Woah! Hey guys, long time since Iv'e updated this with a chapter. I love this chapter, I think it's just so heartfelt and sweet and GAH! I can't stop gawking! Anyway, here it is!

Dog Shit hasn't been at school for a while. Morgana assumes it's the change of heart but we can't help but have worry in our heart. My parents' apology money started coming in and it was FREAKING 500,000 YEN!? I mean, I'm not upset but I was thinking they would give me way less. Meh, it's their issue, not mine. Everyday after school, Ann and I would go and see Shiho. No changes in her condition. I've been praying to the spirits to not take her away from this world, I just hope it works. This is the first time I've been asking the spirits for help in a long time, please, don't take Shiho away.

'Tell Akano, I'm sorry. She tried to help me but I shoved her down the stairs. Please Ann!'

"I believe in you... please... win...!"

Shiho... was that really you? Were you trying to communicate with us? Please...

"Hey, kid! Kenny's here!"

Ugh, Kenny... I don't want to deal with him at this time. "Coming...!" I have to though... I walk downstairs and see him sipping a cup of coffee and Sojiro washing the dishes. "Akano, I've evaluated your journal. Nothing bad so far. Just one thing, what's this drama at your school?" I just kept quiet while taking my journal upstairs. I don't want to talk to him. "Nee~Chan? Why are you cold to Uncle Kenny? He was your favorite uncle here in Japan too..." I just walked and crawled into bed. I don't want to talk about Kenny. Yeah, he used to be my favorite uncle in Japan but not anymore.

May 2, 20XX

The dreadful day came. The day that Mishima, Ryuji and I would get expelled. We changed his heart, this has to work. The principal asked for an immediate assembly so Ann and I went together to the gym. Students were gossiping about what the assembly was about and Shiho came up. Ann and I did our best to keep our cool but it was so hard. Eventually, the principal walked on stage.

"Let's begin this school-wide morning assembly. As you all know, a tragic event took place the other day." Yeah, almost a month... way to go on timing asshole. "Thankfully, we have just been informed this morning that she has pulled through, but it will take time until she recovers. Everyone here has a bright future ahead. I implore that you to rethink the importance of life and-" Kobayakawa was cut off by the gym doors swinging open. All eyes darted towards the sound as Ann and I gasped. It was Dog Shit. "I... have been reborn. That is why I will confess everything to you all..." He walks up on stage as I take Ann's hand. She turns her head to me so we exchange smiles. "I have repeatedly done acts that were... unbecoming of a teacher. Verbally abusing students... physically abusing my team, and... sexually harassing female students. I am the reason why Shiho Suzui tried to kill herself!" Students begin asking questions along the lines of, 'Why would he say this himself?' or 'Sexually harassing the girls!?'. Falling to his knees, tears began to fall. Dog Shi- I mean, Kamoshida started talking again.

"I thought of this school as my own castle... there were even students I sentenced to expulsion, simply because I didn't like them... I will, of course, rescind those..." So we aren't getting expelled, good. "I am truly sorry for putting innocent youths through such horrible acts... I am an arrogant, shallow... and shameful person. No, I'm worse than that..." At least he now knows he's a piece of shit. "I will take responsibility and kill myself for it...!" Wait, what? My grip on Ann's hand tightens as she does the same. We can't let him kill himself, two wrongs don't make a right. "Mr. Kamoshida get off the stage for now!" Kobayakawa wobbled to him, trying to help him up. "I..." I can't take this. Neither can Ann. "DON'T RUN YOU BASTARD!?" Ann and I yelled out with a serious look on both of our faces. Everyone stares at us while Ann continues. "Shiho is still alive even after all the things that made her want to die! You have no right to run from this!" Now it's my turn, "Killing yourself won't make her happy! That solves nothing! You need to atone for your sins, not running away like the fucking pussy you are!". "You're right... you're both absolutely right... I should be punished under the law and atone for my crimes..." Good. "I did horrible things to both Takamaki~San and Kurusu~San, as well. In return for giving Suzui~San a spot on the team... I tried to force Takamaki~San into having relations... as for Kurusu~San, I order her to keep her and her friends from being expelled... to have sex with me..."

"Unbelievable... what a scumbag...!"

"Doing that to two girls is unforgivable!?"

"I feel bad for Takamaki~San and Kurusu~San... no wonder why they hung out frequently..."

"Not only that! I... I was the one who leaked Kurusu~San's record and changed it... she is none of those things... she's an honor student... please don't judge her for what I said!" He really said that...? I was expecting him to not mention it...

