-The following day, dining hall-
4 figures congregated casually around a table, each one bearing different thoughts and one of them took the initiative to break the silence.
"We've gotta rid that bitch today." The curly haired teen commanded his friends in broken English.
'Bitch? The only bitch here is you, Ti,' the introverted platinum blonde thought cynically.
"This is the first time a girl has gotten the red card," the metallic haired responded almost dubious.
"Yeah," the spiked blond trailed off with parallel uncertainty and looked at the person behind the red card who smiled exultantly for having his lust for violence and attention fulfilled.
'I wonder how the girl is doing right now.' Shuyin thought as his mind drifted to the soon-to-be-bullied girl.
-Classroom 2C-
"Looks like someone's entered the wrong class," someone announced as Yuna entered the hostile classroom.
All eyes landed on Yuna the second they realized an unwanted presence intruded their classroom. She looked at them, uncomfortable of the sudden display of attention and she felt a foreign pang in her heart: hurt, isolation and most importantly, heartbroken. What hurt her most was the absence of her desk.
Yuna looked at Dona and Leblanc as the duo stood up, followed by the rest of the students, their mocking laughter somewhat inappropriate in Yuna's situation. She was outnumbered and braced herself as her 'friends' dangerously inched closer. The creaking sound of the door failed to catch any of the snobbish students' attention as they were busy giving Yuna a threatening glare.
Calli watchfully entered the classroom and she was greeted with a rough bump as Yuna darted out of the classroom. She contemplated to lend a helping hand to the victimized girl but the mere thoughts of the repercussions forced her to become selfish. Provoking the F4 was the last thing she wanted to do.
'This is hell! What have I done that caused me to land in this situation?' Yuna thought as she ran across the series of corridor even though she knew the answer to her question. She was so irate that she had to resist the temptation to shout out loud. Something caught her attention as she climbed down the flight of stairs.
"My desk! I found it," Yuna mumbled, annoyance was palpable in her voice as she looked over the window adjacent to where she stood. Her pitiful desk was lying forlornly in a rubbish pile outside the school as if it was a disease much like its owner.
Without a moment waste, Yuna quickly exited the school and determined to rescue her desolated desk. Carefully she set her bento on the floor and proceeded to take her desk from the rubbish pile. She thought she heard the unmistakeable cynical laughter from above but she chose to dismiss the thought anyway. That was not a wise action though as she felt herself being drenched with vegetable, goo and whatnot from above. She turned her head and glared, however her pathetic attempt to intimidate the perpetrators failed and she earned herself another gale of laughter from the bullies.
The rest of the day was terribly awful for Yuna, heck, even the word 'abysmal' might not be strong enough to describe Yuna's situation. The classic paper ball throw was the prime tactic used to annoy Yuna in every lesson, because of this she was repetitively scolded by her teachers for shouting randomly in class. She was also used to the sight of dead fish, rotten eggs and lizards in her locker which seemed to appear magically in between lessons.
-Recess-
'What next? Replica of my head with pig nose?' Yuna thought as she planted herself on the pavement in a feeble attempt to ease herself. Fortunately, Calli was nearby and she unconsciously entered Yuna's line of sight. This caused Yuna to perk up and then called out to her. Sadly, her outburst fell on deaf ears and instead of replying back to Yuna's call, she continued her walk.
Yuna looked at Calli, her eyes dull with multiple emotions. Her stupor was interrupted when she was rudely doused with a bucket of water of who-knows-what, accompanied with the oh-so-familiar laughter.
"See, even your friend has left you," Leblanc mocked.
"Why? Have you ever noticed that you're such an eye sore?" Dona said flat out, completely ignoring Yuna's feelings, "a commoner's brat, daring to study in our school."
"Hurry up and scram! Hah!" The duo giggled loudly.
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'I ran as far as I could, their words lingered in my head, they shooed me and I did what they said'
The door leading to the emergency staircase swung wildly as Yuna entered 'her place' with fire in her eyes and tears threatening to fall.
"Damn them..!" Yuna muttered fiercely, hitting the railing as she said so.
Apparently, Yuna was not alone on the staircase.
"No," the figure stated and Yuna couldn't help but peeked at the lower part of the staircase leading to the lower storey, "please, stop it, don't curse and shout here."
