3 days had passed since the Newelbeg street incident, Adrien went back to living his daily gymnasium life along with Noir and others after he got discharged from hospital.
January 7, 2026. 8 AM.
Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium, Eisenberg.
"So, can you also make a future where Clara is never mad at you?"
Liesel poked at Adrien with a smirk on her face as they walked down the hall, towards their classroom.
"He already said he most likely can't do something that has 0 probability of happening Liesel" Noir added right after her. "Stop asking the same questions"
SMACK
"Provoke me again" Adrien said with a little frustration. "And it won't be just a whack on your head"
"Always at each other's tail" Elara thought to herself as she walked side by side with them. "These three will never part ways, will they? "
"By the way, Noir" She said while grabbing Noir's right arm. "How long will Clara be hospitalized, and since when can she continue her studies with us again?"
"Hmm, well" Noir spoke to her as he looked at her face. "Doctor told us that she should be joining us in a week, so three more days"
"Okay… It feels a little empty here, without her "
Elara said in a soft tone, looking downwards.
"It's fine." Liesel put a hand on Elara's and Adrien's shoulder. "She will come back brighter than ever, we know it!"
"Yeah, she will"
Adrien let out a warm, relieved smile and they reached their classroom.
Noir and his companions passed the day like any other, spending their time doing nothing at all which could've been considered productive, hopeless in a good manner. The evening descended upon them, as they prepared to leave for their homes.
"Well then, let's see all of you tomorrow, And Elara, come here"
Noir said as he prepared to leave.
"Yes?"
Elara asked him as she walked up to him, standing face to face.
Mwah
Noir held her face with both of his hands and gave a forehead kiss to her, warm and sound.
"..."
Elara was flustered by his sudden boldness in front of everyone, she just stood there, looking down unable to utter a single word.
"Time to go now, bye guys"
Noir went towards his home, like nothing happened at all.
"My, my, was he bold today huh?"
Liesel said, poking Elara.
"Stop it, I am going home."
Elara said, all flustered, her face totally red.
An hour passed by, evening set in and dusk covered the city of Eisenberg.
As Noir reached his home, he heard the sound of his TV from the gate, loud and clear.
"CHAOS HAS FALLEN UPON JVA STAMMHEIM"
Noir rushed in, towards the room where the TV was kept, to know what was truly going on.
"Mom, why is the TV so loud?" Noir asked his mother "I heard it from the front gate"
"Welcome back, Noir." She greeted him with a warm smile. "l just turned it on, forgot to turn the volume down."
"Oh it's fine, you are watching the news all of a sudden?"
Noir asked his mom, as he sat down beside her.
"A friend called me and asked me to watch the news. The world was already chaotic before, now whatever is happening is beyond my understanding…"
She said, in a worried tone.
"The breach of Stammheim has been nothing sort of ordinary, many of the infrastructures broken, officers injured by something abnormal, unseen by the naked eye. The police are trying to calm the surrounding locals as they coordinate to keep the situation under control and find the missing criminals.
Top criminals who've fled from the Stammheim prison are Dunkler ritter, Lukas Brandt and Erik dorn."
"I was right! It responds to deep desires."
Noir muttered to himself, fixated on the news.
"They are 6'1 , 6'3 , 5,11 respectively with black hair and eyes. Lukas has a distinct fashion sense with baggy jeans and jacket , while the other two dress like bandits. All three of them are infamous for murder, extortion and assault. If you see them, do not face them, call the police and run far away."
"Trinity of crimes which I hate the most, wish I encounter them to kill them myself."
Noir thought to himself, clenching his fists.
"Noir…" Noir's mother called out his name softly, yet tensed. "Can you stay at home till all the chaos is settled? I don't have a good feeling about this"
"Mom, listen to me." Noir said as he took her hands in his hands. "That's happening in Stuttgart, no way anything will harm me again, have trust in me."
"You are not thinking of doing anything stupid, are you?"
She looked right into his eyes, knowing well that he's lying to her.
"No mom why would I li-"
CRUMP
A loud sound came from the streets outside the house.
"Let's have some fun!"
A white man, roughly of 6'1, with black hair and eyes in an all black attire along a black jacket stood in front of Noir's home, he smiled vigorously with a tongue out as he looked at it.
End of chapter 12