"So Kurusu~San is good?

"I don't know..."

"As of today, I will resign from my position as an instructor and turn myself in. Someone, please call the police!" In no time flat, I use my phone to call up Kenny to get the police over and arrest Kamoshida. Since I was the one who made the call, I thought it was right to see Kamoshida ride off to the police station. I invited Ann so that we both can see our abuser leave. The other students came to see him off too but we didn't pay mind to them. He looked over at us and ran towards us. Getting on his knees, he begs for our forgiveness. We didn't answer. Kenny took him away while asking Ann and I to come by the station after school tomorrow to get our testimonies and left. "We did it... we avenged Shiho...!" The blonde haired girl began crying in which I led her back to the gym where less people were. Hell, only Ryuji was there. "So... how was it?" He asked and I gave him an honest answer. "His heart really did change..." yeah... I'm still shocked... "Seems like it. But, was this really for the best?" "I think so, Ryuji. If we didn't do what we did... Mishima and the others would still be getting abused along with Ann. And I would've done his deal so we both could stay in school..." I shudder as I said that because the nightmares all came back at once. Morgana jumped out of my bag and onto my shoulder, purring against my face to cheer me up. "I agree with you but... things are happenin' way too fast..." you're right, Ryuji... even I couldn't have predicted this...

"Huh...? What the...?" His eyes darted behind me as I turned around. It was Mishima, two girls from our class and the class president, Hiro Nakamura. "Takamaki~San! Kurusu~San! I'm sorry!" Ann turns around to hear Mishima closely, "We all knew... but pretended we didn't..." Mishima... "Takamaki~San, I had you all wrong... I'm sorry that I spread rumors about you! Kurusu~San... I'm sorry I called you a bad person! I just believe what I see online... please forgive me!" "I didn't know at all... Kamoshida was forcefully pushing himself on you two... it must've been hard on the both of you...!" The two girls bowed at us apologetically as I turned my gaze onto Nakamura. "Takamaki... Kurusu... I'm so sorry! I was your class president and I just let that happen...! I hope that you both can forgive me! It may just be me, Watanabe and Fuyumiya apologising but that's because they don't believe Kamoshida... but I'll make them believe, even if it means my position as class president!" He boldly says as I take his hand, "It's fine, Nakamura~San. What we want, is for you to look after our class like a true class president. Please?" I ask as he nods and smiles. "If either of you need help, come to me and I'll help!"

"Kurusu~San, we're so sorry for not even getting to know you and Takamaki~San! We hope that we can be friends with you both! See you!" And with that, Nakamura, Watanabe and Fuyumiya walk off. "I can't apologise enough for what I specifically did to you, Kurusu~San. Please know that I'll work hard to earn your forgiveness and make it up to you!" And with that, Mishima walked off. Mishima, it wasn't your fault... "Looks like Kamoshida ain't the only one that had a change of heart. Man, I'm glad for the both of you. Looks like those rumors are gonna go away." Ryuji tries to cheer us up. "Mine won't go. At least my class won't be so distant to me. But Ann, everything will go up for you!" I smile towards her as she turns away to the stage, "My thing doesn't really matter. We made Kamoshida apologise about Shiho... that's more than enough for me." At that moment, Ryuji and I looked at each other and winked at each other. "You two should go and see her then!" And with that, I grapled myself onto Ann's arm and drag her out of the school and in the direction of the train station to take the next train to the hospital.

Ryuji's POV

Heh, cute. I have a feeling that those two are gonna be really close. Maybe I should shoot my shot? Actually... I should wait a bit. She might still be reeling from the Kamoshida thing... yeah, I'll wait a bit for her to settle down. Huh? "Aren't you going with them, Morgana?" I asked the cat as he shakes his head, "I don't go with Lady Akano to the hospital, she asked me not to go." understandable.

Hiro's POV

I had a feeling Kurusu was good. She doesn't seem like the one to do all that stuff. If I have the chance, I'll hang out with her.

