Two Faced
(This is an old fic I posted on Reddit over two years ago. Thought I’d leave it here since I’ve been kinda getting back into this fandom recently)
"Heya." Shiromi greeted as she pulled open the sliding door, being greeted back by the formal, yet homey atmosphere of the council room, the rest of her peers sitting around the hardwood table. Akane gave her a soft spoken 'hello' without looking up from her papers, she seemed busy, whilst Aoi didn't really give much of a response apart from a low hum.
"Where have you been?" Kuroko spoke with a hint of agitation, her brow furrowing as a result. "You've missed the meeting. This is the second time."
"Sorry." Shiromi replied, taking a seat beside Aoi who was still leaning on her elbows, still choosing not to interact. "I was just taking care of something that needed to be tended to." She looked at her superior for a response, smiling oddly as she waited.
Kuroko paused to take a deep breath before exhaling, looking down in Akane's direction, checking on what she was doing before responding. "I really don't like your definition of 'taking care of things,' Torayoshi."
Shriomi laughed under her breath, amused by Kuroko's response before, too, taking a moment to gloss over Akane's bundle of paperwork that lay in a small pile to her side, Akane almost ready to add another piece to it as she continued to scribble things down.
"Are those the club bills?"
"Indeed." Kuroko replied, still with a hint of sternness. "I think you owe Toriyasu here a 'thanks' for stepping in to sort out the papers that you were instructed to see to, Torayoshi."
Shiromi gave a half smile. "Heh, they're early. They really don't waste much time, huh?"
Akane grimaced, closing her eyes for a moment before reopening them just that little bit wider than what Shiromi was comfortable with...
"No, some people don't." she said, as she continued with 'her' work.
Shiromi gritted her teeth momentarily before reaching out to one of the papers that Akane was still working on. "Well, you want me to take them?"
Akane shook her head, lightly pushing her hand away. "No, no, it's fine. I've got it."
Shiromi pulled back her hand and for a moment just dwelled in silence, the only sounds being the constant deep ticks from the grandfather clock, and Akane's pen against paper. She leaned back in her chair, arms behind her head, and stared attentively at her colleagues face as she continued scribbling.
Seeing Akane like this was greatly fascinating to Shriomi, as she had never seen anything like it before. Akane was worldly seen as a this tolerant and sweet girl, who took great pleasure in kindness and pride in her integrity, only wishing to spread positivity. This had to be the first time Shiromi had ever seen her frown, and Shiromi just had to find out why.
It surely couldn't just be because she was doing paperwork that wasn't intended for her, when she been put on the spot with just as frustrating scenarios and still managed to keep her goodwill smile.
"What's eating you?" Shiromi asked, tilting her head to one side.
Akane's eyes met Shiromi's before they fell back to the paper, her mouth left slightly ajar as if re-evaluating what she going to say. "Nothing, dear, I'm just tired."
Shiromi switched from leaning back on the chair to leaning forward on one of her hands, with intent to bring herself just a little bit closer. "You sure? It's not often that you're tired."
Akane sighed, as she once again met eyes with Shiromi who was grinning back at her, waiting for an answer that Akane failed to give, as there was nothing else that came from her that could fill the rooms silence.
Kuroko could feel the heavy amount of tension in the room, and took a sip of her tea before planting her eyes into Shiromi again. "Torayoshi, please."
Shiromi gestured outwards with her arms, "What? I was only asking."
"Yes, but I get the feeling that Toriyasu doesn't care to speak to you at the moment."
"You know what, I think I'm going to go home for the rest of the afternoon." Akane said, standing up from her seat, with her head bowed, dropping her pen carelessly into the table before turning to walk the out sliding door that stood slightly ajar.
As Akane reached her hand into the crack of the door, she jumped back, hand over her chest at the sudden sight of Shiromi appearing beside her, casually leaning against the door, with a playful question;
"What's the password?"
Akane sucked in air through her teeth, as her eyes opened wide again. "Shiromi, d-don't."
"Shiromi are you incapable of not being a bitch?" Aoi said, her head now lifted off the table after spending so long in silence.
Kuroko frowned, "Language, Rygoku." before turning to Shiromi with the same look. "Torayoshi, would you kindly move out of her way, you're part of the student council, act like it please."
Kuroko's statement didn't hinder her though, and Shiromi continued with her hijinks.
"C'mon!" Shiromi insisted putting her back against the door, as Akane continued to look down at her with pent up frustration that made her fists ball up. "I'll give you a hint, it's Aoi's birthday!"
