'Ere u go XD
...pretty sure I made him OOC...o-o
A spit landed on the ground.
"C'mon! Is that all you got, huh~?"
Akutsu tauntingly called out to the group of four, that were sprawled on the cold ground.
One moaned out in pain, earning himself a kick from yours truly.
"Tch...All bark but no bite. Thought so."
"Y-You bastard..."
Akutsu turned around and saw one get up but he was struggling to even maintain his stance.
"What? You think you can beat me like you are now?"
He sneered at the injured person, getting ready to fight back.
And charge did the person do. Getting nearer towards Akutsu.
And Akutsu raised his fist...thrusting it forward...
"Keh. Those bastards..."
Akutsu walked home in silence. He had missed his last period because some dolts decided to call him out for a fight.
And they lost...badly. Even though it was four vs one.
"Weaklings..." He recalled how easily they went down. Like flies.
He wiped a stray blood-line from his mouth. Unknown to him, someone came in front of him and stood there.
"Hm?"
He looked, but lightly paled when he saw who it was.
Mana.
One thought was treading through his mind now...He was so screwed.
If looks could kill, Mana's glare would've killed in 10 times by now. Akutsu just settled for a gulp and hope nothing bad will happen.
Sure, he knew how to fight but Mana was a dojo and a judo practitioner. Also, judging by what happened to the people that crossed her last time...he does not want to be the receiving end of those punches.
But Mana...was unusually silent. Whether it was good thing or not, Akutsu didn't know. And then...she took a step forward.
And another...another...until she was directly in front of him.
Oh crap...
He didn't even have the guts to close his eyes and instead, watched everything unfurl.
Mana didn't punch him. Didn't kick him. Instead, she grabbed his left hand, and guided him towards another direction, away from his path to home.
...What?
"...What was the ratio?"
"...Four to one..."
Mana hummed and nodded as she continued to bandage Akutsu up. She had surprisingly brought the boy to her home, both parents surprised at the sudden visit but Mana waved them off, as a sign she'll explain later.
And so she brought Akutsu to her room, which to his surprise, wasn't that girly, except for the few anime posters. Opening a drawer, she grabbed a first-aid kit, closed the mini-door, sat back next to him and started patching him up.
Sure, he was surprised but the mostly surprising thing was that Mana had stayed quiet. The. Whole. Entire. Time. Well...except when she asked him to raise his hands, arms, or so.
"...You mad aren't you." It wasn't even a question. It was a statement.
"...Yes."
He knew it.
"These are my fights so don't go bugging around, got it." You don't need to get unnecessary hurt... And in the way back of his mind, he thought: You don't need to get hurt...because of me...
"..."
"...Did you hear me?" His voice took a cold turn. He need to make sure she understood. No matter what he had to do, she can't be dragged into this. He knew-no-understood that.
Mana stopped half-way at bandaging his arm, her bangs shadowing her face. Akutsu took her silence as a rejection towards his words and was about to retort but then-
"You didn't wait."
"...Huh?"
She finally brought her head up, eyes glaring at Akutsu accusingly, her mouth in a frown.
"You didn't wait for me after school today."
...Hold up... "...Are you made because I didn't wait for you?" Could he believe what he was hearing right now? ...Then again, he doesn't trust his own knowledge so won't answer that...
Here he thought she was worried about his well-being but instead she was worried he didn't wait for her?
"Of course!" She huffed but it was half-hearted as she finished his arm. "Well...I'm kind of mad that you were fighting too but...you could've came back you know."
He flexed his arm, to test if his arm was okay. And it was. Then he heard it.
Her mumble.
"Could've came back so I wouldn't have to worry that much...idiot dolt..."
...So she was worried about him.
Releasing a deep sigh, he flicked her forehead and not to lightly either. Mana yelped, recoiling back from the boy, both hands up on the sore spot of her forehead.
"What was that for~?!"
"You are so stupid."
And he ruffled her hair. She just pouted at the slight affection, mumbling under her breath again: "Idiot...Idiot...Idiot..."
Unbeknownst to her though, he could clearly see the tingle of pink on her cheeks.
...She's like a dog...
And he continued ruffling the soft hair...though he would never admit that it was soft.
