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Chapter 1: A Rough Day
"Ow! What the hell?!" I shouted in annoyance as I felt something bite my neck.
I slapped the side of my neck to kill whatever it was and then lifted my hand to look at it. The strange thing was the fact that I couldn't see anything like a bug but I felt something on my hand.
"What…?" I asked myself in confusion.
I decided to shrug the whole thing off and walked out of the dark alleyway that I was in and onto the sidewalk as I flicked my hand to the side and felt the invisible object fall off my hand.
Today really was a complete drag and unfortunately that was normal. I was currently living in Mushiyori City after I was forced to move away from my hometown a few years ago. There's nothing interesting to do here even though I live in the city. Everyday was the same as the day before. I went to school, wandered around the city aimlessly by myself, ended up in a fight or two, went home, and lastly finished my homework before I went to sleep.
When I finally made it to the apartment I was living in I decided to go to the bathroom and looked at my neck through the reflection in the large mirror. A look of annoyance appeared on my face as I stared at the large, red, bug bite at the side of my neck with my (e/c) eyes. It was large enough to be mistaken for a hickey and it was in just the right spot too. The last thing I needed were rumors to spread about it. My reputation was already crappy enough as it was.
No one else was in the apartment like usual so I made myself some dinner. I put my lower back length (h/c) into a high ponytail and used a black headband to push back the thick bangs that went across my forehead as I started on my homework that was due tomorrow. Once I finished it I immediately decided to go to bed early since I was starting to feel extremely sick.
The next day arrived and I felt like I had been run over by a truck several times. My forehead was burning, my body felt like lead, and I just wanted to go back to sleep but I made myself stay awake anyway as I tiredly rubbed my face and eyes with my hands. After I could see clearly I turned my head and looked over at the alarm clock that was on the small dresser next to my bed. A groan escaped my lips when I looked at the time and realized that I should have woken up thirty minutes ago. I forced myself to get out of the bed and hurried to get ready for another hellish day of school as fast as I could. By the time I left the apartment I was wearing a black tank top underneath a red long sleeved uniform top, a red pleaded skirt that reached down to the middle of my shins, black shin length socks, and brown shoes. My hair was down like usual and I had my backpack strapped over my right shoulder.
I saw my mother from the corner of my eye and was lucky enough to avoid her completely since she was too busy talking to whatever man she was with. The last thing I needed was to stay at the apartment and deal with that or get in to trouble with her...
On my way to the train station I could faintly see extremely blurry objects flying through the air. It worried me a little. Was I really so sick that I was hallucinating? But, even if that was the case I couldn't allow it to deter me from going to school. I wasn't going to stay at the apartment even if it killed me.
The moment I made it to Meiou High School I walked through the doors of the building and headed towards my classroom as quickly as I could while I avoided everyone one. There were a few students that stared at me as they talked about me behind my back and a few others that immediately moved out of my way as I walked down the halls but I ignored all of them. This was the way that they usually acted around me. When I walked into my student filled classroom I silently walked over to my desk and sat down in my seat as I let out a quiet sigh of exhaustion. After that I looked outside and ignored everyone else as I stared up at the blue sky with my head propped up in my right hand as I rested my elbow on my desk.
"Are you feeling alright, (Last Name)-san?" I heard a familiar voice say from the seat next to me.
His name was Shuichi Minamino. He was a handsome and yet feminine looking boy with green eyes and long red that that was the same length as mine. He had thick bangs that went across his forehead and two long sideburns that were in front of his shoulders while the rest of his hair went over his back. His outfit was the boys version of my school uniform and consisted of dark pink colored pants, a dark pink long sleeved jacket with gold trimming, and black shoes.
He was the smartest person in the school and was liked by mostly everyone. The only person that I could think of that didn't like him was Yu Kaito, a boy who thought of him as a rival. They never officially said that they were rivals but I could tell that Kaito didn't like him after he managed to get a higher score on the exams then he did. Ever since that time Kaito has been attempting to beat him at least once on the exams but all of his attempts so far have been unsuccessful. In Minamino's case I don't think that he actually thinks of him as a rival but that probably just adds fuel to the fire.
Minamino and I weren't really friends but he was always friendly towards me and talked to me despite my crappy reputation. It took me by surprise when he talked to me for the first time. He didn't treat me like I was some low life like the others in our school did. That's why I was willing to give him the time of day. A part of me wondered why he didn't since I was sure that he had heard the stories about me from the people that had been in Junior High School with me. They made sure to tell everyone about me the second they realized that I was going to the same school as they were. Granted, most of the stories were actually true, or at least partially true, but I try to forget about it as much as I can.
