The sound of sirens was heard throughout the entire street The smaller clutched their skull trying to block out the deafening sound. He heard muffled voices shouting. The cat monster looked shocked as they spotted him. "___________?" The child looked at them in confusion. They couldn't hear them. "What are you saying?" He asked the cat. The voices and sirens got louder as they got closer. "______________!" The cat's eyes were filled with panic and fear. Why were they scared? At the end of the alley, uniformed officers came rushing in; guns drawn in their hands. The older monster looked behind him then back at the smaller monster. "___________." Tears filled the child's eyes, not wanting the other far.
"N-no... c-come back." their arms outstretched towards the other. The other turned and flashed a sad smile at him, before turning their back towards him.
They stared fiercely into the barrel of the gun aimed at them. "_________!" and then an ear-splitting bang rang out, filling the evening sky. Shokuz stared in horror at where the other had stood. Blood and dust were splattered all over the ground and on himself. He crawled towards the fallen body of the other, tears slipping onto the ground. Suddenly his hand splashed on something warm. Shokuz slowly brought with a hand up and screamed.
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Shokuz bolted up from his bed sweat dripping off his chin. He clutched his chest, trying to calm down his breathing. He looked around in his room as he slowly calmed down.
"Just a nightmare... just a nightmare." he murmured to himself. Wiping off the sweat from his skull Shokuz slipped out of his comfy bed and stretched his arms. Letting out a yawn he started making his bed. Right after, he opened the curtains allowing the sunlight to flow into the room. Outside of his apartment were flowerbeds and streets. Nothing too new to look at besides the flowers. He picked up his phone and a new message from Awaz.
"Good morning Shokuz-senpai!" read the text. Shokuz typed in a small greeting before closing his phone. He felt his stomach growl and his face lite up.
"I should probably make breakfast now." heading towards the kitchen he opened the fridge scanning for anything that he could make, eventually he decided to make an omelet. Cracking a few eggs and slicing a few tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms. He poured it into the frying pan and waited for it to cook. He quickly ate it not phased by the same bitter taste, that he always tasted his entire life. After finishing the omelet he checked the time again. It was 11: 13 now. It looks like his client would be at the meeting point soon. He better hurry then. Locking his apartment he hurried down the stairs, his scarf flowing behind him. As he got closer to the destination he looked around for any sign of the police. None. "That's good." He thought to himself as he turned the corner to the alley. Now... all he had to do was wait.

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"So... are you...?" He turned around and saw his client. It was a human teen. They wore a black jacket and dark blue jeans. Fits the description of his client. Shokuz nodded at the other. "I'm Shokuz... It's nice to meet you." The teenager looked around before giving him their name. "T-the name's Micheal. It's nice to meet you too." They whispered softly to him. Their shoulders relaxed slightly when they realized they had met the right monster. "So... do you have the... crack that I asked for?" Shokuz nodded curtly in response. Micheal let out a small smile before pulling out a wad of cash from his pocket. In return, Shokuz pulled a small plastic bag from his inventory and gave it to the kid. The deal was done. Shokuz went to leave the alley but was stopped by the other teenager. His supporters quickly went into a defensive position.
"S-sorry for startling you! I-I didn't mean..." Micheal stuttered as he tried to find what to say. Shokuz instantly relaxed as he realized the other wasn't going to attack him. He was scared for a moment there. "I don't wanna fight them..." He thought silently. The teenager ran their fingers through their hazelnut hair. "I just... you don't seem like a person to be a drug dealer..." Shokuz tilted his head at the comment. He got that a lot. Sure he was short and all, but he just didn't get why people kept on saying that. But he politely just nodded his head in the end.
"S-sorry if I offended you! I-I didn't mean to sound rude... um... thanks...for you know..." With that said the teen left the alley. Shokuz stood still at the small thank you. Not a lot of people really said that to him. Fidgetting with his blue scarf a small smile unfolded on his face.
"You're welcome..." He whispered softly.