Chapter 6 – To Cheer Up a Friend

Kagami's POV

It's been a few days since Kirin told me about her past. Well…more like a full week. She hasn't come to school since then and it just kept worrying me the more I thought about her. Especially with what I learned about it all.

"It's no wonder she hates being alive…"

She hates being alive…that's no surprise considering what she's been through her whole life. But…will Kirin really resort to that? Taking her own life due to how crap her life was up until now? I wouldn't exactly blame her…

W-Wait, what am I saying?! I don't want that to happen! I gotta freaking stop her! Why the hell did it take me a whole damn week to come to that conclusion?! That's just common sense!

"*sigh* But how am I supposed to do that?"

"Do what?"

"Huh? O-Oh…i-it's nothing." I said to Konata as I was eating lunch with her and Miyuki as always.

"You've been awfully gloomy since last week. Something bothering you?"

"Like I said, it's nothing. Just drop it already."

"I can't exactly drop it with your moody tsundere aura being this effective, Kagamin. It's aching my poor little heart~."

"Will you shut up already?! I'm not in the damn mood!" I yelled in high anger and annoyance. Causing everyone in the room to look at me with looks of shock and fear.

"*sigh* I'm going to the bathroom." I then got up and left the classroom. Only staying in the hallway and not going to the bathroom at all.

"Geez…I'm really getting stressed over this. To yell at Konata like that…well, okay. That's actually normal. But even then…this situation is really getting to me."

"Hey, Hiiragi."

"Kuroi-sensei." I said as I saw my teacher walking up to me. "H-How's Kirin doing?"

"*sigh* Not much has changed. She's still depressed about her past. To the point where she hasn't eaten a full meal in days and just stays in her room all day. It's that bad."

"Damnit, Kirin…" I mumbled under my breath.

"I've been getting complaints from the other teachers and the Discipline Committee of her excessive absences. They're going to convince the principal to expel her if she doesn't come back soon."

"Expel?! That's bullshit! They have no idea what she's going through! They can't just kick her out because she missed a few days!"

"Unfortunately, they can. Since Kirin's the Student Council President, she has a lot of responsibility on her shoulders. And with her being gone for a week…alongside the fact that Ryōō doesn't have a fully active student council…people are just really upset at the moment."

"Tch! Well, they have no right to be! They don't understand what Kirin's been through her whole life!"

"But you're forgetting that she doesn't want people to know. She was even against telling you until you forced it out of her."

"R-Right. I-I guess I did do that." I said with guilt.

"Although…you seem really passionate about her despite only knowing each other for two days. Is she special to you or something?"

"N-No! Sh-She isn't special!" I gained a faint blush. "I-It's just…"

"*giggle* It's fine. You don't have to tell me. Kirin might want to hear it, though."

"Kirin…"

"After all…you basically are her first friend ever."

"Fr-Friend…" I went dead silent for a very good while. Wondering what I should do about all of this.

And it wasn't that difficult for me to make a decision.

"Sensei…I want to see her. I want to see Kirin."

"*sigh* I knew you would say that." Kuroi-sensei said with a small smile. "I'll give you a ride to my apartment. So, meet me by the school gates after school."

"Yes, Sensei." I said with a bigger smile of my own.

*INSERT JAPANESE SCHOOL BELL CHIME HERE*

"Well, then…I'll see you after school. Until then, keep this conversation between us. Kirin would rather not have anyone else know about her past. It would make her feel worse than she already is."

"Right…I won't tell anyone. I promise. Thanks again…Kuroi-sensei."

"Anytime, Hiiragi."

I began making my way to class in a higher spirit than when lunch started. Highly convinced that I'll cheer up Kirin to the point where she's back to her normal perverted and highly questionable self.

I just hope I didn't jinx myself just now…


Konata's POV

"Miyagi's secret past…what could they mean by that?"