"Yes, I'm fine Minamino. I'm just a little tired. Thanks for asking." I said with a forced smile on my face as I looked over at him.
Minamino didn't look convinced as he looked at me with concern in his eyes but he didn't voice it. He didn't have the chance to since class started before he could really say anything else.
During lunch I went up to the school roof like I normally did to be by myself and climbed the ladder to get up onto the small upper section that was above the school staircase and lied down to look up at the sky. My eyelids felt heavy and tried to close against my will since I was still feeling extremely ill but before I could fall asleep I heard voices on the main part of the roof. Annoyingly familiar voices.
"Hey! Get down here and fight us!" I heard Togashi shout up to me.
"Yeah! We're going to beat the crap out of you!" Tasuke shouted.
I had an extremely annoyed expression on my face as I sat up and glared down at them.
They were, as I had dubbed then in my head, Togashi's gang or the annoying pests depending on my mood. Right now they were the annoying pests.
Togashi had short black hair with thick bangs that went across his forehead and blue eyes. Tasuke had short brown hair that was parted to left and brown eyes. Sohma had short messy black hair with thick bangs that went across his forehead and green eyes. Takahashi had short blonde hair with thick bangs across his forehead and green eyes. Kinomoto, who was Takahashi's twin, also had short blonde hair with thick bangs across his forehead and green eyes.
"You should just give up already. You know that you can't beat me." I said bluntly.
They all glared up at me and Sohma shouted up at me annoyed.
"Care to say that again?!" he shouted as he cracked his knuckles.
"You're weak. Even right now I'm sure you can't beat me and I'm sick." I said bluntly again.
"Why you...!" Takahashi shouted as he took a step forward.
"Come down here and say that to our faces!" Kinomoto shouted.
I looked at them with even more annoyance on my face before I stood up and then jumped down to the main part of the roof. I landed in front of them in a crouched position and when I stood up straight I spoke with a cold smirk on my face.
"Alright, I'm here. I'll say it to your faces like you want me to. Try to hit me with your best shot you idiotic weaklings. You can't beat me and will never be able to beat me."
Veins popped out of their foreheads as they looked at me in more anger then before and then they yelled out and charged at me. This time while I fought them I immediately noticed how my movements were slower then usual and I wasn't able to fight back properly. In fact, they were actually able to get in quite a few good hits. Despite the fact that I was sick though I was able to defeat them eventually even if I did receive a beating.
"We'll get you back for this! One of these day's we'll defeat you! Mark my words!" Togashi shouted as he and his gang ran away from me with their tails between their legs.
A sigh escaped my lips once they were finally gone and I started to walk back over to the ladder to get up to the section of the roof I had been on before the fight. Unfortunately, before I could make it over there my vision began to blur in and out and I fell unconscious on the main part of the roof.
When I was able to open my eyes again I immediately noticed that I was inside of the building. All of the lights were on inside of the room and were the only source of light indicating that it was already dark outside since the rooms in the school building were normally filled with the natural light from outside. The school nurse stood next to me at the side of the bed I was on with a concerned expression on her face as she used a wet cloth to cool off my forehead.
She had shoulder length black hair that was parted in the middle and purple eyes. Her outfit consisted of a pair of black pants, a purple-t-shirt, and a white doctor coat.
It was obvious at this point that I was inside of the nurses office at school. I've been inside of it on more then one occasion.
"You're finally awake." she said with relief in her voice.
She had taken off my uniform top, socks, and shoes and I saw how much damage I really had sustained from my fight. There were bandages wrapped around the lower half of my left forearm and hand, my right shin, and I noticed that I had quite a few bruises all over my body.
Was I really that badly beaten?
"Of course I'm awake. It will take more then a beating to keep me down." I said with a weak voice.
I slowly sat up as I fought against the dizziness that tried to take over while the nurse looked at me with a great amount of concern.
"Did you come to school with this fever?" she asked.
"Yes... What happened exactly? Why am I here?" I asked as I tiredly rubbed my face.
"Minamino found you on the roof after he heard Togashi and his group talk about finally getting the chance to beat you up."
An extremely annoyed expression appeared on my face as my right eye twitched. That explains why I didn't remember being as beaten up as I was. They beat me up when I couldn't do anything to stop them!
"Those bastards! Just wait until I get my hands on them! I'll kick their asses with no remorse!" I said with anger in my voice as I cracked my knuckles.
