a deep breath, and seeing the stars above him.

"You miserable brat! Come down here this instant!"

Nagisa would tense up, but all he did was look down. That voice he knew all too well, and sure enough, his gaze saw his extremely angry mother looking up at him. She was still mad, still fuming, and she didn't care where Nagisa was or what danger he was in at that moment. He would normally be scared, but even he knew she couldn't reach him up here. Nagisa didn't move, and Hiromi was especially angry at him. While he did lock the front door, Nagisa began to hear something else go on from down there. The sound of breaking metal. ...

"I always knew you were desperate with me, but this is much even for you," Nagisa stated, though he knew she wouldn't hear him from up there. It was only a matter of time until she would reach him at the rate now, but he didn't worry much anymore. This time still gave him time to think over his day. His possible future away from Tokyo. And if anything that happened today was anything to go by, a future only made in her image. As he recalled what happened so far though ...

"... No. This can't happen. All my friends, everything we've done together. I can't just leave them. I won't leave them."

"NAGISA!"

And just in time too, the door from the stairs swinging open fast, and there was Hitomi Shiota, pissed off as ever. He'd seen her angry, sure, but now it was beyond even that.

"YOU HORRID CHILD, HOW COULD YOU RUN OFF ON YOUR POOR MOTHER LIKE THAT?! YOU REALLY THINK I DON'T CARE AT ALL, WHAT KIND OF THANKS DO YOU CALL THIS AFTER EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU?!?! YOU'LL LIVE YOUR LIFE AS NOTHING BUT A FALIURE IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, HOW DARE YOU TRY TO RUN AWAY ON MY AFTER SO LONG?!?! YOU BETTER GIVE ME ONE DAMN GOOD REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T PUNISH YOU RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I'M AT MY LIMIT BECAUSE OF YOU!!!" The very force and blast of her words almost seemed to threaten Nagisa to fall off the roof, but in this crazy rage, Nagisa felt his body tense slightly, but he stayed calm this time. No more running away, and what else? she actually gave him an opening to talk for once.

Here it goes.

"Stop pretending like I don't have a damn voice."

Nagisa turned around and got off of the rim of the roof, beginning to walk over to his enraged mother, the women breathing heavily. He wouldn't be able to even say that last time they even spoke, but that was then. And this is now.

"You want me enrolled in Keisetsu University because you didn't make the cut. You want me to have a job at Hishimaru because they didn't hire you. Everything you say you're striving for my future isn't even for me. You don't care about me at all, do you? All you care about is seeing your so called "daughter" succeed in everything you failed at." OH how he waited to say that.

"YOU THINK I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU?!"

"No I don't! This isn't your child. And having a child doesn't mean you get to constantly mold them into whatever you want, and Goddamnit, I've had it with you."

"What?"

"Why else did you think I ran away? you call me a failure without you, but look: I'm in Class 3-A of the highest ranking school in Japan. If you got any sense at all, you should know that's succeeding in something! I've changed over the years, I'm far better off where I am. I've grown confidence, I'm succeeding in school, I've made so many friends, I even got a girlfriend for god sake! And all this time you haven't changed a bit. I want you out of my room, I want you of my life, and you will not have any say on the matter! After everything I've told you and you still think you can control me. You still think I'm a failure? It's no wonder dad left you all those years ago."

That did it. That last statement did it. All those things Nagisa had said finally made Hiromi snap, and Nagisa suddenly had a fist slammed in his face, strong enough to send Nagisa off his feet, and landing right back to the rim, his head slamming on the concrete. Hiromi didn't care anymore, she WILL control him, and she'll do whatever she has to in order to make that happen. Once Nagisa was on the ground, Hiromi jumped him, and punched him repeatedly, over and over again.

"HOW DARE YOU STAND THERE AND LECTURE ME LIKE I'M THE DUMBASS HERE?! YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD, WELL DAMNIT I'M THE MOTHER, I CONTROL YOU, I COMMAND YOU, AND YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME!! I DON'T CARE WHAT OPINIONS YOU HAVE, MY LIFE WAS HELL AND THE ONLY CHANCE I HAD IN REGAINING WHAT I LOST YOU TOOK AWAY FROM ME!!! I WANTED A GIRL, AND YOU CAME OUT INSTEAD, HOW'D YOU THINK I FELT WHEN I SAW YOU?! I TRIED TO MAKE IT WORK, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IF THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ACT, THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST DIE?!?!"

.......

"Dearie me, what ever have we got here?"

All this distraction had blinded Nagisa's demon sense in this whole situation, and ironically, the voice made Hiromi stop beating her child. And who did the two see standing on the rooftop with them? Now that Nagisa could focus a little bit, his did begin to feel his demon sense go off. Someone was nearby, but he couldn't move with Hiromi right on top of him. As for Hiromi, she turned and saw the figure off nearby. The Undertaker. him and Aladdin. Not Nagisa's first guess, but a sight for sore eyes (literally).

