"You've picked the wrong girl to mess with." you muttered, eyes casted down at Hanamiya's hurt figure. You smiled sadistically.
From that day onwards, pandora's box has been unboxed. You did not hesitate to show it favourably. You told no one what had happened, not even at home. Sensing your rebellious behaviour, your father had to control you, diverting your attention to gym workouts, martial arts, cooking, anything! Before attending high school.
Especially before you attend high school.
He even introduced a personal sports instructor to you, Kagetora Aida, to do up a schedule to release built up tension. It worked. For now. You even changed your appearance. Your hair sliced short, bob hair style, accompanied with a huge pair of round glasses so no former classmate would notice you.
As you stood in front of your desired high school, you cast your eyes down to your application paper.
'Seirin private high school'
My first year here.. A new start. My goal? To stay unnoticed!
You smiled softly to yourself and rubbed the back of your head. Before you were able to walk into your class you bumped into a caramel-hair coloured girl and both of you fell.
"Sorry." The both of you apologized and you scrambled to help collect the scattered papers belonging to the both of you. That's when you noticed her full name imprinted in one of the forms.
Riko Aida, class 1-E
Aida-san's daughter he keeps talking about. She's the same year as me but different class.. I'm not risking being friends with someone that might hurt me..
"Nice to meet you." you politely greeted before heading towards your class but stopped when she cried out.
"Excuse me (S/N)-san! This is your paper," she glanced at your paper and it was a training regime from your father. Much to her excitement. And that's how the two of you knew each other. Nevertheless, you kept your distance.
"Sorry I was late. I had to decline an offer," Riko said and ran to meet you.
"Basketball team again? Was it that Kiyoshi-sempai?" you questioned.
Do you want me to pulp him to the ground so he'd stop annoying you? Can't tell her that, she'd tell her dad on me.
She nodded as you both walked to Riko's home to continue your training regime with her dad. Eventually, she accepted to join the basketball team after witnessing their motivation. She eventually dated Kiyoshi Teppei.
Working hard, you decided to do something else, anything to get away from basketball. As it conjures up painful memoirs. So you joined the reading club, resulting in you loving shoujo mangas.
I would rather read these fairytales than to experience it myself.. again..
A quiet path to avoid being noticed. As you were at the library, two figures showed up. An obvious fake blondie and a dark haired boy.
They're from my class! I got to keep my head low!
So you huddled yourself in a corner and kept your head in the books.
"It's so quiet here you can hear the pun drop.." the dark haired boy joked.
"Shut up Izuki-kun! No one likes your puns!" the blonde-looking delinquent remarked.
"Just as much as they do with your hair.. Hyuuga-san." Izuki replied back.
Damn it! The pun is so lame that it's funny! I'm going to laugh! Pshhh nooo..
You burst out laughing, you've never laughed so hard in your life and stopped eventually.
The so-called Izuki and Hyuuga stared at you. For a while.
"Told you someone likes my puns."
It was then they'd include you in group projects and assignments but nothing friendship wise as you refused them.
Until Riko invited you to watch the basketball team.
"(S/N)-san, I know you've refused to watch the basketball games, I use to too.. and I know you use to help in basketball.. Whatever your reason for avoiding it, sometimes you have to face it. At the very least, please support me if you attend."
What made Riko say that, you're unsure but it caused you to sit amongst the crowds when the tournament started.
Little did you know which team they were against. Kirisaki Daichi.
You watched amongst the crowds, immediately noticed one spiteful individual that stood out like a sore thumb. Hanamiya Makoto.
Trouble..
You gripped tightly onto the bars dividing you and him. His still dirty playing fuel fire to your already angered heart.
However, what he did next riled you up. With a snap of a finger, Kiyoshi-sempai laid on the cold hard ground and let out a painful cry, clutching his leg. And there's nothing you can do violence wise this time. Not in front of everyone anyway.
Just how many people has Hanamiya hurt beside me that I didn't consider their pain back in middle school..
As Kiyoshi was sent to hospital, you came over to Riko, almost tearing up.
He smirked at Kiyoshi and Riko. Much to your disgust.
You saw it, now you believed it.
That's when you've made a resolve. If you can't defeat Hanamiya mentally and physically, there's one thing you can do.
The following day, you made a new resolve.
"Aida-san. I'd like to become assistant manager."