"Um…Izumi-san. I don't feel right spying on Kagami-san and Kuroi-sensei like this." Miyuki said to me as we were around the corner from where Kagamin and Kuroi-sensei were talking.

"Come on, Miyuki. Don't you want to know what's up with Kagamin? She's been gloomy and talking to herself for a whole week."

"I know. And I do want to help, but…this doesn't seem like something we should get involved in. It would make Miyagi-san feel worse from what I understand."

"Why do you care, Miyuki? You don't even know her well."

"Neither do you, Izumi-san. From our point of view, this just seems like bullying."

"Bullying? I can't believe you, Miyuki. You honestly believe I would use whatever's wrong with Miyagi to bully her? Am I THAT kind of person to you?"

"Normally, no. But since you admitted that you were mad at Miyagi-san after she insulted your body, it kinda makes sense."

"Tch!" I quickly gained an embarrassed blush. "W-Well…wouldn't YOU be mad if someone compared your sexy well-developed adult body to a freaking sex pillow?!"

"I'm honestly not sure how I would feel about that…" Miyuki gained a sweatdrop. "…but that doesn't warrant a revenge plot to make someone feel bad. Izumi-san…please drop whatever plan you're thinking of."

"B-But Miyuki…"

"I'm SERIOUS, Izumi-san. I'll force you down myself if I have to." Miyuki then raised up her right sleeve as she gained a serious determined look on her face.

And it honestly gave me chills.

"F-Fine. I'll back off." I gave in.

"Good." Miyuki said with a light giggle. "Now…let's head back to class. We don't want to be late for 5th period."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming." I replied in a disgruntled mood as I followed my now only classmate friend back to class.

Damnit…one of these days, I'll find out what's with Kagamin and Miyagi. No way in hell is it just a Student Council thing…

I then let out a sigh of total anger. Showing resentment for a person that I barely even know.

Miyagi…I won't let you take my Kagamin away from me!


Kirin's POV

It's been a week since I last went to school. I've been too depressed to do much of anything…let alone going to school. Too much of my past memories have plagued my mind…to the point where I've reverted back to my true personality.

A loner who hates being alive.

"*sigh* I knew coming to the mainland was a bad idea. Who would've thought it would be just as cruel here as it was in Okinawa? I freaking told Kuroin that I didn't want to move…

But at the same time, I guess she was trying to make me move on from my horrid past. A kind jester…but also an impossible task."

As I continued to mope around and sigh in my own filth…not really giving a damn about my feminine hygiene (or hygiene, in general), one particular memory suddenly came to mind.

The day I meet Nanako Kuroi.

Man…she would NOT let up that day. I run into her in the hallway after getting something to drink and the next thing I knew, I was telling her how my life was terrible for as long as I could remember. The birth defect, my parents being murdered, me getting raped not too long before then…I basically opened up to a complete stranger. And that usually screws you up even more.

But…I am kinda glad it worked out differently. I'm finally in a home instead of that adoption facility. It feels weird having my own room for once in my life. I guess I do owe Kuroin for at least trying to help me overcome this…

But…even still…

*KNOCK* *KNOCK* *KNOCK*

"Speak of the devil…Go away, Kuroin. I already said that I'm not leaving this room. Just leave me alone to rot."

"Well, since you've already been in there for a week, I assume you're already rotting."

W-Wait…that voice…

I got up from the floor and went to slightly open the door. And on the other side was someone I didn't expect to see.

"K-Kagami?!"

"Hey, President. It's been a while." Kagamin said with a smile.

"Wh-What are you…"

"Kuroi-sensei brought me over. I wanted to talk to you."

"Kuroin!" I yelled in anger.

"Don't bother calling for her. She left in order to give us some time alone."

"Ugh! Are you kidding me?!" I then banged my head against the wall next to me.

"Kirin, please. Let's just talk about this."

"There's nothing left to say. I already told you everything despite not wanting to in the first place."

