*Dante*

ᏔᎬᏞᏟᎾᎷᎬ ᎢᎾ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏃᎬᎪᏞ ᎪᏩᏩᎡᎬᏩᎪᎢᎾᎡ ᎾF ᎢᎻᎬ NᎬᏌᎡᎾᏞ ᎬNᏩᏆNᎬ.... YᎾᏌᎡ ᏃᎪNᎬ...

I stared straight ahead, mouth gaping. Holy crap this is so freaking cool! And, it wasn't waste of money! It actually works! Hey... It kind of look likes...

"You look like Keanu Reeves," I muttered, walking up to my ZANE. It observed me, nodding a bit.

ᎷY ᎠᎬFᎪᏌᏞᎢ ᎷᎾᎠᎬ. YᎾᏌ ᏟᎪN ᎪᏞᏚᎾ ᏚᎬᎢ ᎷᎬ FᎾᎡ: ᏚᎬᎪN ᏟᎾNNᎬᎡY. ᏓᎪᏟK NᏆᏟᎻᎾᏞᏚᎾN... ᏚᎬXY ᎪNᏆᎷᎬ FᎬᎷᎪᏞᎬ.

"Keanu's fine." I looked around the mall, to see a few people staring. "Can everyone see you?"

Ꮖ ᎬXᏆᏚᎢ ᎾNᏞY ᏆN YᎾᏌᎡ ᎷᏆNᎠ. ᎪᏞᏞ ᎢᎻᎬY ᏚᎬᎬ ᏆᏚ YᎾᏌ, ᎻᎪᏙᏆNᏩ ᎪN ᎪNᏆᎷᎪᎢᎬᎠ ᏟᎾNᏙᎬᎡᏚᎪᎢᏆᎾN, ᏔᏆᎢᎻ YᎾᏌᎡᏚᎬᏞF. ᏚᎾ ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ ᎠᎾ ᎢᎻᎪᎢ. ᏓᏌᏚᎢ ᎢᎻᏆNK ᎪᎢ ᎷᎬ. ᏞᏆKᎬ YᎾᏌ'ᎡᎬ ᎢᎬᏞᎬᏢᎪᎢᎻᏆᏟ.

"Like in X-men?" I chirped, smiling bright. Aw! That is so awesome!

Ꮖ ᏟᎪN ᏚᎬᎬ ᎢᎻᏆᏚ ᏆᏚ ᏩᎾᏆNᏩ ᎢᎾ ᏴᎬ ᎠᏆFFᏆᏟᏌᏞᎢ... YᎾᏌ ᏔᎪNᎢ ᎢᎾ ᏴᎬ ᎷᎾᎡᎬ ᏟᎻᏆᏞᏞ.

You mean cool.

I folded my arms over me chest, smiling wide. This is going to be absolutely amazing! I can't believe that I get something that's actually going to help me be cool!

Ꮖ ᎠᎾ NᎾᎢ.

Heh?

YᎾᏌ ᏚᎬᎬ, ᎻᏌᎷᎪN ᏚᎾᏟᏆᎪᏞ ᎪᏟᎢᏆᏙᏆᎢY ᏆᏚ ᏩᎾᏙᎬᎡNᎬᎠ ᏴY ᎡᏌᏞᎬᏚ ᎪNᎠ Ꮖ ᎻᎪᏙᎬ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏢᎡᎾᏟᎬᏚᏚᏆNᏩ ᏟᎪᏢᎪᏟᏆᎢY ᎢᎾ ᏌNᎠᎬᎡᏚᎢᎪNᎠ ᎢᎻᎾᏚᎬ ᎡᏌᏞᎬᏚ. ᎪNᎠ ᏢᎪᏚᏚ ᎢᎻᎬᎷ ᎾN ᎢᎾ YᎾᏌ.

ZANE gestured for me to follow him, and I did exactly as they instructed. The ZANE looked around observing the atmosphere of the mall. I wonder how these things work. This is some pretty high technology shit.

