I own nothing but my OC, Haku.

Hey people! I posted this on my lovely Wattpad account known as CottonCandySoda but I knew more people would view it and be able to hopefully enjoy it if I posted it here.

Warning! This will contain abuse (I don't know if it will be graphic or not), language, and boy on boy love/yaoi. Don't like any of these things? Get the hell out.

This is classified as angst but it will have fluffy moments.

Also, if the readers would like it, I might add a lemon (smut) in here in the future.

Enjoy, and I will warn you! The characters will be OOC so they fit the storyline and plot better. All but Yuma, really.


"Hey, Ryoga!" A voice from behind the purple haired boy said teasingly.

Ryoga took a deep breath and turned around, glaring at the sight of the usual group of 'tough guys'. AKA, the bullies.

"What do you all want?" Ryoga asked tonelessly, trying to seem bored and unimpressed.

The leader smirked, "Well, for one, we were going to ask you..." The older boy reached out and grabbed Ryoga's arm, earning a surprised and pained yelp from the latter.

"How's your dad?" All three boys laughed at their leader's odd question.

Holding his arm carefully, Ryoga growled, "None of your business."

"You got that right."

Two female's voices spoke at once, and Ryoga immediately recognized both of them. It was Rio, his sister, and Haku, her blue haired best friend.

"Looks like Ryoga needed to be saved by two pussies!" One of the bullies jeered, laughing at Ryoga's slightly embarrassed face.

Rio laughed, surprising everyone but Haku, who was laughing with her.

"Pussies? Oh boys," The two tone haired girl laughed even harder, "no need to tell me your names! I already know!"

Haku laughed as well, "Pussy 1, and Pussy 2!"

Rio panted, trying to calm herself down after her fits of laughter. "And don't forget..." She snickered, "Pussy 3!"

Ryoga smiled at their antics, but the bullies had the opposite reaction. They seemed to be quite offended by the 'insults'.

"Wanna knuckle sandwich girly?" One of the boys threatened, taking a few steps forward.

Rio cracked her knuckles. "I'll serve you one extra hot..."

Haku stepped forward as well, relaxing into a fighting stance. "With an extra 'kick' to it!"

Both burst out laughing again, annoying the bullies but entertaining Ryoga. These two certainly knew how to piss people off, and boy, was he thankful for it.

"We'll getcha later!" The bullies announced, giving all three younger youths threatening glares before running away.

"Yeah!" Haku yelled, "Run to your momma!"

Rio and Haku quickly gave each other a fist bump before making their way over to Ryoga, who was still snickering at Haku's previous sentence.

"Pretty spectacular, huh?" Rio praised herself, high fiving Haku.

The blue haired girl nodded her head rapidly and grinned. "Pussies! They always run away!"

Ryoga smiled slightly. "Thanks you two; I wasn't in the mood for those guys."

Rio nodded sympathetically, "I know. Dad always does a number on you."

"That reminds me," Haku bent down to examine Ryoga's arm. "are you alright?"

She glanced worriedly at the red and swelling arm, but the purple haired teen quickly pulled his sleeve back down and shook his head.

"I'm alright, Haku." Ryoga assured her, backing away slightly.

The blue haired girl looked at him skeptically and took a glance at Rio. "What do you think?"

Rio shook her head, "Shark, you need medical attention." Rio frowned. "And mental too-dad's always insulting you."

The purple haired teen sighed, "Rio. It's fine." He smiled slightly at the use of his nickname: Shark, which had been given to him by their mother.

She'd always said Ryoga was tough, even as a baby. But the real reason she'd named him that is due to the fact that he had pointed teeth when he was little, which led to the name 'Shark'.

The girl shook her head, refusing to back down. "You need friends, Shark. I'm just your sister. You need someone you can trust besides me."

Ryoga didn't respond; he knew she was right. He was lonely, and his sister wouldn't always be there for him.

But he couldn't make friends with someone, because of his father. Not only would the man beat him, but Ryoga's so called 'friends' would think he was some freak for being abused.

They'd jeer and say, "Oh, you're just like your father. Why should we associate with you?"

Haku noticed Ryoga's pained look and smiled slightly. "My cousin, Yuma, is a great guy! He'd love you!"

Rio winked, "In more ways than one, am I right?"

Both girls giggled and pretended to be gossipers.

"Oh Rio, did you hear? Yuma is in love with your brother!" said Haku, pretending to sound surprised.

"Wow, I can't believe it! If Ryoga loves him back, he's the luckiest man on earth!" Rio replied, bursting out laughing after her sentence.

Haku laughed along with her, though Ryoga stayed silent.

"Fine. Where is he?" The indigo haired youth asked with a sigh, scanning a crowd of students not far away.

It was the end of the school day, but most students stayed a little afterwards to gossip, play sports, or anything else they thought of.

"Yuma!" Haku shouted, "Can you come here?"

A boy with odd hair (though Ryoga couldn't really talk) ran over the group, a large smile on his face. He had pink and dark blue colored hair.

"This is Ryoga!" Haku moved aside so Yuma could see Ryoga's full body.

"Hi!" Yuma said quickly, offering Ryoga a friendly wave.

Ryoga didn't respond until he felt Rio elbow him. "Hi."

"Would you like to get some ice cream together?" Yuma asked nervously, smiling sheepishly.

"He's asking you out, idiot!" Rio whispered in her brother's ear, smirking when Haku grinned triumphantly.

"I guess so." Ryoga answered finally, smiling just a little.