"But even still…I want to help you. You're…you're…y-you're way too special for me to sit and do nothing, okay?!"

"T-Too special?" I froze in shock. "K-Kagami…are you trying to get some of my vertical smile?!"

"Vertical smile? What does that…N-No, damnit! I'm trying to cheer you up!" Kagami yelled at me with a faint blush on her face.

"Oh~…that makes sense. Though, I'm kinda shocked you knew what vertical smile meant."

"I had to think about for a second…but it seems that even when depressed you still make these innuendos, huh?"

"Innuendos are love…Innuendos are life~. *giggle*"

"Once again, the sexy voice wasn't necessary." Kagami gained a sweatdrop.


With Kuroin gone, I actually had to leave my room for the first time in a week to get some water for us. I almost fell over a few times due to not having a full meal in that span of time. Kagami…had to help me make it back. In exchange for an insult about how I'm heavy.

I'm letting it slide for now…

Now, it was just the two of us as we sat in my rather dirty room. looking at each other face-to-face in a deeply uncomfortable silence.

At least, for me.

"So…what did you mean by you want to help me?" I asked.

"What else could it mean? I really want to help you."

"Why, though? There's nothing you can do about it. Forgetting my past is nowhere near the easiest thing in the world."

"Okay, so? Who said you had to forget it?"

"Huh?" I looked at her with a confused look.

"L-Look, I…I know how you feel. Forgetting about your horrid past is something you can easily label as impossible. I don't even try to do it myself."

"Yourself? What do you mean?"

Kagami then went silent as she slightly looked away from me. Growing a depressed look on her face that was almost similar to mine.

What she said next really took me by surprise…

"I…I-I have some trauma of my own."

"Y-You do?! O-Of what kind?!"

"W-Well…"

Kagami then began raising her shirt only partway to reveal something that…honestly made me wanna puke.

"W-Woah! Wh-What the..."

"Surprise. This is my trauma." Kagami said in an unhappy tone as she showed me a giant bruise going across most of her stomach.

"K-Kagami…wh-what the hell happened? T-To get a bruise like that…"

"*sigh* This is the result of me suffering second-degree burns when I…I…I-I-I was…*sniff* s-set on fire."

"S-Set on FIRE?!" I gained a huge look of shock. "Wh-Who the hell set you on fire?!"

Kagami didn't respond at first. She actually began to cry as she was starting to relive her own traumatic event. That left her with that grotesque bruise in the first place.

Just how bad was it?

"I-It was *sniff*…a-a couple of thugs. B-Back when I had just started middle school, I was…k-kidnapped for ransom. Th-They demanded ¥1,000,000 from my family. O-Or else…*sniff* O-Or else they would kill me right in front of them."

"Damn, that's heartless…but since you're here talking to me about it…did your family pay the ransom?"

"N-No, they called the cops. And they secretly came up with a ruse to rescue me." Kagami then went silent for a bit. "W-Well…i-it was supposed to be a secret."

"Wh-What do you mean?"

"S-Somehow…Somehow, the thugs figured out that the cops were called. And they quickly fled. B-But not before *sniff*…not before they poured gasoline on me, set me on fire, and then left me there. Basically screaming in pain as I was being burned alive."

"Oh, God…" Was all I could say to that.

"The cops managed to find me before I suffered too much from the burning. But some parts of my body weren't so lucky. Specifically…my stomach felt most of the burns. And to this day…it hasn't really healed. Leaving this huge bruise on my stomach. A permanent reminder of what happened back then. And thus…my secret trauma."

"Woah…Kagami, I had no idea you went through such hell."

"*sigh* To be honest, very few people do. You're the first person outside my family that I've ever told this to. No one else knows about this. Not Konata, not Miyuki…not even Misao and Ayano. And we were friends in middle school."

"Wow…" I was truly shocked that I was the first person to hear this secret. "…So, why tell me? If this was a family secret, why tell someone you only knew for two days?"

