8th Chapter
For the past few days, I've been hanging out most of the time with the 3 of them. Today I have arrived rather late to school. Not that it really matters anyway. I blame it on insomnia. By the time I reached into my class room, I was dead tired. I slept on my desk for almost an hour or two before I woke up once more. It was just impossible to get some peace and quiet around here; the sound of laughter screams, banging tables and all the chanting. I tried my best to block all the noise but they were just too loud. I gave up. I'll sleep another time. But I did not feel like practicing archery today. I was dead tired and I wasn't sure why. Maybe it was that time of the month…I sighed. Maybe…
I haven't seen any of them for the whole day; not that I cared but, I felt lonely for once. I needed some company at least. They were my friends now. I shut my eyes. I was grateful of that. But why does it feel like I am betraying someone else? Oga…Why can't I just forget about him? Why do I have a feeling that he still likes me? His face always remained expressionless, but when he sees me, he usually narrows his eyes. Was he irritated with me? Or was it something else. I don't know. I slammed a fist onto the table. Fuck this! Fuck all of it! Fuck you Oga! It's all your fault. Wasn't I pretty enough for you? Am I too dumb or am I too plain for you? Why her? Of all people. A foreigner for a matter of fact.
I couldn't help but let the dam break. Tears rolled down. I needed to be alone, for now.
It was as if all of a sudden, I felt someone watching me. But I was alone in class and it was around 5 now. Everyone should have gone home. I soon shook off that feeling and returned to my book. "Mathematics, how confusing," I muttered to myself, rubbing my temples. Where are the teachers anyway? It's already summer and soon it'll be summer break. I haven't even seen a teacher ever since I entered this school. I sighed. "Oh, how different it was compared to Saint Ishiyama High," I muttered under my breath. It was then when I heard a click of the lock that brought me to wake.
"Saint Ishiyama High, huh? I didn't know you were from a bitch school," a voice said. Immediately, I grabbed the bow beside me, preparing to attack if necessary.
'The hobbit', my mind screamed, eying Ikari. But otherwise, I remained silent.
He then let his usual cracked up laugh and approached me. "A girl like you shouldn't be alone after school hours,"
"Same goes for you. It's pretty unusual for someone like you to be alone," I said as I kept the book that I was reading into my bag.
"Kha, kha, kha! Who said I was alone?!"
Just then, the windows behind me shattered. I jumped back, in the nick of time. But as I did it, I felt something tugging my leg. Before I knew it, I was dragged upwards a rope caught my foot; I dropped my Yumi in the process. Now, I was dangling in mid-air. "Fuck," I hissed. I had let my guard down. The other 4 of the MK5 were outside, laughing their asses off. I blushed a deep shade of red.
"You little punk!" I screamed, hands on my skirt.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha! What are you going to do now huh, Archer?"Ikari asked as the others laughed along with him.
"You're gonna regret it," I said, pulling out a few arrows, that were strapped on my back.
"Oh~ an archer without a bow? I-I'm so scared!" he blurted, voice laced with pure sarcasm.
I fingered a few arrows, with my free hand. I aimed and threw the arrows at the 4 with my bare hands, as if they were darts.
"W-WHAT?! How is that even possible?!" Ikari shouted as I took down all his members at once, an arrow pierced through each of their legs. They howled in pain.
"What's the matter, afraid?" I snorted at him. Enjoying every moment of his fear. All his members were disabled easily without a sweat; the wounds were not life threatening, but the pain was no doubt, intense. The arrow had pierce through their bones. Removing the arrow was one thing, recovering was another. By now, the whole of the MK5 had passed out. At least they were quiet now.
He was about to make a run but someone stopped him outside.
"KEHHH?!" He shouted.
Just then, I swore I felt a tremor from the outside. He must have been slammed onto the wall. Ouch.
I have to get down from here fast. Using the tip of my arrows to cut the rope, I took no notice of the person walking into the room. After it was finally cut, I fell down. But I never made it to the ground; instead, I was carried by a pair of strong arms.
"You're a real tease, you know that?" Kanzaki said, smiling.
It wasn't a perverted or mischievous smirk. But a sincere smile; one that I have never seen him wore before. It was as if now, I couldn't take my eyes off him; just staring at him made me feel at peace. I wonder why?
"Done yet?" He questioned, that smile quickly fading, replacing a blush.
"Huh? Sorry…," I said, looking away. Still, I could not shake of the image of a blushing Kanzaki.
There was a minute of silence before I said, "Um, you can put me down now..."
"I like it this way better," Kanzaki said. He then looked away as if his mind was drifting somewhere else.
A faint blush rose on my cheeks once more as he sat, back leaning against the wall, with me in his lap.
"Are you sure it's alright for you to be with me? Those guys might wake up any minute,"
Almost immediately I regretted asking him that. Through his eyes, he seemed hurt. However, he did not show much emotion. At first there was an unbearable length of silence. My bottom lip quivering, I turned to face him.
"Kanzaki-kun…I-
My voice trailed off, unsure of what to say. He just stared blankly at me before he pulled me closer to him; our faces, almost an inch away.
"Shiraga…I love you,"
It was those 3 words that made my heart skip a beat. Looking into his eyes, I then pulled him into a hug; burying my face in his clothes. I could feel tears flooding my eyes. It was just a feeling that I couldn't comprehend. Still I was wordless, but a part of me felt more secure. I felt that at least there was someone in the world that still cared for me. That's why I'm happy.
"I love you too," I manage to utter those words out before I broke in tears.
POV: Kanzaki
It has been almost 15 minutes since she fell asleep on him. Not that he minded anyway. Maybe he should take a rest too. After today, he was pretty much beat. He had a fight with Oga today again. Oga was pretty much angry at him. Though maybe Oga wouldn't admit it, it was clear that he was jealous. Kanzaki smirked. Jealous was a pretty amusing way to label him for once. Kanzaki managed to trash him this time. 'He must be losing focus', Kanzaki concluded, shutting his eyes as he began to drift to sleep. Kame doesn't need to know about the fight. She has a life too. She shouldn't worry about things like this anymore. What is the point in liking a guy like him? He'll never return her feelings. He's still too naïve, all he cares is to fight.
It was a sudden twitch from Kame that broke him from his train of thoughts. Staring at her sleeping form, his eyes softened. "Didn't she just look comfortable sleeping on him," he chuckled to himself, as he traced her jaw line softly. He then wrapped his arms around her form, sighing. "Don't worry, I'll stay here…I'll wait for you until you wake up," he whispered into her ear. Whether she heard it or not, he could care less. He'll always stay with her; that's a promise.
POV: Hilda
Hilda narrowed her eyes into slits, watching both of them form a far. Her emerald eyes were locked on Hajime Kanzaki. Her face remained expressionless as always but today, she couldn't help but grimace. How on earth that good for nothing had beaten Oga, had her alarmed. Though it wasn't Oga's first defeat, but Oga seemed to be growing weaker and weaker every day.
Something was wrong and she knew that girl had something to do with it.
Ever since he stopped seeing her, he refused to train and even stopped fighting with the other delinquents. He was going soft. What was he thinking? He was the father or the next demon lord. He was supposed to bring about chaos, not get sick over some human girl.
Same goes with Bel. He seemed to act strangely these days. Usually he would be crying, demanding Oga to fight or destroy something. But he was quiet for a whole week. He seemed satisfied enough.
If the demon lord were to find out, he wouldn't be happy.
She needed to sort things out quick, for Bel's sake.
