I wasn't going to have drama in it. I was using her simply cause her and Hikaru hate each other and I don't have another antagonist DX
Love The Way You Lie
Everyone appeared at the funeral simply for the respect and the fact that one of their own, a mutant, had fallen. For what, no one was sure, but Ino was gone now at the hands of a fatal experiment gone wrong. Hikaru had cursed at the wind about a red haired female however she wasn't the one behind this. Of course, said female wanted to cause harm to Hikaru in any possible way she could but she was currently in a prison so she had no means of going about this plan to capture mutants and harvest them for their powers.
Hikaru was standing on the edge of the six feet deep hole that was dug for Ino's body. Her casket was open and Hikaru tried hard not to cry all over again as she peered down into the darkness where her fallen friend was currently resting. Orph was standing a bit farther back with his face tilted downwards and bearing no expression. K23 was next to him, tears flowing down is cheeks but silent. He wasn't going to allow himself to sob and cry like Hikaru was clearly close to doing.
Nisorin was speaking the different Bible verses that are said at funerals and the speech he had written for his student. His voice was lulling people to keep calm as he spoke but for some reason it didn't seem to work so well on Hikaru. The crowd was silent, all of them ranging from people who either disliked or hated Ino, ones that didn't know her and never had the chance to meet her, and then those who adored her and hated the idea of her not being there anymore.
Each person got their turn but it seemed that with every written speech about the mutant everyone choked up. Hikaru was the worst as she could barely hold back her anger and sadness and the need to be snippy to not look so upset; to not appear so weak. But no one was fooled. Everyone knew that she was trying to hide how hurt she was but they bit their tongues as it wasn't the time to mess with people.
With each speech there were memories and good times. You could always count on Ino for making good times.
"I remember when we all first came here." Hikaru started out shakily. "We didn't know anything about each other except the fact that we were all in the same boat. We all were different and we had mutant powers and well...we were alone. We were different and alone and outcasts in the real world and Nisorin here took us in as if we were his own children. There are times when I bet he wishes he never accepted us into his school but even through our worst times he was there for us.
"But enough about Nisorin and how he helped us. This is about Ino, the person's funeral you all came to. Ino was a loving friend and she had her moments when she downright hated each and every one of us but in the end, she always stood by our side. Even if we did something she didn't agree on she would still be there for us in the end even when we fucked it all up. Not only was she a good friend but a good comrade. Ino always added a bit of humor no matter the mission we were on." Hikaru looked out to the crowd, her eyes tearful. "She was my best friend."
Everyone else got up and gave their speeches and then it was time to lower the casket into the ground. It took all of Hikaru's willpower to not jump in on top of the casket and it did the same for Orph but he showed it in a more controlled state. When the ceremony was over and Ino was long gone under the dirt and worms everyone left.
Back at the school, even though everyone else had appeared to move on, Nisorin knew they hadn't. Ino was always on their minds and he could feel the thoughts and even listen in on a few; they always revolved around their fallen mutant friend. Sometimes Nisorin would have to go up to his room and lock himself away to get rid of the negative thoughts that surrounded him.
A few weeks passed by and another call came forth to the lovely group of mutant superheroes and so Ino was pushed away from their minds at least for a little while.
"I swear, if it's that bitch again..." Hikaru hissed under her breath as she sprinted down one of the hallways with K23. K23 merely rolled his eyes at her.
"You do know she's in prison right now right?" he asked as Hikaru and him stopped in front of the doors to Nisorin's office. "She has been for a month and a half. She's been there way before Ino even died."
"I don't care." Hikaru stated flatly as the two of them walked into the room, her eyes straight ahead and stubborn. "She's still a bitch."
The two stood before Nisorin as he sat at his desk, his eyes imploring as he looked at the two. He merely shook his head as Orph came in a bit later, the sleep still eminent in his eyes. "I can sense high levels of mutant powers somewhere off the coast of Africa. I'm not sure what's going on..but..you know. It would be wise to go investigate it." Nisorin raised his eyebrows as if expecting them to object. "I understand that Ino is no longer with you guys but you'll have to make the best of it."
Hikaru nodded at Nisorin and quickly walked out of the room, K23 and Orph following. "He expects us to be able to "make the best of it" like...like we should act like nothing happened?" Hikaru's voice was shrill but she fought to keep it down especially when she had a blue tint appear on her skin. "I just...ugh."
"Why do we have to go...?" Orph asked, his voice soft as he looked at Hikaru and K23.
K23 merely shrugged before he looked back at his group. "Maybe he thinks it's tied in the Ino's capture." K23 raised an eyebrow, the side of his mouth lifting with it. "Who knows? Lets just go."
Orph nodded and then the three of them left.
- - -
"You've
got to be fucking kidding me right now." Orph grumbled as bullets ricocheted off of any surface it seemed causing sparks to fly. His eyes scanned for the area around them but he found nothing that would help, or at least it didn't seem that way.
"Go!" K23 shouted at Orph from where he stood, hidden behind a smoldering car. He glared at Orph from where he knelled, his eyes furious. "Hikaru and I can hold them off, we need someone to get in there!"
"Right." Orph said before he darted towards the building they were trying to get into. Bullets were fired and aimed towards him but they were all deflected with a mere flick of his hands.
"Hikaru!" K23 yelled when Orph had managed to get into the door.
Said pink haired girl jumped over a low wall that was crumbling and, with her hand in a fist, she punched the ground; a heat wave came roaring out of it and knocking the nearby buildings over and causing them to crash and crumble except for the one that was important. Her skin was flashing between cream colored and blue and her eyes were a deep crimson color. When her fist smashed the ground her hair lit up like a fire adding more heat to her wave. "Ino! Go!"
This was usually the time in which Ino would leap out from behind where Hikaru stood and flash her claws like a sword collector and her knives and her chirpy and happy voice even in the dullest moments. When Hikaru realized that Ino obviously, and clearly, wasn't going to pop out of the earth she felt a pang in her chest. Without missing a step K23 jumped from where he was hidden and protected, tackling Hikaru and rolling her into a ball inside of his body and the two rolled away behind a random bus. He didn't even stop to ask if she was okay or anything as he jumped up from the dirt and started shooting small blades towards any enemies left from Hikaru's fire.
Orph walked down the cold hallways his feet making slight padding noises as his shoes had been burned off when Hikaru did her Phoenix wave. It was quiet, too quiet, and it had an awkward feel to it. He didn't like it, at all, and he had a sneaky suspicion he would get caught...somewhere. Somehow. Orph's hairs stood on end and he felt his ears prick at the slightest sound.
Shit was going to hit the fan.