The ZANE turned back around to face me, and pointed at me, in a menacing way. I froze, unsure what he wanted me to do. Hello? ZANE?

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ᎢᎪKᎬ YᎾᏌᎡ ᎻᎪNᎠᏚ ᎾᏌᎢ ᎾF YᎾᏌᎡ ᏢᎾᏟKᎬᎢᏚ. ᎪᎡᏟᎻ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏴᎪᏟK, ᏢᏌFF ᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏟᎻᎬᏚᎢ.

I did as they instructed, but felt awkward. This was way too gay, for me. Hey, I have a right to think that! I'm bisexual, myself.

ᎪᎠᎠ ᏚᎾᎷᎬ ᏚᏔᎪᏩᏩᎬᎡ ᎢᎾ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏩᎪᎢᎬ, ᎾᎡ YᎾᏌ'ᏞᏞ ᏞᎾᎾK ᏞᏆKᎬ Ꭺ ᎷᎪᏚᎢᏌᎡᏴᎪᎢᎾᎡ. FᏆX YᎾᏌᎡ ᏢᎾᏚᎢᏌᎡᎬ, ᎢᎻᎬN ᎢᎻᎬ ᎡᎬᏚᎢ.

But I am a masturbator--

ᏔᎬ'ᏞᏞ FᏆX ᎢᎻᎪᎢ... ᎪᏞᏞ YᎾᏌᎡ NᎬᎡᎠᏆNᎬᏚᏚ ᏆᏚ ᏌᏩᏞY.

Nerd? I thought I was more of a geek--

ᎪᏞᏞ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏚᎢᎪᎷᎷᎬᎡᏆNᏩ'Ꮪ Ꭺ ᏟᎻᎾᎡᎬ.

"Wh-wh-what?" I rose an eyebrow, embarrassingly crossing my arms.

YᎾᏌᎡ ᎢᏆᏟᏚ ᎪNᎠ FᏆᎠᏩᎬᎢᏚ ᎪᎡᎬ ᏢᎬᎡᏚᏆᏚᎢᎬNᎢ, ᎪNᎠ YᎾᏌᎡ ᏟᎻᎪᎡᎷ ᏆᏚ NᎾN-ᎬXᏆᏚᎢᎬNᎢ. FᏆX YᎾᏌᎡ ᏙᏆᏴᎬ, ᎢᎻᎬN FᏆX ᏚᎾᎷᎬ ᎷᎾᎡᎬ.

ZANE continued on, looking around some more. When I was absolutely certain it's eyes- er, eye wasn't on me, I attempted to put my hands back into my pocket. It just makes me feel more secured.

ᏴᏌᎻ!

The ZANE spun around almost immediately, glaring at me. How did it do that?!

"Wha?"

ᏴᏌᎻ!

Wha?

ZANE spun back around on their heel. I tried one more time, and slowly slid my hands into my pockets. Once again, it turned around, and glared at me.

NᎾ!

"AAH!" I jumped.

ᏚᎢᎾᏢ.

"Uhh," I groaned, dragging my hands my face.

ᎾᎻ, ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌ ᏆᏚ ᏚᎾ ᎢᎬᎡᎡᏆᏴᏞᎬ. ᏔᎻᎾᎪ, ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌ ᎷᎪKᎬᏚ ᎷᎬ ᏔᎪNNᎪ ᎠᏆᎬ...

"My Irene," I mumbled under my breath, looking down.

ᏚᎾ ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ FᎡᎬᎪK ᎾᏌᎢ ᎪNᎠ ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ ᎡᎬᏚᏆᏚᎢ. ᎪNᎠ ᎻᎪᏙᎬ NᎾ ᎠᎾᏌᏴᎢ ᏆF Ꮖ ᎪᏚᏚᏆᏚᎢ... YᎾᏌ ᏔᏆᏞᏞ ᏴᎬ ᎷᎾᎡᎬ ᏟᎻᏆᏞᏞ!

