Chapter 17: One Down, One More To
Go "... I bet
Tenoh isn't going to belong to the football team much longer. Heh, that oughta wipe the smirk of he--" Brad's words were harshly cut short as he was
suddenly pulled away from his clique and smashed into a row of lockers. Several people scurried out of the way,
others forming a small circle around the scene.
"Tenoh!"
Brad grumbled, getting back to his feet.
"You have some nerve getting close to me." "Yeah well
you've got some balls to dare mess with me."
Haruka growled, not caring about the screams and shouts from the fairly
large crowd formed. "Not that I expect
them to stay with you much longer." Brad
stared daggers at the blonde before lunging towards her, but she easily dodged
his punches, grabbing his fist and slamming his down on his back. Taking a fistful of his shirt and dragging
him to his feet, he tried to break free from her grip but instead received a
blow across the face and a knee in the stomach, causing him to double
over. Haruka grabbed him again by his
shoulders and pushed him up against the metal doors, a loud clang filling the
air. By now, the crowd was cheering
loudly for Haruka, she was surprised that no one had tried to break the fight up
yet. "You ever come near my girl again,
and I'll make sure I have the personal pleasure of proving why I don't like
men." the blonde snared under her breath, so only Brad could hear her. "Haruka!!" Hearing Michiru's voice, she turned on her
heels to storm off, when a flash of a glint caught her eye - she spun around
just in time to catch Brad's hands as he pulled a knife on her, both of them
crashing onto the floor. Grunting under
his weight and strength, she suddenly heard a small scream - Michiru's
scream. Looking away for a moment was a
fatal mistake, she lost her concentration and Brad caught it, piercing her side
with his blade. Haruka screamed in agony and raised her knee, hitting him between his legs and
head butted him, making him roll over in pain.
By then, the teachers had caught on as to what was going on, breaking
the crowd up and were shocked to find blood on the tiled floor
... The
following morning, both Haruka and Brad found themselves sitting in the
principal's office, Brad's face black and blue, Haruka lightly holding her
side. "Tenoh." Haruka stood up slowly, and walked into the
open door that awaited her, closing it silently behind her. "Take a seat." The principal sat down in his chair and
motioned to the ones in front of his desk.
"Nothing gives a student the right to attack one of their fellow
students." "I
wouldn't call him a 'fellow' student."
Haruka said, not caring over the amount of trouble she was facing. It couldn't get any worse than she predicted. "In this
school, there is absolutely no fighting allowed. Would you go outside and just attack someone
on the street?" "If they deserved it." The principal shook his head, obviously aware
that he was not going to get through with Haruka. "You will be suspended for three days,
however, for now, you will get to keep your position
on the football team. If I find that you
are breaking any other school rules, you will not only be removed from the
team, but also expelled from this school.
You have been warned." Haruka
nodded and stood up, leaving the office to let him deal with Brad. Michiru
was waiting outside by the car, and ran towards Haruka as she left the
school. "What
happened?!" "Nothing
really, just been suspended for a few days."
The aqua
girl gasped, "This is all my fault." Haruka
grinned and opened the car door for Michiru, "Not at all. Think on the bright side, I don't have school
for three whole days!!" Michiru gave her
a disapproving look as she fastened her seatbelt. "Besides, now I have time to make sure your
Dad doesn't ever hit his children again."
