Chapter 14

"You're late!" complained Echizen as Atobe hurried towards her still dressed in his sports jersey, she'd waited for him for almost half an hour now at the school gate.

"I'm sorry about this," he said in his most sincere voice. Echizen shot up straight and looked around.

"For what?" she asked.

"This," without warning Atobe lifted Echizen up over his shoulder and carried across the school grounds.

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"What are you doing?" demanded Echizen. "There is a reason I waited for you at the south gate! Because a certain someone takes the north gate to get home! Where are you taking me?"

"Coach Sakaki wants to see you," for a moment Echizen froze.

"Repeat that please."

"Your former coach wants to see you," replied Atobe. Echizen hit Atobe in the back causing his to almost drop her. "Hey! What are you doing?"

"Take me back, take me back outside this instance!" she shouted. "Put me down you moron! Put me down this instant! I said put me down! I told you to put me down!" she hit him repeatedly on the back and kicked her legs in the air. "You jack ass! How could you do this to me! Put me down this instant! Help!" she shouted as loudly as she could, she potted the sport centre they were passing, and they were almost at the tennis courts. "Help! Help! Help me! , Sexual assault! Sexual harassment! Rape! Help! He's trying to kill me! Help! Someone make him put me down!" She flopped in exhaustion as she watched the back of Atobe's legs walking over the concrete tiles. "If you put me down, I'll do what you wanted us to do last night," she whispered to him, Atobe froze.

"Really?" he asked her. "We could…"

"Have sex, yes," she told him. "If, and only if, you put me down," she said in as level and calm voice she could manage.

"So let me get this straight," said Atobe rearranging her weight on his shoulder. "If I put you down, and take you to my care, you'll have your first time in the back of my BMW?"

"Yes," she said. "If and only if you put me down." The offer was very tempting. "My first time, our first time, I know how much you want me," she leaned in and whispered in his ear. "Well I'm yours, just put me down." With a small seductive smirk she bit his ear gently, Atobe swallowed.

"I'm sorry," he said continuing walking. "But he already knows your here, and if I don't deliver you with a big ribbon I doubt I'll ever sleep with a woman again after the coach is done with me." Echizen whacked him on the spine.

"I am never spreading my legs for you!" She threatened. "If you go through with this, we're over I tell you! Over! I will never spread my legs for you no matter how much I want you! You hear me! Never! When I'm done with you, you'll never play tennis again! I'll make sure your rolling around on your bed in PAIN! Pain I tell you! Put me down! Put me down this instance!"

"I'm sorry, but the coach scares me more than you do, even if it means you stay a virgin for a while longer," replied Atobe with genuine regret.

"Ha, when this is over I'm jumping on the next hot guy I see, I don't care if he'll be a tennis player, student or a teacher! We are over you hear me! Over! Unless you put me down so I can get the hell out of here! I will end you! You jackass! You unloyal bastard! How could you do this to me? Aren't I your girlfriend?" This caused Atobe to stop once more.

"Say that again," he said.

"We are over you hear me! Over! Unless you put me down so I can get the hell out of here! I will end-"

"No, that last part," he said. Echizen frowned.

"Aren't I your girlfriend?" she said uncertain, hiding his smile from Atobe he kept walking, she was always so matter of fact, she kept to herself so much, it was difficult to get to know her well enough to see that kind person deep down, deep deep very deep down. To hear her call herself his girlfriend, he could help but smile. "Are we there?" she asked him.

"Almost," he lied.

"How could you do this to me?" she asked this time matter of fact. "Honestly, how could you side with him over me? I'm your girlfriend, or are you trying to coo some curry points from that dead pan so you can get into his pants instead? Or him into you, whatever way you like it. You're such a kiss ass, I though you cared about me. How could you turn me over to Satan so willingly to save yourself? What happened to being the hero? What happened to helping the damsel in distress? What happened to you not throwing me in a pit of fire? If I die today, you know it's your fault, not mine, but yours you hear me? Of all the things I've done, I really didn't think I'd die this way, you know, me and Gakuto had a go at guessing who among us would die of what causes? You died by drowning yourself because you couldn't kiss your reflection, of course you were dumb enough not to look in a mirror instead of your reflection in a lake. Choutaro died of tripping over a wireless phone, Ryo died when he slipped when jumping to reach the last can of man balls on the top shelf and I died on the streets drunk and drugged. Now I'm just going die by looking into the eyes of Medusa and you were too embarrassed and self conceited to save me, do you know how embarrassing that will be for me? And you? Instead of drowning how about this? 'Here likes Keigo, he died of embarrassment'." She was still ranting when she realized Atobe had stopped walking, she looking around to see a few familiar faces. "Shit, how long?"

"Since about kiss ass," replied Atobe putting Echizen down, she glared at him, her eyes hurt with betrayal, taking a deep breath she turned around to face the demon of the ice kingdom.

"It's been a while coach," she said looking Sakaki in the eyes.