Shade's POV
"Are you sure that you'll be alright getting home Fine?" I asked for the 5th time probably... What? She seems like the type of person who has no sense of direction and can get lost easily. She's like Milky. Isn't it only natural that I would worry?
Shade, you sound like an old grandma, worrying so much. I twitched in annoyance slightly. Besides, I know where everything is and I have a map just in case too. So don't worry about me and just focus on helping out the clubs. I promise you I'll be fine, it's my name after all. ^_^
"Then let me help you get your stuff packed at least," I said reaching to grab her notebooks to put into her bag. Then I noticed that her notebooks looked like they had pages ripped out and were wet. "What happened?"
She looked at the notebooks in my hands. I was a little clumsy and accidentally dropped them in water. They're my old notebooks, I thought that they would help me with school. I just tore out all of the pages that I didn't need. Don't worry too much about it.
"I see, so do you use the notes that I gave you?" I asked putting them into her bag.
Of course~ ^_^ I'll do my best to study. She looked out the window for a second then wrote something else and showed it to me. Shade, you should probably go now. I can finish packing up myself. People might think that you skipped out. I see people playing sports on the fields already.
"Then make sure that you get home okay. If you get lost, then come back to school and wait," I said rushing to get to the basketball club.
Normal POV
Fine gathered the rest of her belongings, and just wanted to run back to Shade's house, before something happens. Unfortunately for her, no one grant her small wish, because Emily and her group came once more and took her to the emptiest part of school. Fine was pushed to the ground and her bag was taken away from her. Her things were scattered about and hands had started to tear at the papers. Girls were hitting her with fists and rocks. So many insults were hear, but Fine did nothing to retaliate, and when she tried to, the hurt just grew more and more.
After Emily's followers finished beating Fine, ruined everything in her bag and insulted her verbally, Emily said, "I told you to not hang around Shade so much, why don't you listen? It'll be the best for both of us." Fine didn't do anything, as she squirmed slightly in pain. She was bleeding from the marks on her face and her uniform was covered in dirt. "Disgusting," Emily said simply as she watched Fine's pain.
With the faintest of whispers, Fine said, "So are you."
Emily heard this. "So you're not actually a mute. I wonder what will happen if I tell everyone around school this." Fine glared at her and then Emily just kicked her in the stomach, "Oh don't even. What can you do to me right now?" Fine just looked down, so no one could see her face. "Exactly. Let's make an exchange, you stay away from Shade and I don't tell anyone about the fact that you've been lying about your voice." Fine shook her head. "Come on, just talk. The truth's already out, what's the point? Hey!" Emily looked at her. "Fine then, just realize, I'm not going to stop. I'll keep doing this until you have to transfer."
After they left, Fine was crying. For the first time, in years she cried. Soundlessly, painfully, the tears fell down like rain. What she wanted to do was sleep in order to escape reality. She wanted the aching pain to go away. She wanted to scream loud, without anyone hearing. Why does this always happen? Why can't people just stop being jealous and realize these petty things won't help them at all in life? But people can't change the personalities of others. That's why bullying can't die, because we can't stop the development of people's personalities.
"Will you let me help you?" Fine glanced up, tears still streaming down her face. She saw a girl with white hair and contrasting eyes. "I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help." Fine looked skeptically at her and flinched back as she tried to touch her. "Then at least let me give you this," the girl said as she handed Fine new notebooks. "There's also one filled with all the notes that I thought would be helpful."
Fine took the books and then grabbing a pen on the ground she wrote: Why did you do this? Why do you want help me? There's no reason to.
"Because I thought that you wanted some help," The girl answered simply. "Can I not help?" Fine didn't move as the two stared at each other.
Finally, Fine wrote with shaking hands: You aren't with them? You aren't going to hurt me?
"If I was going to hurt you, I would have already text the entire school that you weren't a mute and a bunch of other stuff that's not true. I'm not a person who's that weak. Now, will you let me treat you?" Fine nodded. When the girl tried to brush Fine's bangs away from her eyes, Fine slapped her hand away. But instead of reacting cruelly, she acted like nothing happened. The girl disinfected all of the cuts, put ointment and concealer on all of the bruises, and cleaned up Fine's uniform as best as she could. "There all done."
Fine held up her notebook which read: Thanks for helping me... Who are you anyways?
"Sumizome Yuzuki, most people call me Yuzuki. Some people call me Moon, since I kind of look like I was born from the moon. You're Sakura Fine right?"
Fine nodded. You do kind of look like the moon, Sumizome-san. Anyways, thank you for helping me but I have to go now, before people worry about where I am. I'm sorry for all the trouble that I caused you. I swear that it shouldn't happen again.
"Why are you being so formal? It's fine, I wanted to help you. You know, you almost act like you can't trust anyone." Fine froze for a second as she heard this. "Is it because you don't know anything about me, and you're scared? Or is it something completely different?" Fine didn't write anything, she just stood there. "If it's like that, then let's be friends." Fine looked at her confused. "I want to be friends with you."
A simple word was written largely across Fine's notebook paper. Why?
"Does there have to be a reason? I just want to be friends with you. Maybe by being with me, they won't try to hurt you anymore like this time and last time. I am considered really weird person who shouldn't be messed with according to them. And you can help me convince people that I'm not a complete loner." She held her hand out, "So will you be my friend, Fine?"
Fine grabbed her hand and nodded, smiling. Then can I call you Moon?
"If you're alright with me calling you Fine, the it's okay with me. Now, shall we walk home together, since our houses are pretty close?"
Fine nodded. But how do you know where Shade's house is?
"Um... let's just say that I know a lot of things." Though a bit eccentric, she did seem like a nice person through Fine's eyes. For the first time, Fine felt like she had an actual friend, that she made on her own.
