Clang. A bead of sweat dribbled down my forehead as I panted slightly. My arms trembled slightly. I was tired as hell. My head hurt. I'm sleepy as hell. My stomach was growling. I'm hungry as hell. While I would simply love to take a break, or take a nap, or eat some food, I'm afraid I can't at the moment. I raised my arm, lifting the thin and long piece of metal. I closed my eyes and breathed out slowly. Now. I shot open my eyes as I lunged, thrusting my sword out. To my relief, I didn't severely jab my opponent, despite the fact I realized I lunged a tad too far at the last moment. Either that, or they didn't want to admit that they got hurt from a thin piece of metal. "Arrêt!" announced the judge. My heart beat at a steady pace as the judge examined my opponent. Hopefully, I didn't cause the poor guy too much pain. I breathed a sigh of relief when the judge gave a thumbs up, indicating that it was valid.
"There you have it, ladies and gents! Our annual Fencing Competition has come to a grand ending! I want to congratulate every one of our contestants today for making it so far to the Finals! Please give a round of applause for our talented fencers!" he announced. The crowd immediately broke out into a chorus of applause. I sighed slightly as more beads of sweat dribbled down my forehead, onto my neck. Damn headgear is driving me insane. It feels like I'm freaking overheating. I shrugged slightly, at least I won. "Thank you everyone for your magnificent support! Now, please give another round of applause for our winner, Alyssa Reed!" he continued. The crowd once again broke into loud choruses of applauses. I bowed slightly before trudging my way towards the bleachers. I winced slightly when my Rin, my best friend, immediately tackled me in a hug.
"Omergawd Alyssa, you were amazing!" she squealed. I chuckled lightly. Rin, or Rinny-chan as I like to call her, was my best friend.
"Psh, at least you looked good while doing it." I teased. I took off my headgear, which revealed my frizzy and long black locks. I grumbled slightly, running my fingers through it in a failing attempt to make it look semi-presentable.
"It was annoying. Every time I scored a point, all I heard were wolf-whistles, not the best encouragement around." she mumbled, an annoyed pout on her flawless face. I chuckled slightly before sticking my tongue at her.
"Bleh, you're pretty, deal with it." I teased. We both broke out laughing. Yes, we're both insane. No exciting news there. I raised an eyebrow when Rin suddenly gasped in horror.
"Ugh, I probably missed at least two new episodes of Naruto, Fairytail, Bleach-" she ranted. I had to resist the urge to facepalm.
"Rin. Please do me a life favor and shut up." I muttered. I really did facepalm when she completely ignored me and gasped in shock again.
"Oh! Most importantly, I forgot One Piece! Ah! What kind of number one fan am I?! I'm so sorry Oda-sama! I have failed you-!" she screeched. I literally had to hold my fists to keep from whacking the heck outta her.
"Shut. The. Pickle. Up." I muttered, twitching irritably. That's right, I just said pickle. Shit just got real, yeah. Rin simply giggled slightly.
"Oooh, Alyssa said the 'P' word..." she giggled. I sighed slightly as I massaged my temples. This is what I get for having an otaku as a best friend.
"I get it, I get it. 'Law-sama is so hot!' 'I wish I can get 'operated' on by Law-sama' 'I wish I could live in One Piece and marry Law-kun and have babies and-'" I replied in a mocked voice. Rin crossed her arms as she smiled amusingly at me.
"Hey, hey. You're making me look bad. I love Law way more than that." she defended.
"-and swim in ice cream so he can lick it off of me and then reply 'nothing is sweeter than you' and then-" I continued in an overly-exaggerated voice. Rin chortled slightly before holding out her hands in defence.
"Alright, alright, I get it. I'm a fangirl, get over it. That's my words of wisdom for you today." she chuckled. I snickered slightly as I smiled amusingly at her.
"This is why you are a strange, strange creature. Even though I love One Piece, and only One Piece, I don't see why you love Law so much-" I admitted. I couldn't help but roll mt eyes when Rin feigned utter shock.
"Shh...you said enough today to make a unicorn cry. Just go and make yourself a waffle or something and think about what you said." she whimpered. I sighed exaggeratedly as I crossed my arms. Dear lord my best friend is insane. I chuckled slightly. Well, can't help it, I'm insane as well. Everyone, and I mean everyone knew it was taboo to insult Law around her. Even people that don't even know what One Piece is are wary of using the word 'law' around her.