Akano's POV

Once Ann and I made it to Shiho's door, we were hyperventilating like crazy. After a few minutes, "You ready, Akano~Chan?" the platinum hair colored girl asks me as I nod. Together, we open the door to see Shiho's mom sitting near her bed. "Ah! Ann, Akano~Chan! You're here!" She looks at us as the three of us smile. Suzui~San! Kamoshida... he..." Ann begins to talk as tears of happiness flow from her eyes. "Heh, Ann... what she meant to say is that Kamoshida finally admitted to his crimes!" The smile on Suzui~San's face expanded as small tears emerged from her eyes. Oh great, now I'm joining the waterworks club, heh. "... huh? Kamoshida... admitted his crimes...?" That didn't come from the three of eyes. No... it can't be... my eyes quickly darted to the bed as I saw it. Shiho with her eyes fluttering. I can't believe it... neither can Ann or Suzui~San... she's awake! "Shiho!" "Honey!" Both of them rush up to Shiho to give her each big hugs, being careful of her injuries. "Where... am I? Mom... Ann... Kurusu...? I thought I'd..." they released from their grasp as Shiho fiddled with her hand while staring at it. It was connected to a machine that showed her heartbeat. "I'm... alive...? I'm alive!" She then started crying tears of joy. She may have wanted to die before, but that has changed.

"Indeed you are, sweety!" Suzui~San wiped away her tears and sat down on the chair again to regain her composure. "Ann... I'm sorry!" "Shiho... I'm sorry!" Both of the young girls said it at the same time which made all of us giggle. "Why are you sorry, Shiho?" Ann asked, still giggling while Shiho waited to stop giggling, "Kurusu told me everything... you were only dating Kamoshida for my benefit... I shouldn't let you do that for me...! I'm a horrible friend, I should've-" Ann cuts her off with a big hug. "Just shush. It wasn't your fault... I chose that on my own... I should be apologising, I was the reason why he did that to you... if only I went to his place-" Now Shiho cuts her off, "No! I'm glad you stood up to that creep! I'm the idiot for going to him in the first place...!". Heh, this is cute. "Hey! Can't you guys just say that it was neither of you guys' fault but Dog Shit?" It took awhile but the two girls started laughing and agreed with me. "Shiho... I'm sorry... If I tried better to stop you... you wouldn't be here... please forgive me, Shiho!" I was finally able to apologise to her... thank you lord! "Kurusu... no. I should thank you for trying to talk me out of it. And I'm sorry I repaid you the way I did... I hope you can forgive me!" Shiho bows on the bed as I start to smirk. "No..." I say with no expression while all eyes are on me, "... because to you, I'm not Kurusu. I'm Akano!" The black haired girl was shocked but eventually nodded. Afterwards, a yawn came out as she returned to sleep. Don't blame her... "I think it's time to go back to school, girls. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her." With that, Ann and I left and went back to school.

On our way back, we heard these weird rumors about me and Ryuji. We apparently threatened Kamoshida with physical violence. Eh, that's not the worst rumor I've heard.

School Roof...

I swear, that guy needs to shut up. "Do you have to be so loud?" Ann asked annoyed as I just laughed at it. "Don't worry about it. So, how'd it go? With Shiho I mean..." Tears emerged from both mine and Ann's eyes as we joyously yelled out she regained consciousness. "It was only a little bit, but we were able to talk to her...!" I sat Ann down to finish what she was about to say. "We were all able to apologise for things we thought we needed to, even Shiho... and here we were, wanting to apologise to her for our own reasons...!" Tears started to fall uncontrollably as I tried to wipe them all away, "Kamoshida's the one at fault, not any of you!" the cat jumped down and began purring against my legs so I picked him up. "We know... and we're gonna get stronger, right Akano?" Ann smiled at me as I smiled back. "Anyway, let's see how much this baby can be sold for..." And with that, Ryuji got to searching up the value of the gold medal we got from the Palace. "WHAT!? Only 30,000 yen?! Bummer..." 30,000 yen? Was expecting less... "You know~ I lent you some money in middle school~" The blonde girl teased as the blonde boy got annoyed, "There's no way I borrowed 30,000 yen!?" The two went at it for a bit as Morgana and I ate the popcorn we got from my bag. "Look, how about I choose where to celebrate for this successful mission and I use both of our shares?" Her compromise was good, "Eh? What about Aka~Tan's say in this?" "I think it's a great idea! As long as it's food, I'll be fine with it!" Images of ramen popped into my head as I began drooling.

In the end, we agreed to go to Ann's choice of a way to celebrate and it was up to Morgana and I to get the medal sold. I'm pretty sure if we go to 'Untouchable' we can sell it. Okay, I'll do it.

*BEEP* *BEEP*

Huh? Who's calling me? Oh, it's Akari.

A= Akano Ak= Akari

Ak= Hey sis, you free?