"Leave me out of this!" Aoi yelled over, clearly becoming irate due to Shiromi's behavior, but all that came to a stop all of a sudden...
Before Shiromi could react or realize what was happening, she felt two hands with an iron grip latch onto the front of her blazer, forcing her up against the small space of the wall between the door and one of the many book cases that littered the place. Shiromi looked up and felt a chill run down her spine, her smile faltering at Akane's expression. Her eyes were dauntingly wide, her small pindot pupils overwhelmed with the rest of her intense orange irises. Her mouth opened, Shiromi able to see each impressive canine but any further thought of it was suddenly cut off by Akane's booming voice.
"Oh, I'm supposed to be peppy and cheerful all the time am I!? I'M SUPPOSE TO PLAY ALONG WITH YOUR STUPID JOKES WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE IT!?"
Shiromi tried to struggle in her grip but found she couldn't move, sealed to the spot... by fear.
"YOU'RE THE ONE THAT GOES MISSING WHENEVER THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT NEEDS TENDING TO! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STROLLS THE FUCK IN WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT, WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR ANYONE ELSE APART FROM YOURSELF!” Akane knew this was wrong, but now that she'd started she couldn't stop. Every negative platitude that she'd hoarded had come spilling out all at once, and now she could only wait for the floodgates cease on their own.
"Akane that is enough!" Kuroko yelled, trying to put herself between the two, placing a firm hand on Akane's shoulder but based on Akane's reaction, it was like she didn't even realize she was there.
"WHY YOU'RE EVEN ON THIS TEAM IN THE FIRST PLACE IS A MYSTERY! YOU STEAL, YOU CHEAT, YOU LIE, YOU RIP FRIENDS APART, YOU GET PLEASURE FROM FRUSTRATING PEOPLE! WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE!?" Akane violently shook Shiromi once against the wall, Shiromi trying as hard as she could to keep her head down in order to not look at Akane's twisted-with-anger-face, as her screaming continued.
"AND THEN YOU ASK WHAT WRONG WITH ME!?"
"What the fuck is the matter with you!?" Aoi reached over and tried to pull Akane off Shiromi physically, only for Akane start to direct her anger towards her instead. Akane threw her elbow back in retaliation to Aoi's attempt, missing, before then turning around completely to face her, Aoi taken aback by her twisted expression.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!"
Before Aoi could move Akane landed a hard hitting punch straight into Aoi's good eye, causing her to yell out and stumble backwards clutching her face.
Akane let out a wisping breath at the realization at what she'd just done, every rageful word that didn't quite make itself known immediately dying on her tongue, and turning into a quiver.
Kuroko had turned her attention to Aoi, trying to get her to show her face, but Aoi slammed a fist down on the table and turned back around to Akane with a primal look, a purplish bruise surrounding her uncovered eye.
Every alarm bell inside Akane's head was sounding, letting her know that she was about to receive the same treatment that she'd just given Shiromi and now Aoi. Her breathing hitched at the sight of Aoi coming closer and Akane fell against the door, pleading and crying hysterically, holding a hand out in front of her in a weak attempt to defend herself.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry... please, please don't hurt me." her mournful chanting got Aoi to stop and take a step back, and Kuroko to look down at her with a look that questioned if the events that just transpired actually happened.
Aoi returned back to slamming the side of her first down on the table, growling like a dog out of the throbbing pain that overwhelmed her eye.
Shiromi leaned against the wall with a lost look in her eyes, the wall behind seemingly being the only thing that was keeping her standing.
Kuroko buffered where she stood, trying to think what she should do, eventually deciding to hold out a hand for a Akane to take, hoping to pull her from the ground but, she recoiled away from her almost instinctively.
"No, please! Don't touch me... I'll hurt you, please, dear, don't touch me..."
Kuroko shook her head. "Akane, don't be silly, come on, let me help you."
Akane swallowed her nerves and let Kuroko pull her to her feet, Akane unable to resist pulling her peer in for a surprise hug shortly after, burying her face into Kuroko's shoulder where she then released the rest of her emotions. "I'm sorry... I just don't know what's wrong with me today..."
Akane was shaking like a leaf in Kuroko's hold, trying her best to calm herself to no avail.
"It's.. It's okay, Toriyasu..." Kuroko said breathlessly before glossing over her brooding peers before looking back over to the sliding doors.
"I think this would be an ideal time for us all to take a walk down the infirmary."
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