(Ayanokoji's PoV)
I felt thirsty, so I came to get some coffee from the vending machine.
But, I saw Sakura going down through the elevator.
So late at night?
I got curious, so I decided to follow her through the stairs.
But as soon as I reached the floor below, Sakura was there.
"Ah. Ayanokoji-kun! What are you doing so late at night?"
"Nothing. Just got a coffee and thought that I will go to convenience store for ice-cream."
Sakura kept smiling.
She then looked back.
Cameras are still broken from that mysterious day?
Before I could even react, I was grabbed by throat, and Sakura lifted me off my feet.
Such strength?
"Were you stalking me?"
"N—"
Even saying no is getting difficult.
Just then, Sakura's uniform started to transform. Some sort of pink thing started covering her.
She panicked, but the thing covered her entirely. Her face was covered in some sort of pink mask, with blue patches for eyes.
...An alien?
"Ah! We weren't supposed to expose ourselves!"
I wanted to say that I didn't hear and see anything. But I was slowly loosing consciousness.
Dying to some sort of alien or monster or whatever she is wouldn't be bad though, I guess.
She dropped me on the floor gently and stopped squeezing my neck.
Should I run now?
No. She will probably catch up to me easily. I can't measure her with human standards.
Screaming probably wouldn't work. I would get killed if I tried to expose her.
"Who am I? Where is this? Who are you?"
I read in a manga that in an unfamiliar and potentially dangerous situation, like 'isekai', feigning amnesia works.
The monstrous thing retreated back into Sakura and her uniform was formed. She was looking really panicked.
Yes, use this opportunity to give an excuse Sakura.
"Y-you don't know how to act."
She said softly.
Oh. I guess I was found out.
"Don't tell anyone."
"I won't."
"Were you stalking me?"
"No. As I said, I wanted to get ice-cream."
She looked at me in the eyes, and sighed in relief.
"You are telling the truth huh."
I guess this alien/monster isn't very intelligent in human emotions. Probably hasn't been in the society for very long.
"Don't tell anyone, okay?"
Suddenly, her demeanor changed. A really long tongue came out of her mouth, and her teeth were looking sharp and strong enough to tear a human apart.
"Or I will eat your brain."
"Understood. Can I leave?"
"Yes."
I left. I should eat some icecream to cool myself down.
I wanted to ask her if she is an alien or monster, but I don't think she will like that question.
... The outside world is scary.
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(3rd PoV)
Sakura came back to her room and locked it tightly.
'WHAT WERE YOU DOING!? HORIKITA-SAN TOLD US TO REMAIN HIDDEN!'
Her uniform shifted and Shizuku covered her whole body, going into their symbiote form.
'We are strong now! We don't have to fear stalkers and creeps. I don't understand why should we be hiding.'
'No! If someone finds out about you, we will be hunted down for experiments!'
'Then we will get rid of them! I say that we should get rid of Ayanokoji before he opens his mouth.'
'...I am going to tell Horikita-san—'
'No! Wouldn't she be disappointed if she found out about this!? She will separate us!'
Sakura froze. She didn't want this. She has just experienced power. She has just gotten to know that she doesn't have any need to fear stalkers.
But that's because she has Shizuku. If she is taken away from her... She will become powerless again.
'But—!'
'We can't let ourselves get separated. I...am sorry. But this wouldn't happen again! I will remain hidden!'
Shizuku controlled Sakura's body and brought her in front of the mirror.
Shizuku from her head receeded back, but the suit was still there.
'Together, we are powerful. You will never need to buy any clothes. We can easily become the most popular idol without any fear of our safety. Don't tell Horikita.'
'...Fine! But we have to make sure that Ayanokoji doesn't speaks about it!'
Sakura ultimately relented and decided to keep this incident hidden.
Then, she sighed and went to sleep.
And Shizuku started her task to make Sakura completely dependent on her. To make themselves inseparable.
Meanwhile, Ayanokoji was looking at stars, still bewildered about what just happened.