"Great!" Yuma looked at the two girls. "You two want to go?"

Haku and Rio looked at each other before nodding. "Sure!" They said in unison.


"It sure is hot today, considering it's just the beginning of Spring." Yuma remarked, licking his ice cream slowly.

Ryoga nodded. "It is weird."

As the indigo haired youth licked his ice cream, he didn't catch Yuma blushing wildly. The other boy was starring right at Ryoga's soft pink lips.

The girls however, noticed.

"Look!" Haku whispered elatedly, "He's blushing!"

"Loveeeeee!" sang Rio quietly, earning a quiet laugh from both girls.

Ryoga paused in licking his ice cream to give the girls a questioning glance. When he looked at Yuma, he saw the boy was blushing and looking away.

But his eyes occasionally darted back to Ryoga, who caught the act and smiled slightly. Yuma noticed this and blushed even redder.

"Hey, do you guys wanna go to the arcade?" Haku asked excitedly.

"Yeah!" Rio and Yuma answered together.

Ryoga shrugged, not really caring. But, despite Yuma's odd personality, the boy was likeable and would be a good friend.

At the arcade...

"Like a boss!" Rio exclaimed as she defeated yet another opponet.

Haku nodded her head in agreement and cheered her best friend on.

Ryoga rolled his eyes. The girls had discovered Street Fighter and had become hooked onto it in a matter of seconds.

Meanwhile, Yuma was playing some sort of racing game.

Ryoga found both games interesting, but excused himself in order to go to the bathroom.

When he got there, he sighed and gingerly pulled his sleeve downwards, wincing when the cloth touched his skin.

"It hurts..." He whispered softly, running cold water to soothe his arm's pain.

Little did he know Yuma had both seen and heard his words. The boy looked at his new found friend, wide eyed.

What had happened to Ryoga's arm?

He exited the bathroom, not wanting to disturb Ryoga's privacy. He'd ask Rio or Haku later.

"What hurts, freak?"

Ryoga's eyes widened. No! Not now! Why were they here?!

Taking a deep breath in order to calm his nerves, Ryoga turned around and narrowed his eyes at the sight of the bullies from earlier.

"You know very well what hurts, you idiots." The teen replied coldly.

The other bullies visibly bristled, but the leader only laughed. "Trying to scare us, are you?"

Ryoga smirked, "I don't need to. This is a public restroom, is it not?"

The bullies nodded at each other, briefly confusing Ryoga. What were they doing?

All of a sudden, the leader shoved the younger boy into a stall and covered his mouth, both surprising and angering Ryoga.

"You little bitch..." The brown haired bully smirked. "You remember my name, don't you?"

He didn't remove his hand from Ryoga's mouth, but replied for him instead. "Hiyoto, my one and only lover. Right?"

Ryoga glared menacingly, sending a silent death threat in Hiyoto's direction.

All of a sudden, he heard Yuma's voice.

"Ryoga?" The boy was calling his name, looking around for him.

Hiyoto's eyes widened and he silently cursed before looking back at the other teen. "You're off the hook this time, but tomorrow, you won't be so lucky."

And with that, he exited the stall quickly so Yuma wouldn't see him (the boy was currently turned around).

"Oh, there you are!" Yuma exclaimed, smiling when he saw Ryoga's still-startled expression.

"It's time to go, come on!" The teen beckoned with his hand and ran out of the restroom, a reluctant Ryoga following him.

"Ryoga."

The indigo haired teen looked at his sister, knowing that when she used his real name instead of 'Shark', she was going to say something serious.

"Yuma told me about what happened in the bathroom." Rio whispered softly, though she sounded angry and upset.

Ryoga's eyes widened. He hadn't heard Hiyoto, had he?!

"What do you mean?" He responded, trying to sound as if the answer didn't really matter.

The girl scowled. "He said you looked like you were in pain and that you were saying 'it hurts'."

"Also, Haku told me she saw Hiyoto entering the bathroom after you." Rio explained, "so I sent Yuma to bring you back out in order to scare the douche bag away."

Ryoga smiled. "Thanks, sis."

"You're welcome..." She trailed off and gave her brother a solemn look. "but Shark. We don't want the bullies and dad hurting you."

"Who's we?" The teen responed bitterly.

Rio smiled gently. "Yuma, Haku, and myself."

The latter two didn't surprise Ryoga at all, but the former...Yuma?

"Yuma?" Ryoga raised an eyebrow. "Why him?"

The two tone haired girl giggled, "You seriously didn't see how he looked at you when we were eating ice cream?"

"He's obviously in love with you!" Rio finished with a dramatic flair of her hands.

"Yaoi fan girl..." Ryoga muttered fondly.

"Hey, what can I say?" Rio laughed. "Why wouldn't I like one of the greatest things on earth?"

Her brother scowled spitefully. "Because dad doesn't."

Rio sighed sadly, "I know, Shark. I know. That's one of the reasons why he beats you."

She looked apologetic again. "I wish I could protect you more."

Ryoga shook his head, "It's fine. You'd only get hurt yourself."

The two continue walking home in silence, unaware of the figure that was watching them from the shadowed edges of the street.


I read a sharkbaitshipping story known as 'Drunken Confession' today and it inspired me to write this. Did you guys like Haku? I hope so as she has my personality.

R&R! No flames/hate. If you don't like the story, don't read it. I'm young and my grammar might be incorrect occasionally, so please don't nitpick. Thank you!