"That should be the last of your concerns. Minamino said that you didn't return for class after lunch and it wasn't until after school that you were beaten up by Togashi and his group. Where were you?" she asked.
"On the roof." I said without giving any other information.
"Did you fall unconscious because of your fever?" she asked.
"I'll be fine. I'm sure that I'll be as good as new after a little rest." I said as I tried to reassure her.
"I noticed that you have some sort of strange bug bite on your neck that I can't seem to identify. It's pretty swollen." she said obviously not reassured by my words.
"I was bitten last night while wandering around town."
"I suggest that you have someone look at it. It could be serious."
I didn't say anything in response. It wasn't like I could actually afford to go to the doctor anyway.
"What time is it?" I asked as I changed the subject.
"It's already nine. You've been unconscious this entire time."
The door to the room opened and I looked over before my eyes widened in surprise as I watched Minamino walk into the room.
"Minamino?" I asked.
He looked at me and his eyes widened in surprise before relief appeared on his face.
"(Last Name)-san, you're awake." he said.
"He was worried when he saw the condition you were in and stayed here." the nurse said to me.
I slowly nodded my head in understanding before I spoke with a weak smile as I looked at him a little embarrassed.
"Well then I guess I have to thank you for your help Minamino. If you wouldn't have found me I would probably still be up there."
"What happened? How are you feeling?" he asked in concern as he walked over to the foot of the bed.
"I haven't been feeling at the top of my game today because of a fever that's all. I'll be alright after some rest." I said with a shrug.
"I think that it would be a good idea for you take her home. Her fever's pretty high." the nurse said.
I looked at her in disbelief as I spoke.
"N-No! It's fine. I'm not so sick that I can't make it home by myself." I said as I tried to convince her otherwise.
Besides, the last thing I want is to inconvenience him. He's already done enough for me today.
"I don't think that's very advisable. You have a temperature of one hundred and four degrees and if it gets any higher you could be in serious trouble. You shouldn't have even come to school today. I suggest that you stay home until you're feeling better." she advised with a stern look on her face.
I can't do that.
"I'll make sure that she gets home safely." Minamino said to the nurse.
"Good." she said with a smile and a satisfied nod.
I wasn't happy about it but I wasn't in good enough shape to argue. I put on my socks, shoes, and uniform top before Minamino helped me up to my feet and we headed out of the building.
"Where do you live?" he asked once we reached the school gates.
"Mushiyori City."
It took us about forty-five minutes to make it to Mushiyori City once we made it onto the train. We were completely silent on the way there but I didn't mind it. In fact, I was glad that he wasn't speaking to me. I wasn't in the mood to talk. All I wanted to do was go to sleep. When we finally walked off the train we headed up the stairs of the train station and stepped outside. Minamino stopped walking and I heard a small gasp come from his lips as he looked forward with an alarmed expression on his face. I looked at him in confusion and then looked forward and noticed that the blurry objects were still flying through the air.
There must really be something there that he could see or else he wouldn't have been so surprised. They looked like they were also becoming a little clearer but I still couldn't make out what they were.
"Can you see them?" I asked.
"What?" he asked me in surprise as he looked over at me.
"I just noticed them this morning but whatever they are they're just blurs to me right now. Interestingly enough, they seem to be a little clearer then before even if I can't see what they are. At first I thought that I was seeing things because of my fever but if you can see them then that means that isn't the case."
A small frown appeared on his face as he stared at me but he didn't say anything before we continued to walk through the city and made our way to the apartment. Once we made it inside of the building and over to the door of the apartment room I unlocked it and turned on the light to the living room since it was dark inside. Minamino walked inside and looked around at the living room as I headed over to the couch and sat down in exhaustion.
"You're here by yourself?" he asked in confusion.
"It's fine. I'm sure that my mother will be here soon." I said as I lied through my teeth in order to stop him from worrying.
"If that's the case then I should wait until she-." he said as he took a step towards me before I interrupted him.
"No!" I shouted with wide eyes causing him to jump in surprise as he stopped walking forward.
The confusion on his face was apparent as he looked at me once he recovered from his shock.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to shout at you. Really you don't need to worry about me. I'll be fine now that I'm here. Thank you for coming all this way to make sure that I made it back safely. You can go home. I'm sure that your parents are wondering where you are since it's so late." I said to him before a fake smile appeared on my face.
The perplexed look on his face told me that he didn't buy it but he did as I asked anyway. As soon as he left I stood up from the couch and locked the door to the apartment. I didn't even bother to make myself dinner or do my homework and headed straight to bed while hoping that my fever would be gone by tomorrow.