Never

Hitoshi's POV

          Is there at least one person in the world who can explain to me what just happened ? Somebody ? Nah, no-one ? Cause I'm beyond confused now.

          It was just a normal day. Waking up, putting on my uniform, brushing my teeth and eating something at school since I have my muzzle on at home, trying to stay awake in class, then being forcefully dragged in an allay during lunch break to be beaten by Bark and his gang.

          A normal day. So how in hell did I end up being dragged by my hand by a girl to who-knows-where ? After she singlehandedly knocked down the two most powerful Greens of our year and their six triple-striped sidekicks ?

          I don't know how long we ran like that, but we end up collapsing on a beach, surrounded by piles of trash. I immediately take my muzzle off to take a big gulp of air, almost choking on it.

           The girl beside me is doubled over, panting. I look at her while slightly moving away, disconcerted and distrustful at the same time. A bubble of gratitude and curiosity struggles to take place in my chest but I swiftly burst it. Never trust anyone for they will betray you. I learned it the hard way.

          This being said, my movement brought the girl's attention back to me, and she seemed surprised, as if she didn't realized that she had been dragging me behind her for the last fifteen minutes. Surprisingly her eyes became black, perfectly normal.

          Then her gaze fell on my muzzle, still on the ground, and they instantly came back to bright red. Something indescribable passed in her eyes, she started to shake and her breathing stopped.

           My eyes widened. I could tell these symptoms anywhere. I often experienced them after all. She was having a panic attack.

          Shit. I had to wake her, to make her breath. I opened my mouth to try to calm her.

Silence Shinso, or I'll have to take measures.

You know what happens if you open that disgusting mouth of yours don't you ?!

Shut up Hitoshi ! If I hear you one more time...

          No sound leaves it. I try, but it's as if something was strangling me, preventing me from speaking. The more I try the worst it get.

She is suffocating !

I'm suffocating, help me !

She will hurt me if I speak.

She saved me...

She will betray me, they always betray me, she only wanted to have my trust, none of my « friends » has ever been genuine !

She is a Gray, a mono-stripe, she is different

She is a demon, she massacred them and smiled !

It was fun to watch.

She is suffocating, I'm suffocating, someone save us !

I have to speak, to help her

I can't breath, can't breath, can't breath, can't breath !

Aaaaaahhhh... I'm having a panic attack to !

          My whole body is shaking, I see black in the corners, I can't breath and I'm covered in sweat. My eyes meet the girl's, who is in the same state as me.

          We fall at the same time, curled up on the ground, a mix of fear, pity and distrust in our eyes. I want to help her, reassure her, but I'm scared, scared that she'll attack me, scared to be betrayed, scared to be pushed away, scared that she misunderstands me and feels attacked.