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One Sided Rivalry

Chapter Eleven: Revolution

"You think that I'm dating who now?! Where'd you even get that idea?" I exclaimed as I gawked at what Momo had just told me. Honestly, I don't know how to react to this. I don't know if I should laugh because what they said was extremely ridiculous or get mad because what they said was extremely ridiculous. Get this, he just asked me if I was dating Atobe. How do they even know Atobe in the first place? I blinked. Then again, Atobe did mention, and I quote, 'Everyone knows how amazing Ore-sama is'. I groaned to myself.

I felt Kou's poke my temple. And it was a hard poke mind you. I rubbed my temple and glared at Kou. "Oi, who's this Atobe person?"

"Ah. Just some egotistic guy I met the other day."

"Just some egotistic guy I met the other day." Momo repeated what I had just said; although he said it in a more mischievous manner. He continued to nudge me. "Come on senpai! We saw you yesterday!"

"Yesterday?" I tilted my head to the right in confusion. I tried to recall the events that transpired that day. Saw what exactly? I don't remember doing anything yesterday, that is, other than returning Atobe's phone. I raised my forefinger in a now-I-get-it manner as I finally pieced two and two together. That's what they probably saw. And they probably assumed that the two of us were dating. How could they jump into conclusions like that! I swear to God, these guys will end up getting in trouble if they don't stop doing that! "Ah! You mean at the ice cream shop?"

"Nya! See!" I sighed. Not you too Eiji! I thought you'd have my back! Then again, Eiji's pretty much one of the most jump-into-conclusions kind of guy. So this really wasn't that big of a surprise. "You did have a date with him at the ice cream shop yesterday!" Eiji exclaimed enthusiastically and started doing victory signs in front of me. Okaaay, weird. Then again, this is Eiji we're talking about.

"No no no! That was not a date!" I placed my hands on front of me defensively as I tried to explain what really happened. I really don't want to create any issues. And more specifically, I really don't want anyone to think that I'm dating someone when I'm not actually dating that person. I blinked. Hmmm, de ja vu. That seems to be happening to me a lot these days. I shook my head. "I was just returning Atobe's phone. We sort of ended up switching phones during the weekend."

Before things got any more weird and annoying, Ryoma-chin came to the rescue. "See senpai-tachi? I told you she wasn't dating monkey king." He said monotonously before taking a sip from his Ponta. He then looked at me and blinked. "Anou, senpai? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Aaaw! Ryoma-chin! You do care about me!" I couldn't help but give Ryoma-chin a hug. I was just so touched! Who would've thought that the Ryoma-chin who was always trying to get away from me or prying away from me actually cared about me and even defended me against his senpais! I think I'm going to cry! I know I know, I'm one sensitive person but hey! I was really touched okay? And besides, now I have another name I can call that Bakatobe! Monkey king. I snickered. What kind of a name is that?

Ryoma-chin tried to pry away from my hug. This time, I was not letting go. "Senpai! Let go!"

"Yadda!" I tightened my hug.

"Nya! Why'd you have Atobe's phone in the first place anyway." I groaned as I continued to hug Ryoma-chin. These guys are just full of questions aren't they? I sighed. This was going to be one hell of a long lunch break.


I groaned as I headed towards the Gym. I hate PE Class. This was one class I was not looking forward to. I had my reasons. For one, as you all know by now, I am practically the most uncoordinated person in the whole planet. Secondly, we were doing ballroom dancing. I absolutely hate dancing. And I have two left feet. Lastly, I had him as my partner. I grumbled at the thought. I know, I know. My reasons for getting mad at him were sort of childish and, like what Kou had mentioned, a tad bit illogical. Hmm, maybe it was more than a tad bit. It was extremely illogical to be mad at a person for not talking to you. But that's not why I'm mad at him now.

Okay, here's my side of the story!

Let's say you have this close friend. The night before, you were on good terms. Then the next day, he starts ignoring and avoiding you and you don't even know why! Frustrating right? So there you are, panicking about what could possibly happen to your friendship, wondering about what you could have done wrong and frustrated at the fact he is getting you all worked up. And then after you get frustrated, that close friend of yours talks to you and acts as if nothing happened. And when you asked him as to why he was avoiding you earlier, he gives you a useless 'Saa, social experiment. I wanted to see your reaction if I stopped talking to you for a while.' I grumbled as I puffed my cheeks. Annoying.

"Saa Hikari-chan, are you still mad at me?" I heard Fuji whisper. He was behind me. Even though he was my partner, there was no way I was letting him stand beside me. Right now, I was mad at him. And I don't think that my new found reason is illogical.

I turned around and smiled. "Of course not Fuji! Why would I be mad at you in the first place? All you did was ignore me for the whole morning, pretended like nothing happened, got me all flustered and frustrated and tell me that you were doing that as a 'social experiment'" I grumbled. "So, no. I'm definitely not mad at you." I exclaimed in the most sarcastic manner that I could.