"Because…when you told me all about your past traumas, it made me relive my own after nearly 5 years of trying to suppress it down. I've been having nightmares for the past week about that damn night. And then I look at the bruise and cry hard tears. Traumatized to the point of insanity by what was done to me."

"P-Point is…I get where you're coming from."

"You get where I'm coming from?" I went silent for a bit. "Hey…is it really okay to compare being raped to being burned alive? Like…which is worse?"

"Does it matter which is worse?"

"It does for me. I mean…up until now, I thought the world was only against me. I only have one eye, my parents were murdered, I was raped for three hours…but after hearing your ordeal, I'm kinda conflicted."

"I see." Kagami then thought about it. "Well…it is possible to die from both. So, I'm not really sure where to split it on. Is this really a relevant thing to discuss?"

"*sigh* I guess not." Was all I said.

We both sat in silence for a good long while as I took what I heard from Kagami to thought. Never did I think that I would find someone who's been through similar life-shattering trauma. And the fact that she told me after keeping it a secret for 5 years…just to cheer me up, no less…

"Hey…Kagami."

"Yeah, Kirin?"

I didn't respond at first. But then I immediately grabbed her and hugged her as hard as I possibly could.

"K-Kirin?!"

"Kagami…thank you. You're a really good friend, you know that."

"I-I'm happy that you feel that way about me…b-but stop hugging me! Pl-Please!"

"Why? Does the bruise hurt when people hug you?"

"W-Well, that's part of it." Kagami then began to blush. "B-But the main reason is…y-your breasts are hitting my back and I can tell that you're not wearing a bra."

"Oh…" I then giggled a bit after going silent. "…I didn't think you got flustered over that, Kagami~. Did my tig 'ol bitties flip your switch~? *giggle*" I then proceeded to press my breasts harder into Kagami's back just to tease her even more.

"K-Kirin!" And it was working due to her face being completely red at this point.

"Well, I see you're back to your normal self." We then noticed Kuroin standing by the door wondering what the hell we were doing.

"Hey, Kuroin. Where'd you go?" I asked.

"I had somethings to take care of. More importantly…it looks like Hiiragi managed to cheer you up a little."

"Yeah, she did. Gotta hand it to my Vice-President over here. She did a pretty good job."

"Please just let me go already…" Kagami said in an exhausted tone.

"So, you'll be going back to school tomorrow, right? You're on the verge of being expelled, you know."

"What? That's crazy! They can't expel their new titillating class president! I still gotta spread them wide about the concept of sex!"

"TH-THAT'S your main goal?!" Kagami yelled.

"Duh! Did you already forget my first decree as president?!"

"Decree?"

"I want to bring Sex Ed back to Ryōō. With all these attacks going on, as you said, its exitance is needed more than ever to protect the students from such dangers. It would hurt me greatly if anyone else suffered a torturous rape like I did. I want to prevent that as much as I can."

"Wow…"

"Kirin…" Both Kagami and Kuroin were impressed by what I just said.

"And so, with that said…I, Kirin Miyagi, will make Ryōō the most sexually involved place in all of Japan! It'll be a fine piece of ass once I'm through with it! Hahahahaha!"

"Aw, geez…" Both Kagami and Kuroin then facepalmed hard after hearing what I just said.

Watch out, world! Miyagi is BACK and RACIER than ever!

Author's Note: After Kagami reveals to her a personal secret trauma of her own, Kirin feels a little more positive about her traumatic life. And is more determined to bring sexual enlightenment to the students of Ryōō. Let's just hope Kagami can keep her under control.

So, yeah…it's been 2 months since the last chapter. Work has kept me busy lately. Especially since we're SEVERELY understaffed. To the point where the store might get shut down due to the minuscule amount of employees there. And that's including me, by the way.

So, with that said, I can't guarantee the next update to come anytime soon. It might take a month or two again. Or even longer. There's just no telling at this moment.

Thanks for reading. Later.