My Phone alarm that was now turned back to normal was once again blaring in my ear.
I started my boring routine that becomes the literal definition of insanity.
But as I got ready for school, I couldn't help but think back to yesterday.
Yesterday was definitely not something I would've expected or want to expect, but the situation with Sayori was dimmed down to an extent.
Of course, it'll be back someday and probably even worse, but for the time being I just hope that Sayori isn't too depressed today.
As I got out of my room to head towards the Bathroom, my brother opened his door and nearly ran into me.
Despite being my older brother by at least 2 years with him having longer hair than me, My Brother, Hideki, and I could almost be mistaken for twins.
And I can't really blame the people who mistakes us too since we really like some of the same Manga, Anime, Games, Music, and shitty memes that make no sense.
The only things that makes us different is the fact that he's a Car guy, he has, and always will have, longer hair to make him edgy, he's taller by 4 inches, and doesn't need glasses anymore.
"Well you're up early…" I said sort of surprised, It was a thursday and my brother usually doesn't wake up for another 3 hours.
"Oh, yeah, Job interview in a nearby shopping mart. I'll be back around….4 think." He said, rubbing his eye tiredly as he entered the bathroom.
Another thing completely different about us, he takes his sweet ass time in the bathroom because of his hair…
After waiting for 20 minutes, he finally got out and took his sweet ass time getting out.
"I'm gonna cut that fucking hair someday…" I grumbled angrily as he had a smirk on
"Try me, Bitch." He replied as he got back into his room.
Yup, just a normal conversation between us brothers…
After getting ready and eating my breakfast in a hurry (with my brother stealing some bites), I ran out of the house and made a sprint towards the school.
There was about 10 minutes left until class started, and it was a 25 minute walk not including stop lights and train crossings…
The more I ran, the quicker I became lazy and stopped running just to save myself the effort up to the point where I just gave up.
Ah fuck it, I'll take the late pass…
I was halfway there when I gave up sprinting and walked the rest of the way.
Well it wouldn't have even mattered if I didn't give up sprinting, because one of the trains that was passing by got derailed and I was forced to make a detour that MADE ME WALK DAMN NEAR TO THE STATION, DELAYING ME ANOTHER 30 MINUTES.
The station that was about 30-40 minutes away from my house was always packed, especially at this hour.
If I was a Diligent Civil Student who never wanted to break the law, I'd still be sprinting towards the school…
...but because I was an asshole who already broke the law, has nothing better to do, and is still hungry, I went to the nearby convenience store and bought myself a Salami sandwich with a water bottle.
Of course as I walked to my school and ate my sandwich at the same time, I got these looks from people walking by. They were either looks of confusion, curiosity, or a scowl of some kind.
Didn't take long for them to assume that I was skipping and being a delinquent, but hey people are assholes and love listening to their own opinions, what can you do?
As I finished my sandwich and found a nearby garbage can to throw away the wrapper, I couldn't help but notice a familiar but not so familiar person on the sidewalk across the street.
I think it was….Suzuya? Suki? Bobby? I still can't remember her name, but All I know is that she has pink hair and is a loli so…
I guess Pink-chan and Loli is gonna stick for a long time…
By the looks of it, she looked agitated as she rushed over to the corner next to mine heading the same direction.
As the light changed, making her jog across the street and unknowingly walking up to me.
She pumped her brakes and stepped back looking at my face before her face turned sour, "Oh God it's you…"
Fuck you too
...was what I really wanted to say, but couldn't because I'd stir up more shit than what I wanted to deal with, so I replied with the best thing I could say at the time…
"Who're you again?" I asked, nailed it.
She made a double take before looking at me with a confused expression, "Excuse Me?" She said feeling offended.
"Who. Are. You. Again?" I repeated myself pausing before each word so she could understand me easier.
"I'm not an idiot, I know what you're saying…" She said in a huff, I wasn't convinced since her bold statement definitely seemed debatable…
She sighed before dropping the conversation, "I don't have time to be talking to people like you, I'm already late for class…"
"Hmmm people like me huh...you should be lucky people like me are around you at this time…" I said ignoring her insults.
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" She said while getting slightly triggered.
"Haven't you heard, there could be CHILD molesters and KIDnappers around..." I said while giving subtle hints and emphasis on certain words.
"Are you…" she said while getting really pissed…
"...Besides, you'd be surprised to see how many lolicons-" I stopped myself from saying more by the sheer amount of hatred flowing through 'what's her name's' eyes and aura…
"Not...another...word…!" She said with killing intent...
If looks could kill, I'd be charging her with War Crimes…
I turned my head away from her face and looked at the street light, "Oh look it's green." I said completely changing tones and leaving Loli-chan behind.
"Hey! I'm not done with you yet!" She yelled angrily as she sort of chased after me.
As both of us walked towards the School in mutual hatred and annoyance, we spent most of the trip either arguing, shittalking, or staying silent and a good distance away from each other.
