[ This is a special chapter, so it does not follow the events of the original story ]
Sitting by the counter of the pastry shop, Kairus was quietly enjoying a chocolate whipped cream. Everything was going well... until he noticed Hikari glued to her phone, sweating as if she were in a final battle of some gacha game.
-¡Kairus! What did you do?! - she shouted, alarmed.
Kairus tensed, carefully placed his drink on the table, and looked at her, confused.
-¿Eh? What happened now?
Hikari quickly approached and showed him the phone screen.
-¡Look! You're being roasted on Facebook!
Kairus jumped up, spilling the whipped cream onto the floor.
-¡¿What?! But I don't even have a Facebook account!
-¡Well, now you do! And you're using it to say nonsense. Look at this...
Kairus took the phone and read a post that said:
"Dogs disgust me, yuck! Att: Kairus °^°)/"
His face froze.
-¡Wait! That's not me!
Hikari sighed and brought a hand to her forehead.
-¡And thank goodness you didn't see the comments... your mom is currently the public restroom of half of Facebook.
Kairus looked at her in horror.
-¡People are terrifying...
-¡Don't worry, you'll get used to it fast.
-¡Hehe, what a relief... But... what are you doing?
Kairus realized the girl was pushing him out of the shop with both arms.
-¡Well... you see...
She smiled at him enthusiastically and said in a lively tone:
-¡If anyone asks, you never saw me, you don't know me, and you definitely don't work here. Good luck!
¡Pum! She closed the pastry shop door in his face.
Kairus stared at the door for a moment, thoughtful.
-¡Eh... but you're going to pay me this month?... right?
The shutters began to close, leaving the pastry shop completely sealed.
-¡I guess that's a no...
Kairus stared at the horizon with a defeated expression, as if he had lost everything in life. Unemployed, homeless... and clearly unpaid. Suddenly, he frowned.
-¡Wait... where's my phone? I swear I left it on the table, but when I came back from the bathroom it was gone.
Then a memory came to his mind: Jake saying "¡I'm going shopping, be right back!".
Kairus froze.
-¡Wait... Jake never goes shopping!
His face turned red. ¡Jake had stolen his phone, created a fake account, and posted all that nonsense! Veins popped from his anger.
-¡You filthy rat!
Just then, a passerby on the street stopped, offended.
-¡Hey, some respect. What did I do to deserve this?
-¡Oh, sorry! It wasn't about you, I swear.
The man stared at him for a few seconds:
-¡Wait a moment... - he said, taking out his phone and reading something on the screen - You filthy rat! I was looking for you! How dare you insult the poor puppies!
He put the phone away and shouted:
-¡Hey, guys! This is the idiot who talked badly about the puppies! We have to lynch him!
Doors of houses began to open. Voices could be heard:
-¿Where's that idiot?
-¡We have to kill him!
-¡I've got the shotgun loaded!
Kairus began to sweat. In a trembling voice, he said:
-¡Uh oh... This isn't good...
He crossed his arms as if calculating, then decided:
-¡Only one option... run for my life!
He ran down the street while a crowd chased him, throwing shoes, cans, stones, katanas, Molotov cocktails!
-¡Hey! The last two!? Do you guys want to kill me!?
-¡YES!!! - they all shouted in unison.
-¡I have to call the police! - Kairus shouted, alarmed.
At that moment, he barely dodged a shot that passed between his legs. When he turned, there was a man in the crowd in a police outfit pointing a gun at him. You could hear the man say "¡Next time I won't miss!"
The boy turned pale, a Poker Face appearing on his face, having lost all hope.
-¡Or maybe not...
Kairus managed to turn a corner and hide. The tumult passed by.
He took a deep breath, sat with his knees drawn up, and murmured:
-¡Phew... that was close.
A familiar voice replied:
-¡You can say that again, buddy...
It was Jake, sitting right next to him in the same position.