I slouched down, and continued my walk. I think I'm starting to change my mind on how I feel about this whole thing. ZANE'S kind of an a--

"Ow!" A shock ran through my back, and I shot up. I stood up straight, as I looked around, panicked.

Did you just...shock me?

ᏚᏢᏆNᎪᏞ ᏚᎢᏆᎷᏌᏞᎪᎢᏆᎾN. YᎾᏌ ᏔᎬᎡᎬ ᏚᏞᎾᏌᏟᎻᏆNᏩ... FᏆᎡᏚᎢ ᎢᎻᏆNᏩᏚ FᏆᎡᏚᎢ, ᏩᎾ ᏴᏌY Ꭺ NᎬᏔ ᏚᎻᏆᎡᎢ.

I glared at them, outstretching my shirt. What the heck?!

What's wrong with my--

ᏆᎢ'Ꮪ ᏴᎬᎢᎢᎬᎡ ᏆF YᎾᏌ ᏓᏌᏚᎢ ᏟᎾᎷᏢᏞY. ᎷY ᏓᎾᏴ'Ꮪ ᎢᎾ ᏟᎾᏞᎾᏌᎡ YᎾᏌᎡ ᎪᎬᏚᎢᎻᎬᎢᏆᏟ, ᎪNᎠ ᎷᎪKᎬ YᎾᏌ ᏚᎬᎬᎷ ᎷᏌᏟᎻ ᏞᎬᏚᏚ ᏢᎪᎢᎻᎬᎢᏆᏟ. ᏓᏌᏚᎢ ᏚᎢᎬᏢ ᎪNᎠ FᎬᎢᏟᎻ, ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ ᎪᏚK ᎷᎬ ᏔᎻY.

I rolled my eyes, strolling into a nearby store, that I knew sold shirts. But, this is a cool people store. Oh, well. That's probably what ZANE wants me to go to, anyways. That's why they led me here.

I dug through the shirt bin, grateful that I had money left over from buying ZANE. As soon as my hands grabbed a certain one, ZANE stopped me.

ᏢᏆᏟK ᎢᎻᎪᎢ ᎾNᎬ.

It has a picture of Eminem.

ᏆF YᎾᏌ'ᎡᎬ ᏚᎾ ᎪᏚᎢᏌᎢᎬ, ᏔᎻᎪᎢ ᎠᎾ YᎾᏌ NᎬᎬᎠ ᎷᎬ FᎾᎡ?

Do people still listen to Eminem?

ᏆᎡᎡᎬᏞᎬᏙᎪNᎢ. ᎷY QᏌᎪNᎢᏌᎷ ᏚᎢᎡᏌᏟᎢᏌᎡᎬ ᎬNᎪᏴᏞᎬᏚ ᎷᎬ ᎢᎾ ᎬNᏙᏆᏚᏆᎾN ᏢᎾᏚᏚᏆᏴᏞᎬ FᏌᎢᏌᎡᎬᏚ. Ꮖ ᎬNᏙᏆᏚᏆᎾN Ꭺ FᏌᎢᏌᎡᎬ ᏆN ᏔᎻᏆᏟᎻ YᎾᏌ ᏔᎬᎪᎡ ᎪN ᎬᎷᏆNᎬᎷ ᏚᎻᏆᎡᎢ, ᎪNᎠ ᎢᎻᏆNᏩᏚ ᎢᏌᎡN ᎾᏌᎢ ᏔᎬᏞᏞ.

What if someone quizzes me about his music?

ᎷY ᎠᎪᎢᎪᏴᎪᏚᎬ ᏆᏚ ᏆNFᏆNᏆᎢᎬ ᎪNᎠ ᏆNᏚᎢᎪNᎢᎪNᎬᎾᏌᏚ.

How are you with math homework?

