Shattering Humanity-Chapter 102: Confessions & Proposals

Saku and Itsuka are in a public bathroom, Saku leaning up on a wall next to the mirrors. Itsuka dips a washcloth under the running faucet with warm water and wipes the dry blood off of Saku’s face.

Saku blushes as she does.

Saku: "I could’ve done it myself, there’s a mirror right here."

Itsuka: "Shut up and just let me have this, please."

Saku doesn’t look her in the eye while she wipes his face and the dirt off his neck. Her chest softly rubbing against his arm as she cleans the tattoo on the temple on his face, he contemplates asking her something.

Saku: "Why- Why do you treat me so nicely?"

Itsuka stops and looks at him confused and upset.

Itsuka: "What?"

Saku is still avoiding eye contact and asks her again.

Saku: "Why do you treat me better than any other girl I’ve ever met? We’ve only known each other for a few days, I’m not a good person, I’m not good looking, and I have a shitty attitude most of the time. Why do you go out of your way to be nice to me? If you’re still feeling guilty about headbutting my gut the day we all met, you don’t-"

Itsuka grabs his head to show him her 2nd Stage eye, with a bright pink aura.

Itsuka: "Use my ability."

She looks to her right, at her reflection in the mirror. Her reflection stops imitating her movements and her mirrored version, is no longer bubbly. Her reflection is now an angry and aggressive version of Itsuka, she looks at Saku’s reflection.

Mirror Itsuka: "What the hell do you want? You want me to help him!? Ew gross, haven’t I already told you, I think he’s the ugliest piece of shit I’ve ever seen."

Saku pops off his 2nd Stage, a bright white aura, with a black streak. His reflection stops imitating him as well and starts giggling.

Mirror Saku: "Hehe, look who’s talking, haahaa, a gross body building gorilla, haha, with a gross purple eye and disgusting hair. Pffftthahaha, whatta, whatta bitch AHAAHAHA."

The real Saku and Itsuka look at each other blushing.

The aggressive and irritated mirror Itsuka grabs mirror Saku by the collar while he’s trying to hold his laughter in.

Mirror Itsuka: "Listen here you low life, no talent, greasy long haired, vile piece of garbage, whenever I see you, I feel sick to my stomach. No other man, has ever made me feel more disgusted and more aggravated seeing them, more than you do. I want to throw up every time I see you, out of pure hatred of your face."

The real Saku realizes the plan Itsuka had from the start he blushes even harder as his mirrored version begins his opposite feelings confession.

Mirrored Itsuka throws the giggling mirror Saku to the floor or the mirrored bathroom. He’s covering his mouth holding back his chuckles. His hand then moves from his mouth and covers his eyes while he laughs.

Mirror Saku: "Hahaha, You- You’re one to talk! Ahahah- you’re a dumb bitch, haha, that couldn’t take care of a ferret! Haha, I couldn’t have felt less bad for your dumbass. And when, kekeke, when you headbutt me in the stomach, hahaahahaha, I thought you were the most irritating, unattractive, nasty woman I’ve ever had the unfortunate opportunity to have my arm around. Kekeekeek, even if I never had my mother’s love, hahaha I’d rather have her hatred than your love and care, you dumb skank HHAHAA!"

Mirrored Itsuka jumps on top of the laughing mirrored Saku, her fist cocked back.

Mirrored Itsuka: "What did you say, you goddamn bastard?!?"

Before she can throw the punch, Itsuka and Saku relax their IceEyes to their base-kit’s and Itsuka leans in for a kiss. The reflections now back to imitating the originals and their lips connect.

In the bathroom adjacent to the one Saku and Itsuka are in, Katsu and Shelly are doing the same, ’after-fight clean up’.

Shelly has a roll of paper towels and she tears a sheet from the roll and dips it under the cold water. She holds it up to a smiling Katsu who lifts his head so she can wipe his dry blood off of his chin.

Shelly smiles and wipes her adopted brothers chin with the paper towel, her broken heart tattoo on her thumb showing. The wet spot on the paper towel turns red and the blood flakes disappear from the smiling face. She folds the paper towel and runs the clean part underneath the running faucet.

Katsu: "Thanks, Shelly and hey, I’m sorry if I made you worry. I got out of hand with my new ability, and I-"

Shelly cuts him off by wiping his mouth.

Shelly: "Remember what you said, when we first got put into that Academy? How you told me, ’no matter what happens, it’s me and you until the very end’, do you remember?"

Katsu silently nods his head while she wipes his face.

Shelly: "Now that we have a full group of people, do you still care about me the same way? Or do you feel like now that you have more responsibility as Division Leader, you won’t be able to give me as much attention and-"

Katsu grabs her hand washing his face, and his thumb tattoo overlaps hers. He stares her deep in her azule blue eyes.

Katsu: "When I was abducted by that Elder Iceman with Saku and Big Bro, it told me that I was the Yang vessel, and one of my qualities that proved to ’him’ that I was, is the fact I am represented by azule blue. He meant you and your azule blue eyes, Shelly."

She blushes and looks at her eyes in the mirror.

Shelly: "You’re represented by...by me?"

Katsu turns her head back to eye contact. Even without an IceEye, Shelly feels like she can’t break eye contact with the man she loves. Katsu talks low enough so the echoes of the cement and tile bathroom aren’t too loud.

Katsu: "Shelly, I told Big Bro and everyone that I would only use my powers to help humanity and the one’s I love. But with you, it’s more than just love, Shell."

Shelly blushing with tears in her eyes, wipes them and looks back at her adopted brother.

Shelly: "Katsu, what are you trying to say?"

Katsu looks at her with all seriousness.

Katsu: "If worst comes to worst, Shelly, and I have to choose between using my powers to kill another human or watch you be killed, I WILL use my powers and completely destroy anyone who tries harming the one who represents me, even if that means someone from Takamagahara has to die while I protect you."

From outside the adjacent bathrooms, Scylia and Daisuki are leaning up against the wall across from the doors.

Scylia let’s out a sigh and slides down the wall, slowly, her red leggings stretch over her legs as she brings her knees to her chest.

Scylia: "I remember when I first got to clean you up after a fight. Do you remember?"

Daisuki chuckles and looks at the ceiling.

Daisuki: "Like it was yesterday. Some punks claiming to be from some Roronora City street gang were surrounding you and Char. If I had known you could handle your own I would’ve let you take half of them and the other half myself."

Scylia lets out a small giggle.

Scylia: "Even if I told you I was a fighter, you probably wouldn’t have let me help, that’s why I had to jump in and help you."

Daisuki looks down at her on the floor and smiles. He reaches into his pocket and holds something in his closed hand. As Saku, Itsuka, Katsu, and Shelly come out of the bathroom, Daisuki gets off the wall and gets on one knee. All three girls put their hands over their mouths as Daisuki pulls out a beautiful diamond ring.

Daisuki: "And I would love it if you could always jump in and help me in all my times of need, Mrs. Scylia Daisuki, would you please be my fourth and final wife, making me the happiest man in the world?"

And that’s when Itsuka and Shelly lose interest in the marriage proposal, grab their men, and they walk away to the sounds of an excited and screaming Scylia.

Scylia: "Yes! Oh, yes I will marry you, Master Daisuki! I love you with all my heart!"

Katsu: "AH, what the hell, Shell?" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Saku: "What did ’I’ do?!"

Shelly and Itsuka both have irritated faces with closed eyes.

Shelly: "Fouth wife..."

Itsuka: "...What a joke."