Platinum blond, enigmatic vibe and the awfully smart and stylish clothing, equate this equation with a certain member of the F4 and Yuna came to a conclusion.
'Shuyin!' Yuna screamed inwardly and her gazed met his, her heart skipped a beat. She was so shock that her tongue went numb.
"So it was you after all," Shuyin stood and climbed the stair to the upper section, "could you please stop relieving your stress here?"
'Oh no, what if..what if he..'
"You were listening?" Yunastuttered in embarrassment, her cheeks were no less red than tomato.
"I'm sorry, but this emergency staircase belongs to me," he stated briefly, completely ignoring Yuna's discomfort, "I like it here, please don't disturb me."
Yuna nodded and bowed while Shuyin resumed his reading. She was shooed, again. He couldn't help but sympathized at her condition as he watched her climbed the stair from where she emerged.
"The situation must be strangling for you now," Shuyin stated, understanding her troubles. His words were like music to Yuna's ears and their gaze met again. Even though his gaze was cold as ice, she found comfort in those crystal blue eyes of his.
Thinking his job as 'counselor' has ended; Shuyin climbed the stair and left before a mesmerized Yuna.
-After School-
'It was ironic, I was infuriated hours ago but now I felt so..happy. '
Yuna skipped to her apartment cheerfully as she recalled her encounter with Shuyin earlier. Her perception toward F4, specifically, Shuyin, had changed but only slightly. Unbeknownst to her that someone was watching her antics from a far. Some might say that her display of cheeriness might be cute, but someone definitely hates it.
He was none other than Tidus.
-Abes Residence-
"The girl isn't fazed at all," Tidus maliciously muttered while dunking his subordinates' head in his swimming pool, "care to explain?"
"We-we're sorry!" His underlings begged fruitlessly.
"You do know what will happen if you fail, no?" Tidus warned, ignoring his underlings' desperate need for oxygen as he watched them flailed helplessly before allowing them to breath.
"Do whatever it takes to drive out that bitch from our school." Tidus trailed off suggestively, and all of his subordinates nodded understandingly, too scared to protest.
-Paine's Snack (work place), night time-
"I think transferring school would be best," Yuna confided to Rikku as she emerged from outside with banners with the words 'Lulu's Snack' emblazoned.
"You really think that way?" Rikku asked unbelieving. She remembered how Yuna reacted when she obtained the privileges to study in Eitoku, she was so ecstatic!
"Of course!" Yuna replied quickly enthusiastically.
"Yuna!" a woman demanded as she emerged behind the counter, "that Tidus, is he the son of a plutocrat?"
"Ah! Boss! Were you listening to us?" Yuna shrieked.
"I thought I told to call me as Paine instead of boss, it's as if I'm a mistress or something" Paine scolded, "anyways, he's likely to have links with the underground, f-y-i. Therefore whatever methods they used, they are able to do what they want to you. "
"Are they?!" Yuna asked and it was evident that she was frightened.
"The man I love before," Paine trailed off, "always meddling with the underground and unknowingly, he was used by them."
"Wait a minute! What kind of life do you have before?" Rikku demanded excitingly while grinning from ear to ear.
"Yuna, I advise you to be more careful," Paine warned, completely ignoring Rikku's constant pleas over her love life.
Yuna seemed to be engrossed in her own world, wondering what Tidus would do next to her.
-School, next day-
'Here goes nothing..' Yuna contemplated as she stood indecisive in front of her locker. Another day, another prank.
1........2.........3..........
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Yuna screamed as she fell on the floor. Snakes were pouring out of her locker. Everyone around the vicinity heard the commotion and scampered off in a terrified state, leaving Yuna on the floor, alone. She edged away from her locker and her back brushed against something, or rather, a guy's shin. Three pairs of eyes looked down her.
"What?" Yuna squeaked in puzzlement. The trio of boys replied by grinning.
"You're..still a virgin, right?" One of the perverted boys asked, his eyes glinted with lust.
Paine's warning echoed in Yuna's mind, and then it dawned on her of what they were planning to do to her as she was carried off to a secluded laboratory.
"Relax, it will be over soon....though it will hurt at first" The boys whispered in unison, followed by a disturbing chuckle.
'No..'
Note: Sorry for the delay..got examination X{
Anyway, Paine's kind of ooc in this story, heck, I'm not even sure if she's suitable for a role as a middle-aged woman xp