Ꮖ'Ꮇ Ꭺ ᏚᏌᏢᎬᎡ-ᏟᎾᎷᏢᏌᎢᎬᎡ, ᎠᎪNᎢᎬ. Ꮖ'Ꮇ ᎷᎪᎠᎬ ᎾF ᎷᎪᎢᎻ.

Aw, hell yeah! I fucking hate meth... I mean math... Know what? I hate both. There.

ᎾᎻ, ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌ ᏆᏚ ᏚᎾ ᎢᎬᎡᎡᏆᏴᏞᎬ.

ZANE snapped it's fingers, and a small crowd of people appeared beside them. It can create life, too?! Like zombies?! Is ZANE like Dr. Frankenstein, or something? That's some cool shit, right there.

"EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU SUCKS! EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU SUCKS!"

Ouch. Not a very nice crowd.

ᏔᎻᎾᎪ, ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌ ᎷᎪKᎬᏚ ᎷᎬ ᏔᎪNNᎪ ᎠᏆᎬ.

"EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU SUCKS! EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU SUCKS!"

Definitely not a nice crowd...

ᎪᏞᏞ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏢᎬᎾᏢᏞᎬ ᏆN ᎢᎻᎬ ᎷᎪᏞᏞ ᎢᎻᏆNK YᎾᏌ'ᎡᎬ ᏚᏌᏟᎻ Ꭺ ᏚᏞᎾᏴ.

"YOU'RE A SLOB! TERRIBLE!SUCH A SLOB!"

ᎪNᎠ ᏴᎾY, ᏟᎪN Ꮖ ᏚᎬᎬ ᏔᎻY!
NᎾᏔ YᎾᏌ ᎢᎡY ᏢᏆᏟKᏆNᏩ Ꭺ ᏚᎻᏆᎡᎢ.

I set the Eminem shirt aside, digging through the bin again. I picked out a nice looking one; that was a tad cooler than me, but still within my level. I held it out in front of me, for ZANE to observe. And...it slapped it's foreheard. Welp.

ᎢᎻᎪᎢ'Ꮪ Ꭺ ᏩᏆᎡᏞ'Ꮪ ᏚᎻᏆᎡᎢ.

I sighed, heading to throw it back into the bin. Suddenly, I ran into someone. I bit my lip, as I looked down at who I ran into. Nicole and Kawaii~Chan...

"Sorry..," I apologized. Suddenly- "OW!" ZANE shocked me! What the hell?! I didn't do anything! I just apologized for running into the popular, pretty girls.

ᏢᎾᏚᎢᏌᎡᎬ.

Oh...

"...Danny?" Nicole rose an eyebrow at me, crossing her arms.

"Dante," I quietly corrected, bowing my head.

"You shop here?" She narrowed her eyes.

"Oh yeah," I nodded, gritting my teeth as I smiled wide. "all the time--"

NᎬᏙᎬᎡ.

"Never..." I corrected myself, following the ZANE's instructions. It's definitely smarter than I am. "...Is what I meant to...

ᏩᎡᎬᎬᎢ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏴᎬᎢᎪ.

"The...?" I cleared my throat, looking over at Kawaii~Chan. "Oh! Hey Kawaii~Chan!"

"YᎾᏌ ᏞᎾᎾK ᏚᎬXY".

I can't say that to a hot girl! OW!

ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ ᏚᎷᏆᏞᎬ. ᏚᎢᎪᎡᎬ ᏆNᎢᎬNᏚᎬᏞY. ᏚᏢᎬᎪK ᏞᏆKᎬ YᎾᏌ ᎠᎾN'Ꭲ ᏟᎪᎡᎬ ᎪᏴᎾᏌᎢ YᎾᏌᎡ ᎾᏔN ᎠᎬᎪᎢᎻ.

I pursed my lips, placing my hands on my hips. "Lookin' pretty sexy, KC."

Kawaii~Chan blushed, and gave a smile smile. "Thanks."

Nicole rolled her eyes, pointing her finger at the shirt I was holding. "Is that a girl's shirt?"

