Chapter 3: Tuesday, 6 o'clock

It's been a few days we have the fight all covered from coach Anzai. I didn't expect this to happen, but I don't want it the other way. So here I am, standing alone like an idiot, at the beach. This is the E-day or D-day as I call it. I felt a cold breeze blowing and it make me shiver a little. Since I let my long black hair loose today, it messed up within seconds. Silky it is. But I want no trouble later so I tie them up in a ponytail.

5 minutes before 6. I heard a twig cracking, stepped on by somebody behind me. I'm facing towards the sea, and as I turn back, I didn't see Sean at all. It was Kaede. An awkward silence occurred. I don't feel comfortable with this, so I asked him why he's here. He kept quiet.

"Kaede? If you have anything to settle then I'm ears. I have 3 minutes." I said to him.

"…"

"Look, if you have nothing to say than why are you here?" I asked him, a little angry. Maybe grimness and impatience of waiting had set in since usually I'm okay with his speechless attitude. But this evening?

"…"

He put his hand in his pocket and took out a piece of folded, stapled paper. When I stare at him, asking for explanation with my eyes, he shrugged and left. I opened the paper with my hand and saw a quite untidy boyish writing on it. Nothing special, just 7 words which probably felt like a calming grasp of hand as I read it over and over again. My breath which was short of nerves became calmer in every time. I know this writing. Mitsui…

Good luck, Lynn
I hope everything's worth it.
From, me.

I sighed, and as my imagination was about to wonder off a familiar insulting voice came.

"How pathetic..."

"Oh. It's just you." I said, putting the paper in my pocket.

"Yeah… And so what if it's just me? It seems like you've been pretty cheap since you entered Shohoku. 2 days ago you're with that Hisashi guy and today with some icy person who gave you a love letter. Tch…" He said, with his evil grin.

"You've been watching? Well never mind. It's not even your business. Your only business is beating me and you have less than 50 of chance!" I said, running towards him with my fists ready to knock him right on his face.

Sadly, he dodged that attack damn easily, and I almost fell forward. "Oh, you've grown faster. I have a feeling it'll be interesting." He said, wiping his hair off his face.

"Trust me, it will be." I give him a sweet smile. The sweetest I've ever shown. He swung his feet and I hold it with my hand, trying to make him fell. But that's also when I sense someone else standing behind me. I let go and turned to see who it is. Within seconds, a hit on my stomach make me fell back wards.

Hey, I wasn't ready! I know, I know… Mitsui asked me to be ready anytime but… However, right now, standing in front of me are Sean and the other three guys. The army. Okay, now I am confused.

"Hey Lynn!" One of the guys shouted. I still remember all of the guy's names; Guy number one, Chris, is probably the tallest among them. He's the type who skips class almost everyday. Somehow, he managed to get B's on his tests. (A/N: Not A's. He's not some genius y know…) Guy number two is Ralf. Well-known for his good look. A playboy. Guy number 3, Tim, is probably the only member of the army who doesn't drink or smoke.

"How're you doin' honey?" Chris throws his cigarette to the ground and stepped on it, while Tim pats me on my head, hard. I shove him off me.

I kept quiet. I no longer have any business with them. But, I am curious. If this is between me and him then why are they here? Oh no, don't tell me he's cheating.

"Hey babe... Heard you've been a playgirl. Why don't you play with me?" Ralf said with a devilish smile.

"You darn creep! And who're you calling babe anyway? Eat shit!" I accuse him so much because I've been fighting with those other 3 and I know they're good. Too much for me to handle. "Yeah, I know. But you also owe the army. And it's up to them how you're supposed to payback." He smiled.

"Lookie here.. We got a toy.. This is how you're gonna pay!"

And soon Tim pushes me hard and I fell back a few steps, right into Ralf. He holds me so tight I could feel my ribcage aching so much as Sean kicked me right in the stomach. But then Ralf let go, and soon I tried to beat Sean in any way. Those darn 3 guys are holding me back, and I never knew if they'd be here. The situations last for a few minutes. I am quite capable of handling them, but 4 against one? I have my limits.. Besides, I have to admit they're experts on this.

As soon as Sean knows I'm on my limit, he asks the three guys to let go. I fell down, sitting on the sand, but I didn't try to get up. It'll be a waste of energy. So I tried my best to figure out what he's gonna do next. I'm panting, with my hair messed up, and my clothes wet since I'm sweating like hell. The evening breeze blew, sending shivers to my spine. Seconds later, he pulls out a cutter with a devilish smile. I stood up and tried to getaway, thinking how stupid I've been to be sitting down for such a long time. But the three guys grip me tight that I can't move, and Sean walks closer to me.

After a silence fight, he spoke up, "A little something to remind you of today…" And he uses the cutter to make a wound on my cheek. It's painful.

"Don't worry; I won't kill you with this… I still love you, Lynn…" I closed my eyes. The same horrible pain I felt at the first time he let me down. Maybe this is what he's been feeling, and the reason why he wants revenge so much.

"How can you be so pathetic by giving mercy? After all of this? And why do you guys want to help him anyway? Tch.." I trembled a bit.

"Cause" Chris spoke up, "That's what we do. We didn't care about your stupid problem. The only thing is we fought for each others revenge, no more. As for myself.. I enjoy beating up a biatch like you."

They still had their grip on me. My knees are trembling. I've only been there for no longer than 30 minutes, and I didn't tremble because of exhaustion. Their words. Damn all these stupid immature boys!

I broke free with all my might, but Chris, as a star athlete, catches me up in a few yards and beat the crap out of me. Sean catches up later, but the other two are nowhere to be found. Minutes later, I was bleeding badly. Sean grabs a stick from the sand.

"I had enough. Thanks for coming today Lynn.." As he swung the blade to my head, at that 1 second, for some reason I don't know, I closed my eyes and shouted his name. Mitsui. And the twig that was supposed to hit my head violently right now.. I don't feel anything.

As I open my eyes, two other guys are standing in front of me. Ryota and him; who followed me to the abandoned beach. The one who give me a short letter in a white scrap of paper. He, whose name I just called. Mitsui.


Um.. So, I did say that this is gnn be the last chap, but, It turned out that 1 more chap could fit...
And, I think the next one will be a quite short one.. But.. Who knows..
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