"That's good then." He smiled as I gawked. Does he seriously think that I'm not mad at him or is he playing his mind games with me again. Ugh. Duh. It's Fuji we're talking about. Need I remind you that he is one sadistic person? Fuji chuckled. "Saa Hikari-chan, it's not good to leave your mouth open like that."

I closed my mouth and shook my head. "Fuji! I was being sarcastic! Of course I'm mad!" I puffed my cheeks. "Do you have any idea how worked up and frustrated I've been this whole morning?

"Saa, so you were frustrated because I was ignoring you?" He smiled. This smile was not his usual annoying smile. It was something else. It had that sadistic look but at the same time it had this soft feeling to it. This smile, was less annoying than the other. I blinked. Although, it was slightly scarier too. "I thought you didn't like my company?"

"Th-that's beside the point!" I said slightly embarrassed. What's wrong with me today? I can't believe I actually told him that! No way is he letting that go. What's so wrong about it anyway? I'd probably be as frustrated and flustered over any friend who starts to ignore me. Maybe even more! I shook my head and pointed my forefinger at him. "The point is-"

Fuji cut me and took hold of my finger. He lowered my hand. "So does that mean that you actually enjoy my company."

Okay, truth be told, I don't actually hate his company. But I don't enjoy it either! I mean, if you were me, would you? Would you actually enjoy having someone get on your nerves and annoy you enjoyable? Would you enjoy having someone prank you? Nope. Then again, there have been times where I actually like having him around. I mean, when he isn't on his sadistic mode, he's actually a decent person to talk to. But the un-sadistic side of him doesn't come out as often. So there. I don't hate his company, but I don't love it either. It's just so-so. But I was not going to tell him that now, was I? I placed a fist in front of my mouth and coughed. "The point is, I'm still mad at you!"

Fuji just chuckled. "You still haven't answered my question."

My eye twitched before walking away. "Whatever."

"Saa, I'll take that as a yes then?"

"Of course not!" I said without turning around. As I was walking towards Kou and Eiji, I noticed Fuji following closely behind. "Leave me alone Fuji." I grumbled.

"I don't want to." He chuckled as he caught up to me. Right now, he was right beside me. "And besides, we still need to practice for next week's practical exam."

I stopped dead in my tracks. Shoot. I completely forgot about that. If my grades were not on the line, I would not be doing this. But sadly, it is. Not practicing is not an option. I need to get really good during the next practical exam and should at least show Riyuzaki-sensei that I'm actually making an effort. I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest. "Fine. I'm not mad at you….for now. Only until class ends, but after that, I'm mad at you again." I know that that didn't make any sense whatsoever, but whatever. I glared before sighing again. "Let's practice then."


A few minutes into practice, and here I am again; stepping of Fuji's foot. "Sorry. S-sorry. Sorry." Darn it. I thought I got this part already! I sighed. But then, it's not a total loss. Who knew that stepping on Fuji's foot can be slightly… satisfying? I blinked. Please don't tell me that I'm starting to sound like a sadist.

"Let's stop for now or my foot might end up looking like minced meat." Fuji chuckled as we both stopped what we were doing. "Saa, I thought you weren't going to get mad at me for a while." He smiled.

"Mou, I'm not doing it on purpose." I made a face. I can't believe that I have to start from scratch again. I placed my hands on my hips. "And you know how uncoordinated I am."

"True. But your foot wasn't that heavy before. Or maybe you just go heavier. " He smiled shortly before my foot came in contact with his food. Actually, it was more of a stomp. "Ouch."

I smiled innocently. "Gomen, it was an accident. I thought we were going to start practicing again." Okay. That I did on purpose. What? Even if we do have a truce, he was getting on my nerves.


"Ite ite ite ite." I cringed in pain as I held my wrist. Right now, I was sitting on the floor with a bunch of balls bouncing around me. Ouch, it really hurts. Hopefully it's nothing. Hopefully at most, I'll only get a bruise out of this. Or better yet, I come out without any injuries at all! I sighed . But I don't think that's the case seeing as my wrist is in serious pain. I sighed again. I swear to God, I am the most unlucky person ever! What are the chances of a person slipping off of her dance partner's grip while spinning, stepping on a Ping-Pong ball, crashing into the rack of basketballs and falling on the floor? Highly unlikely. But sadly, all of those happened to me. I stared at the Ping-pong ball. Where in the world did that come from anyway? No one was playing table tennis in the area!

I heard footsteps approaching. "Hikari-chan? Are you okay?" I looked up and found Fuji. He had a worried expression plastered on his face as he extended his hand to me. Actually, he wasn't the only one who was there. Everyone from the class were pretty much staring at me. I let out a nervous laugh in embarrassment. Leave it to me to create a ruckus during P.E.

"A-ah" I said as I reached out for his hand and stood up. "Ah I'm fine." I tried to fake a smile. You see, I have this thing about Fuji. I just can't tell him that I'm not okay. Call it weird, but that's just how it is. I can't ask any help from him, tell him my problems and things like that. It's just him actually. I can rant to Oniichan, or to Kou or to Eiji or even Kunimitsu about my problems. But with Fuji, I just can't bring myself to do so. I actually thought that it was a trust issue before, but that's not it. Even though Fuji's so sadistic that Its hard for you to trust him, I do. He's one of the people I actually trust the most. Well, him and Kou.