-¡Oh, Jake, my dear friend! Come, give me a hug - said Kairus with a huge grin.
-¡Ew, no! - Jake turned, uncomfortable -¡Wait... what are you doing with that!?
-¡With what? I just want to give you a hug...
Jake looked carefully. Kairus was holding two katanas—the same ones thrown at him during the chase—while smiling creepily.
-¡I can explain! - Jake shouted.
Kairus licked the blade of one katana, then began rubbing them together, sharpening them like a butcher about to carve a pig.
-¡You were the cause of this roast! - Kairus let out a diabolical laugh -¡Maybe if I cut you into pieces and offer them to the gods, everything will be solved.
Jake stepped back, sweating.
-¡It was just a joke! I didn't think it would affect me too... just for being your friend. ¡Come on, put that down and let's handle this civilly, okay?
-¡Civilly my ass! - exclaimed Kairus, tongue out, eyes completely white -¡I'm going to make a pendant out of your teeth!
His drool started staining the floor, and his face looked like something out of a horror painting.
Before he could make the first slash, an idea lit up his mind. He dropped the swords, rubbed his hands, and said excitedly:
-¡I know how to fix this! Jake, you can transform into animals, right?
-¡That's right! - Jake replied, raising a finger proudly -¡It's one of the simplest spells there is.
-¡Perfect! Then transform into a dog, I'll take a picture petting you and upload it to Facebook. ¡That will calm everything down... and I won't have to cut you into pieces.
Jake stepped back, face full of total disgust.
-¡No way! ¡I would never let you pet me!
-¡Ha, so that's how it is, huh... - Kairus was silent for a moment, then smiled mischievously:
-¡Then if I go... ¡you go with me!
And he ran out of the alley shouting:
-¡Hey people, we're h-!
No need to finish the sentence. From the alley came a loud "¡Woof!"
Kairus turned and smiled:
-¡Good boy...
Minutes later, they took a photo with Kairus petting the dog. The post said:
"¡I'm so sorry °^°)/, a stupid person stole my phone while I was distracted. How could I hate these cute little things?"
Slowly, the crowd that was chasing them began to calm down and return to their homes. Doors closed, and the online insults stopped after a few hours... and everything seemed back to normal.
It was already sunset. Kairus and Jake walked down the same street where hours earlier the chase had occurred. Now everything was calm and barely anyone was around.
-¡Phew, looks like everything calmed down - said Jake, wiping sweat.
-¡Hahaha, yes, it was quite an experience - responded Kairus - ¡Oh, I almost forgot!
He stopped suddenly and picked up a Molotov cocktail still intact from the ground -. ¡It still works for what I want - murmured to himself while examining it.
Jake froze.
-¡O-hey... What do you need that for?
-¡Oh, for absolutely nothing - responded Kairus with an absurdly suspicious smile while soaking the cloth of the cocktail with alcohol.
Without warning, Kairus grabbed Jake and pushed him into another alley.
-¡Hey! What's wrong with you? - shouted Jake, alarmed.
Kairus approached with a sinister look and whispered in his ear:
-¡Hehe, did you think you'd get away after all this?
-¡Damn... This is bad... ¡Help-
But before he could finish, Kairus silenced him by holding the cloth close to his face.
-Shhh... ¡It's time to sleep, little traitor - said as he stroked his hair as if calming him... or preparing a mischief.
Jake struggled with all his strength, but ended up unconscious.
Kairus, still in the shadows, looked at him calmly and said:
-¡I'm going to the shop... be right back.
A while later, Jake appeared unconscious in the middle of the road with his pants down to his ankles. He was holding a cucumber with a condom on the tip and a bottle next to him. From the darkness, the sound of a camera could be heard: click.
Kairus, using Jake's phone, smiled maliciously while uploading the photo to Facebook with the message:
"¡Bondage challenge day 1 (Can I endure it?)... #endsbadly."
[The challenge was trending on all social media for almost a month]
---End of Special Chapter---