"No," I immediately said, holding my hands over the article of clothing.

"YᎬᏚ".

"Yes!" I nervously chuckled. What the fuck, ZANE?!

ᎡᎬᏢᎬᎪᎢ ᎪFᎢᎬᎡ ᎷᎬ-- "Ꮖ ᏚᎪᏔ ᏆᎢ ᏆN ᎢᎻᎬ ᏔᏆNᎠᎾᏔ, ᎪNᎠ Ꮖ ᏟᎾᏌᏞᎠN'Ꭲ ᎠᏆᏚᎷᏆᏚᏚ".

"I saw it in the window, and I couldn't dismiss," I repeated, after them.

Ꮖ ᏔᎪᏚ ᎠᎪᎢᏆNᏩ Ꭺ ᏩᏆᎡᏞ, ᎪNᎠ ᏚᎻᎬ ᎻᎪᎠ Ꭺ ᏚᎻᏆᎡᎢ ᏓᏌᏚᎢ ᏞᏆKᎬ ᎢᎻᏆᏚ.

"I was dating a girl, and she had a shirt just like this," I outstretched the shirt, giving a weak smile.

ᏆᎢ'Ꮪ ᏚᎢᏆᏞᏞ ᏢᎪᏆNFᏌᏞ.

"It's still painful," I pouted my lips, woefully pressing the back of my hand against my forehead.

"So who was this 'mystery girl'?" Nicole glared, obviously suspicious, as she used the infamous 'air quotes'.

"Uh, you've probably never heard of her--"

ᏞᏌᏟᏆNᎠᎪ.

"Lucinda!" I echoed (well, only an echo to me, I guess), and sighed. Wait...who was Lucinda again?

"What?!" Nicole snapped her head in my direction, as she gasped.

"She's French~!"

"Ugh! She is NOT French! She just pretends to be, for attention," Nicole flipped her hair, looking pissed beyond belief.

"Lucinda~Chan broke up with you?" Kawaii~Chan frowned, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"Yeah..," I mumbled, nodding.

NᎾ.

"I mean--

Ꮖ ᏴᎡᎾKᎬ ᏌᏢ ᏔᏆᎢᎻ ᎻᎬᎡ.

"I broke up with her!"

'ᏟᏌᏃ ᏚᎻᎬ ᏔᎪᏚ ᏟᎻᎬᎪᎢᏆNᏩ ᎾN ᎷᎬ.

"She was cheating on me~!" I dropped to my knees, false sobbing.

ᎻᎬY ᎻᎪᎷᏞᎬᎢ- ᏴᎬ ᎷᎾᎡᎬ ᏟᎻᏆᏞᏞ.

"What did I tell you? She is such a slut!" Nicole scoffed. Oh, that's right! That's who Lucinda is. The apparent 'slut', that they were talking about, before. The one Laurance slept with, apparently...

"You are so much better off without her, Dante," Kawaii~Chan patted my shoulder a bit more, giving a small, heartwarming smile.

"Obviously! I mean, who does Lucinda think she is?"

Nicole ranted on, about how much of a 'bitch', and 'slut' Lucinda was. I glanced back at ZANE, who was...smirking? I think? It's kind of hard to tell, because of the mask, and all.

What just happened?

Ꭺ ᏚᎻᎪᎡᎬᎠ NᎬᏩᎪᎢᏆᏙᎬ ᎾᏢᏆNᏆᎾN ᏆᏚ ᎢᎻᎬ FᎪᏚᎢᎬᏚᎢ ᏚᎾᏟᏆᎪᏞ ᏴᎾNᎠ. YᎾᏌ ᏔᎪNᎢ ᏚᎾᎷᎬᎾNᎬ ᎢᎾ ᏞᏆKᎬ YᎾᏌ...ᎻᎪᎢᎬ ᏔᎻᎾ ᎢᎻᎬY ᎻᎪᎢᎬ...

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