"Yes, I am very sorry Rin-sama." I apologized, mockery lacing my voice. I couldn't help but chuckle, when she held a finger to her lips, pretending to think hard and long about something serious.
"Hmm...maybe Law-sama will forgive you if you...watch the newest episodes with me...?" she hinted. I sighed. There was no escape. There is never escape when you have a best friend like Rin. I shrugged in defeat.
"Fine." I agreed. Plus, she didn't say which anime we had to watch. If it's One Piece, which it most likely will be, I'm all down for it. I love One Piece. My love courtesy of Rin. That witch brainwashed me.
"Yosh! Let's celebrate for now and watch One Piece when we get back to California!" she cheered, pumping her fists into the open air. I sighed slightly in happiness at the mention of California. We've come all the way from California to New York to participate in the finals. Of course I was totally against it at first, but when you have a devious and scheming best friend like Rin, I repeat; there is literally no escape.
"Yeah, my baby is waiting for me." I replied smoothly. I sighed breathlessly. Oh how I've missed her. She's such a beauty, she's the best thing that has ever been mine. She's expensive, sure, but she's all worth it.
"Stop calling your skateboard your 'baby' it's misleading. Plus, you're still a virgin." she chuckled. I smirked knowingly at her as I crossed my arms.
"Me being a virgin has nothing to do with calling my skateboard my baby. Plus, you call Law-sama baby and babe all the time too." I retorted. She simply offered me a smile and a shrug.
"What can I say? It's a complicated relationship." she teased. We both laughed our heads off as we exited the arena and started heading towards KFC. It was a short walk away, and thank kami too. I was literally starving. If it was any further than it is, I probably would've collapsed on the way. I pushed open the doors and breathed in the delicious fried chicken scented aroma. I sighed breathlessly before a devious smirk graced my lips as we made our way to the counter. I listed order after order without missing a beat. I chuckled lightly, I'm surprised the cashier was able to keep up.
"Your total comes to 215.00." she confirmed. I chuckled lightly. Food always tastes better when it's free. Rin's head hung low as she surrendered the cash.
"I'm regretting the deal I made with you already." she mumbled, a gloomy aura hanging around her. I laughed shamelessly.
"You promised! If I got first place, you would treat me to KFC!" I teased. She sighed in defeat as the gloomy aura around her got darker and bigger. I chuckled slightly. She looks like she's suffering. I like it when people suffer. To some extent, depending on the person. For someone like Rin, this would be about the limit of how much I would push it. I'm a sadist, can't deal with it.
"I wouldn't have if I didn't forget there's a reason why you're the fencing captain." she muttered. I grinned brightly as I patted her back.
"I'm amazing, deal with it." I retorted cheekily. She sighed once more in despair, this time in unneeded exaggeratedness. My eyes widened slightly when a fun idea popped into my head. Rin pushed my limits today, so I'm going to push hers even further.
"Bye Rin! Gotta go to the bathroom!" I teased, noticing the food was piling up on the tray. It seems as if she noticed as well.
"H-Hey! You just want me to carry all the food!" she half protested, half whined. I once again laughed shamelessly as I winked.
"Losers can't be choosers!" I retorted before closing the bathroom door behind me. I chuckled slightly. "Gomen about that, Rinny-chan..." I mumbled. Strangely enough, there was no one else in the bathroom. No one near the sinks, no one in the stalls. How odd. My eyes widened slightly when I noticed a bright sky blue post-it stuck on the mirror. I narrowed my eyes slightly when I noticed there was text. It read; 'Be careful for what you wish for. It may just come true.'
I pouted irritably. I'm not going to let a post-it of all things tell me what to do. "I wish I could go to the One Piece world and annoy Law to no end just to annoy Rin." I mumbled. I laughed slightly but stopped abruptly when I heard some gurgling sounds from the stall behind me. I raised an eyebrow. A clogged toilet maybe? I should probably notify the staff, but...I never seen a clogged toilet before and I want to see one. Without another though, I swung open the stall door and strolled in. My eyes widened when I saw a swirl of colors spinning the toilet. "H-Hey, if this is some sick joke-"
"Be careful for what you wish for." a voice whispered. My eyes widened as the colored water suddenly rose like fifteen feet into the air, just barely touching the ceiling. I barely had enough time to scream before the water suddenly splashed over me, water running down my throat. I winced. Shit, I'm drowning. "It may just come true." My vision slowly blurred before all I could see was black.