"Nya Hikari-chan! Are you okay ?!" I turned around and saw Eiji running towards me and stepped back a bit. He was running way too fast and well, let's just say that I do not want to fall over and crash into that basketball rack again. I think I've had enough of that to last me for a year.

I let out a sigh of relief as he stopped right in front of me. Phew. Good think I stepped back a little or he could've hit me! "Yeah, don't worry about it Eiji. I'm fine" I reassured him as I smiled a sheepish smile.

"Yo." Kou approached us and started snickering, ruffling my hair as he did. "You're really unlucky aren't you?"

"Thank you for showing some concern Kou! You are the most awesome best friend a person could ever have." I said sarcastically and dramatically as I rolled my eyes at him. I've pretty much gotten used to how Kou shows his…er… concern towards a person.

"Glad I could help." He smiled and placed a hand on my shoulder. "But you are okay, aren't you?"

"Yes. Completely!" I gave a reassuring smile. Hopefully, the pain in my wrist didn't show. Like I said, I really suck at acting.

From the corner of my eyes I saw Fuji looking at me as though he did not believe a word I had just said. Hikari fun fact. I suck at acting and lying. The pain on my wrist probably showed through my voice. I sighed as he stared at my wrist. "What about your wrist?"

"It's nothing! Don't worry about it! It's probably nothing?" I said as I let out a nervous laugh as I tried to put my wrist down and away from my chest. As I did, Fuji did the one thing I never expected him to do. He pulled my hand and hurt my wrist in the process! Who in the world pulls an injured person's injured wrist! I blinked inwardly. Oh right, I told him my wrist was fine.

"Ite ite ite ite!" I exclaimed as I gently took back my wrist. I glared at Fuji. "Fuji that hurt!"

"I thought you said it was nothing?" He chuckled as he let go of my wrist.

Grr that sadistic tensai! If he knew my wrist was in pain, why'd he have to pull on it so hard? I made a face and puffed my cheeks. And what's more annoying is that he's actually chuckling right now; Either at the fact that my wrist was in pain or because he was proving his point. Either way, he's still a sadist. I rubbed my wrist. "Mou, even if you were proving a point, you didn't have to pull it that hard."

"Saa, I'll take you to the infirmary." Fuji took hold of my shoulders and started to push me away from the gym and towards the infirmary.

"C-chotto Fuji!" I whined as I tried to stop myself from…er…being pushed around? Not that I don't appreciate Fuji's effort but I can go to the infirmary myself. I mean, it's my wrist that's injured, not my legs. I can still walk! "F-Fuji!"

I continued to follow Fuji towards the Infirmary. I made a face as silence filled the air. Hikari fun fact. I absolutely hate awkward silences. Honestly, I really don't know where the awkwardness is coming from. It can't be because I told him that I was mad at him right? I mean, I told him that during P.E. class and yet he still continued to bug me. I looked at my wrist. Maybe it's my wrist? Then again, I don't see the connection between the awkward silence and my wrist. I sighed in frustration.

"Saa, is your wrist okay?"

"A-aaah." I blinked in surprise as I rubbed my wrist with my left hand. "It hurts a little but, but it's fine."

"That's good to hear." He chucked. "Saa you really are unlucky, aren't you?"

I made a face and let out a sigh. As strange as it is, this awkward silence is making me somewhat… guilty? I don't understand why exactly but it just does. "Neh Fuji, you know you didn't have to come with me to the infirmary. I mean, it's my wrist that's broken, not my legs you know. I can manage going there myself."

"I know. I just wanted to see how Morioka-sensei would react when he sees you for the third time this month." I puffed my cheeks as he continued to laugh. Just so you know, Morioka-sensei's our school doctor. And well, he's never thrilled to see me in his office. He doesn't hate me or anything like that. It's just that, my visits to the infirmary pretty much exceeds an average person's. Meaning, I end up getting injured a lot of times and as a doctor, he really doesn't like that sort of thing happening to anyone. "And either way, I won't be doing anything during PE since I don't have a partner. So might as well tag along."

"Okay then."

"So, are you still mad?"

I shook my head. "Nah. I was mad at you when I found out that you were ignoring me because of a stupid experiment." I let out a sigh "But strangely, I can't seem to stay mad at you for a long time. Actually, I can't seem to get mad at you at all, not seriously at least." I blinked as I stopped dead in my tracks. I cannot believe that I just said that. What is it with me today and telling him things that are supposed to stay in my head.

Fuji turned around and looked at me with that annoying sarcastic yet sadistic smile of his. I groaned. Did I mention that I hate that smile? "So you'll never get mad at me?" He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes and walked away. "Shut up Fuji, you heard NOTHING! Go back to the gym!" I exclaimed as I continued to storm away.

"Saa, whatever you say Hikari-chan."


So, that's basically chapter 11. I know, it was a tad bit short. Anyway! Tell me what you think! Comments, suggestions and constructive criticisms are welcomed! Thank You!