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Chapter 4
"Another day" Anna sighed as she opened her locker. When she opened it, her eyebrows shot up.
There was a red tag attached to her locker.
And everyone who saw it stopped.
"Poor girl"
"I wonder how long she'll last"
"I feel sorry for her."
"Thank god I'm not her friend"
"This will make some people happy"
"Too bad, she's cute"
"I heard she's really smart"
"It's just the first week of school"
"This should be fun."
Anna looked around and saw people staring at her. Some were snickering, some were whispering in low tones.
Damn, what do I do? People are beginning to stare at me.
Little did she know that that was the beginning of her nightmare…
The bell rang and she headed to class.
Thankfully, Yoh wasn't there.
Despite his absence, she still suffered from the wrath of her classmates…
And this went on for the rest of the day.
Anna slowly walked to her locker. When she got there, there was someone waiting for her. It was Yoh.
"Hey" Yoh said cheerfully. He was slumped against Anna's locker.
"What are you doing here?" Anna hissed nastily
This is great. More misery to end my already perfect day.
"This is a school and I'm entitled to hang out wherever I feel like hanging out."
"Whatever. Get out of my way, you're blocking my locker"
Yoh moved out of the way and Anna went to get her stuff.
"So did you enjoy my gift?" Yoh asked
"…"
"Obviously, you did…"
Anna finished gathering her things and just as she was about to get past Yoh, she plastered a red slip of paper on his forehead.
"What's this?" Yoh asked grabbing the slip of paper. It was a red tag except it said "You'll be dead, Piggy Four" and there was a picture of a pig.
And he watched as Anna walked away
She's interesting
The next few days were torture for Anna. Everywhere she went, people ridiculed her and made fun of her. She considered dropping out but Tamao wouldn't let her.
"I can't believe you even considered dropping out" Tamao said
"If it's the only way to get myself out of this hellhole, then I'll do it." Anna said hastily
"Come on, Anna. It's not like you to give up just like that. You're a tough girl. Or so that's what I thought. You'd be wasting your scholarship if you dropped out. You'd let your mom…"
Anna cut her off.
"Newsflash, Tamao! I'm being tortured from the very moment I step into the school. There's always a nasty greeting waiting for me at my locker. I hear all sorts of taunts when I'm in the classroom. There's always someone around to push me around. Do you think that's bearable! I don't!" Anna said with tears.
"Don't cry. I didn't mean it that way. I mean by dropping out, wouldn't you just prove to them that you're weak and scared of them?" Tamao said weakly
Anna stopped crying
"I guess you're right…Thanks Tamao."
"No problem. You've always been there for me. It's my turn now." Tamao said with a grin
Little did they know, someone was watching them.
Yoh was walking around the campus when he saw a bunch of guys surrounding someone. He came closer to look.
"Knock it off!" He heard a girl scream
"Why should we?" He saw a guy grab the girl by her arm.
"Yeah. You got red tagged you know. This is the price you pay for messing with the F4."
"So what? Those boys need a reality check when it comes to their ego."
The boys continued taunting the girl. By the time Yoh got closer, he recognized the girl. It was Anna, the girl he red tagged a few days ago. He felt a mix of surprise and sadness. Surprise because she lasted more than three days. Sad because he felt sorry for Anna.
Wait… Why am I feeling sorry for her! She deserved this. She totally dissed me in public. I'll just watch her suffer
But his inner conscience wouldn't let him just watch.
You shouldn't watch this
"Why not?" Yoh asked himself
Because this isn't right. You should stop them
"I don't want to" Yoh said stubbornly
You have to. You know you want to."
"No, I don't" Yoh said to himself. People passing by were beginning to stare at him
Yes, you do
"No, I don't" Yoh was beginning to lose his temper
Just do it so I'll shut up
"Fine" Yoh sighed as he made his way towards the group…
Anna noticed Yoh walking towards them…
"That's enough" Yoh said sternly.
"Who's making us?" One of the boys said
"I am."
The boys looked behind them and saw Yoh standing calmly with a fierce look in his eyes.
"Let her go"
"We're so sorry Yoh-sama"
"I better not see you bothering her again. Is that clear?"