"Who the hell are you?" Hiromi questioned, her temper still fuming. Undertaker was not at all intimidated, and in fact found her kinda funny.

"Steady now, Hiromi. I know you have so much fun blowing a gasket, but no need to take it out on me."

"HOW THE HELL'D YOU KNOW MY NAME?" She demanded, this time getting up to her feet. Nagisa managed to get up, bruised and a bit bloody from all the punching.

"Word gets about, especially with your track record. I mean, really, I almost got to make a new coffin for a top paid manager for Hishimaru Movie Studios. It's not often I'd have that kind of chance, you know," Undertaker explained.

"Undertaker, what're you doing?" Nagisa thought, though he was more curious actually. What was he doing there? Was he trying to get her upset again, or was he actually trying to help him? It was always hard to tell with someone like him. Looking to Hiromi however, she looked less angry and more spooked, though her fear was well hidden in her rage state.

"I-I didn't kill him!"

"Ah, but you sure were close, I must say. That and you sure looked ready to kill your own son right there. Or does it not even matter?" he snickered. Now she was getting upset again.

"Mis. Shiota, please don't hurt him anymore. He doesn't deserve all of this," Aladdin then said. That just got Hiromi ticked, and grabbed the Magi by the collar.

"Don't you start talking to me about how to take care of my child!" Hiromi demanded, taking him and shaking him violently. Now her anger had transferred off of Nagisa and onto Aladdin. This was NOT the answer he was going to allow.

"GET OFF HIM!" Nagisa demanded, and he actually whacked Hiromi right in her head, the same amount of power she used on him to knock him off his feet not sending her tumbling to the ground. Aladdin wasn't hurt too much, Nagisa giving him a gentle hand. If this was the first time Nagisa stood up to his mother, this surely was the first time he attacked her. Hiromi laid stunned from the strike, feeling blood come out of her mouth from the blow, and she looked over to her son, Aladdin worried over Nagisa's own injuries. Nagisa sure looked beat up with the bruises on his face from the punching, but Nagisa didn't look too deterred by it, something Hiromi hadn't seen in her son yet.

"You okay, Aladdin?" Nagisa asked.

"I'm fine," Aladdin replied. Hiromi got up off the ground, hand on her face where she got hit. Such a brutal hit from someone she never would've guessed would do such a thing to her. Nagisa turned to her, expecting to see her completely enraged at him for even thinking of such, but instead Hiromi looked more shocked than anything. Nagisa placed himself between her and the others in case she would come at them again, something he anticipated actually. As for Hiromi, she looked to Nagisa with a puzzled expression, her anger fuming.

"Y-You ... you struck me."

"Damn right. Mom, I know your life wasn't how you want it, but forcing me into doing it isn't going to work. I'll decide what I want to do with my life. So here I stay," Nagisa cleared up.

"Ooo, steady now. You might set her off again," Undertaker snickered. Well, someone was enjoying this, but he wasn't wrong in that statement, as Hiromi jumped up and readied to attack him again, only for Nagisa to stop her mid way, his skull meeting with hers, and knocking her back. Hiromi was stunned again, and seeing Nagisa barely fazed by this hit. How was this child stronger than her? She was the parent, she was stronger, and he was the child, he was weaker. Therefore, she had control over him ... right? Hiromi rushed over again, but not wanting them hurt, Aladdin got in the way and brought out his Magi shield. Hiromi was knocked down, and this time she stayed down, stunned at what she was seeing. Her anger almost immediately jumped aside for shock at seeing what was supposed to be impossible.

"W-What? WHAT?"

Nagisa had to take this in stride.

"Stop it! How can you be so cruel to your own son? What'd he ever do to you?!" Aladdin asked.

"Aside running away you mean?" Undertaker reminded. That didn't make the statement better, but Hiromi still had to recollect herself. She was mad. She was furious. But the more she thought about it, the more she saw what point Nagisa was trying to make. The anger no longer showed on her face.

"Nagisa. Home. Now," Hiromi instructed. She tried to be calmer, but the shield was not put down, and Nagisa didn't move. Hiromi waited more, and she could see that he was not going to listen to her anymore. At least he wasn't going to be forced around by her anymore. Hiromi got angry again, but all she did was storm off in a huff. No more instructions, no more fights, Hiromi didn't stay around anymore for it, and she no longer wanted any of it.

"If I were you, I'd check in for some medical attention for those little bumps of yours, wouldn't you agree, Nagisa?" Undertaker asked. Nagisa rubbed off some of the blood he felt. It wasn't too bad compared to what else he'd gone through. Hiromi wouldn't leave her son, now knowing where he was, and Nagisa knew it after all this revelation that she would have A LOT to work out in her head.

"Yeah. Okay."