A= Yeah, I've got nothing planned. You want to hang out?

Ak= Uh huh! Can we meet at Shibuya train station after school?

A= School finished early, we can meet now

Ak= Really? Okay, let's meet at Shibuya train station!

A= Sure, can you do it by yourself?

Ak= I'm not a baby! I'm 12, I can take care of myself!

A= 11, little sis. Your birthday isn't until June.

Ak= I can at least take the train by myself!

A= Okay, I'll wait by the Hachiko statue.

Ak= Got it! I'll meet you there in a few, I'll text you once I get to the station!

A= K, bye sis!

Ak= Bye Nee~Chan!

Good, it's been a while since we've hung out like actual sisters. I got off the train and waited next to the statue of Hachiko. I knew it would take a while for Akari to get here so I just sat on a bench and fed the birds half of my sandwich while eating the other half. Thirty minutes passed and Akari still isn't here. Is she okay? It only takes twenty to get here... I began ringing her phone but it went straight to voicemail. I've gotta go looking for her. I left and decided to look around the line that leads to Yongen Jaya but she wasn't there. "Akari! Akari!" I call continuously but no answer. My thoughts instantly went dark when I remembered the psychotic breakdowns that were happening so I checked the news on my phone. Thank god, nothing happened. She must be in the station somewhere... "Excuse me, ma'am?" I heard from behind me but I ignore it, it can't be me... "Excuse me, ma'am with the red hair?" Shit, it is me. I turn around to see a familiar person with long brown hair and red eyes. He was a boy about my age. "Excuse me but is this your sister?" He gestured behind him as Akari popped out. "Nee~Chan!" "Akari!" We yelled at the same and ran for a hug. "I'm so sorry sis! I forgot to charge my phone and I had no way of contacting you, I got so scared!" She cried into my blazer as I just chuckled, "No, I'm sorry. I should've just gone home and picked you up..." the whole blaming ourselves started as I ended it by ruffling her hair. "Thank you so much for helping out my little sister!" I bowed to the young man as he smiled and waved goodbye. "You ready to hang out, little sis?" I asked as her face lit up and we held hands towards Central Street. Straight away, Akari rushed into the arcade which made me laugh. That's my sister for you. I walk in and see her on the DDR machine, getting high scores. 9,000,000,000 was her score, making her second. I'm still on the leaderboard, nice. 'Aka2' was what she put in as she smiled sweetly. "Aka~Tan?" I heard from behind me. The only one who calls me that is,"Ryuji! What's up?" I asked as he told me it was too early for him to get home so he came here. "Nee~Chan! What should we play next?" Akari came to me and clung onto my arm, "Is this your boyfriend, Nee~Chan?" as soon as those words came out of her mouth, both Ryuji and I went red. "N-no Akari... he's my friend from school..." I explained as she did an 'oh'. "A-anyway... what are you doing here Aka~Tan? And who's this?" he motioned over to Akari and I told him that she was my little sister and we're having a sister day. "Oh, okay. I'll let you two have your ti-" he was cut off, "No, it's okay! I wanna know if you're a good friend for Nee~Chan. C'mon, let's go play some games!" She took both of our hands and dragged us to different parts of the arcade.

I felt a little closer to Ryuji...

After a while, we said goodbye to Ryuji and took the train back to Yongen. "Nee~Chan?" I looked over at Akari as she had her head down. "I... I heard the news at your school... that teacher turned himself in, didn't he?" She asked and I nod. "Same teacher?" I nod again, "Knew it... that's why I wanted to hang out... a form of celebration... are you gonna tell Sojiro and/or Kenny?" "... yes... and I need my little sis with me!" I pat her head as she smiled sweetly. I could never hate this little girl...

Rank 2.

Hey guys! I hope you liked this chapter! Also, what I will do is have the confidant ranks at the end here so you know how far Akano has come! They will also be before the A/N. And yes, they will reach their max at the end.

Fool= Rank 2

Magician= Rank 2

Priestess= Rank 0

Empress= Rank 0

Emperor= Rank 0

Hierophant= Rank 1

Lovers= Rank 2

Chariot= Rank 3

Justice= Rank 0

Hermit= Rank 0

Fortune= Rank 0

Strength= Rank 0

Hanged Man= Rank 0

Death= Rank 0

Temperance= Rank 2

Devil= Rank 0

Tower= Rank 0

Star= Rank 0

Moon= Rank 0

Sun= Rank 0

Judgement= Rank 0

Aeon= Rank 0