"Yes, sir."
The boys ran away quickly. Yoh turned to Anna.
"They should stop bothering you. From now on, you're no longer a holder of the red tag. I'll announce it tomorrow."
"Who said I needed your help?" Anna said angrily
"You should be thanking me for what I just did."
"Why should I?"
"Because that'll make your stay here a little more peaceful."
"I can handle all the torture"
"Right"
"Seriously"
"No one who has been red tagged has survived more than three days here"
"Well, I just set a new record for your next victim"
"That's nice. I have you to thank for but you should still thank me for saving you."
"Who said I needed saving?"
"You looked like you needed it"
"No, I didn't."
"Yes you did. In fact, I'm quite surprised."
"Why is that?"
"Every girl who I've saved drools over my perfect aura."
"YOU? PERFECT? Give me a break." Anna said with a laugh
"Excuse me!"
"You're not perfect! You're not even close to that concept."
"That's a lie!"
"No, it's not! You're the kinda guy everyone hates in those personality tests. You're the exact opposite of perfect! That's why I hate you and your friends so much! You're all conceited and mean. I hate you! I hate you!" Anna said with so much anger. And with that she walked away.
Yoh just stared at her.
Later…
The F4 were sitting outside the campus.
"Dude, that Anna girl is strong" Horo said
"I have to agree with you" Ren said
"She just broke the record of a three day stay here at Tokyo U."
"Yoh just got her off the red tag"
"What do you think, Manta?"
Manta just shrugged his shoulders.
"No use asking him." Horo said
"He must be studying for an exam or something" Ren added
"He wouldn't care anyways"
"What do you think Yoh?"
"Yeah, you've been quiet all day. Something wrong, buddy?"
"Nah… Nothing that should concern you guys. I'm taking off. See you guys tomorrow" Yoh said as he got up and left.
"Something must be bothering him. Think he had another argument with his old man?"
"I don't think so. He's usually more aggressive than usual when that happens."
""He has a point. Yoh doesn't normally act that way. It could be that someone here at school bothers him." Manta piped up.
The two just stared at Manta.
"I thought you were studying."
"Yeah, you're usually quiet when you're studying."
"I am studying."
"Exams are still in a few weeks you know."
"I'm not studying for the exams."
"What are you studying for then?"
"The next semester."
They just stared at Manta.
"What?"
"That's really far away. Really Manta, you already take cram school and yet you still bury yourself in books during your free time?"
"It's fun. Besides hanging out with you guys, this is what I do for fun." Manta resumed his reading.
"Sometimes I think he's lost his marbles."
"Yeah… At least he thinks we're good company"
"True, true."
"Moving on… What could be bothering Yoh?"
"Yeah, any ideas, Manta?"
"It could be the new girl he just removed the red tag from." Manta answered without looking up from his book
"That Anna girl?"
"Yeah"
"How could that affect him?"
"Has Yoh ever taken back a red card?"
"Now that you've pointed that out… No, he hasn't"
"Yeah, she's lasted a week."
"Like I said, she's tough"
"Could it be?"
"That he's smitten by her?"
"Maybe"
"Manta?"
"That could be true"
"Maybe someone's insulted him"
"He should be angry by now"
"That's right"
"Well, what is wrong with him?"
"I don't know"
"We'll have to wait and see."
I hope you guys liked this one. Thanks to all those to read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciate it. It's nice to know that people enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing this fic. Special thanks to patto-chan for beta-reading. Till the next update! And don't forget to read and review. Bye!
Patto-chan: Thanks for beta-reading
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Winter light: Don't worry…Yoh will change…eventually
azimataijiI will keep updating this fic but not as fast as I can. I want to prioritize my studies first.
sweetkukumaluMy chapters are longer from this one onwards.
hannah-asakuraI couldn't think of another name besides F4 and I like it… Hehe
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longbcaThanks!Hao will appear in my story but just not now…nn
BlackIcyRosesYoh is mean to Anna for a certain reason which you will find out soon.
Mariz: I never intended to be faithful to the series because if I did, it wouldn't be as funny as it is right now… I hope this doesn't bore you.
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