I pulled out my phone and checked the time, 8:40, son of a bitch 40 minutes late…
I sighed in exhaustion, fucking train derailing…
As I continued to walk, I looked around and realised that the detour is making us walk through the ghetto part of town where loud dogs barked at anything that moved, shops were closed down and dirty, trash laid on the sidewalk, and where most homeless people lived at.
I felt a bit of nostalgia hitting me from when I started tagging a random shop around here with my cheap sharpie markers while nearly getting caught.
Strangely enough, I felt the side of my jacket get tugged on.
I looked to the side and saw Loli-chan look a bit scared and a skeptical.
"What're you doing? Begone Thot…" I said while trying to get her to let go.
"H-hey! I can't help but feel a bit scared in scenarios like this, it's not like I want to do this…" She said while looking around.
"Well you don't have to be, people around here won't be awake or bother waking up for another hour or two.." I said unfazed from the scenario, in my very short time of doing graffiti, going to places like these doesn't intimidate me anymore like they did the first time, especially if you go every couple of weekends.
"How do you know that?" She asked suspicious of me.
"It's better if you don't ask, trust me you're just gonna become another liability…" I replied truthfully.
As we continued to make our way through the bootleg area of town and up a hill, we could sort of see the school from the top.
"About time…" I mumbled, part of me was really sad that I couldn't slow myself down any further to burn more time…
"Finally…" Pink-chan said with a sigh of relief
"You can let go now," I said removing her hand from my jacket, "I don't need you leaving stretch marks…"
"It-it's not like I was terrified of walking through there y'know! I just not used to walking through places like this yet!" She said trying to hype herself up and deny any fears.
"Right...Oh Shit! There's a dog Chasing us! Run! Run Quick!" I shouted in my most convincing voice while fake running.
It didn't take long for her to make a full sprint down the hill and towards the school.
By the time she was about 10-20 ft away from me, I leisurely strolled down the hill in a calm state while trying my hardest not to bust out laughing..
Why is being an asshole so fun for me sometimes…
By the time I made it near the gates of the school, Pink-chan was panting breathless from her full mile sprint that rivals Usain Bolt.
"Did...did the dog...follow us!?" She said in between pants.
"Hm what? Oh I lied about that." I said while checking around the gate to see if there was anyone going to let us in.
As I continued to check around, I couldn't help but feel pain...like a shitton of it...
I went bowlegged for a moment while holding my right shin because motherfucker! This hurted like a bitch!
I looked up while in pain and saw pink-chan with a really red face while she clenched her fists.
Again...war crimes looks….100 years in the gulag!
"Hey! What are you two doing there!" One of the staff members yelled out as they walked towards us, "School already started! You're lucky it's only the first week!"
As the staff member opened the gate and escorted us to the teachers office for a warning, we were given a 20-30 minute lecture about tardiness and attendance while being told that it'd be easy for impressionable students like us to become a delinquent…
After all that was over, the teacher wrote us some passes and we were told to go to class.
'what's her name' didn't bother looking back at me and neither did I, we tried going our separate ways towards our own class but for some stupid reason our classes were 2 classrooms apart from each other…
"Stop following me…" she said getting annoyed with me
"I don't have a choice our classes are almost next to each other." I said also getting annoyed.
"Then walk 10 ft away from me, I don't want people seeing us together!" She angrily said.
I sighed in annoyance, even if she is one of the club members, she really a bitch at times…
We finally reached our own classrooms and sat at own desks for what seemed to be 10-15 minutes before first period ended, and lo and behold! Pink-chan forgot that we have 2nd period together…
It's a good thing both of us sit pretty far from each other cause if we weren't man...I'd be one smug motherfucker with a shit eating grin during the entire class period.
Needless to say, not once did she turn her head towards me during the entire class.
3rd class on the other hand was sort of different, funny enough.
Yuri, who'd usually try and keep to herself in the corner of the classroom, actually came up to greet me.
Of course she said this while keeping a slight distance and covering part of face with a book, but hey I guess it's something?
"I was wondering why you weren't here yesterday, but after talking with Sayori, I'm glad you were with her at that time." She said while looking slightly relieved.
"What? Someone who isn't Sayori actually caring for my wellbeing? Man it must be opposite day…" I said in a toneless sarcastic voice
Yuri grew bright red as she became flustered, "Oh N-no! I didn't mean it like...U-um...No I m-meant it as...er…."
I hung my shoulders and head, why don't people understand sarcasm anymore!?
"Alright, Alright, chill. I know what you meant, don't get so worked up over it…" I said as I propped my head on my hand.
It was at this time that the teacher came in and started his lesson, Yuri rushed to her seat along with any other students standing up.
Time flew by quickly during this class period and I don't remember what we were doing during this time...probably starting with a new book…
I stood up from where I sat and tried to head out the doors for lunch but I was stopped by 2 girls standing in the way. One of them was blonde with a lot of wristbands while the other one was a redhead with a light blue streak on her hair.
I just said 'my bad' and side stepped thinking they were trying to get in, but instead of walking past me and going wherever, they pulled me aside and whispered to me.
"Hey, you were talking to that purple haired chick right?" The redhead said.
I grew easily suspicious of them, "Yeah, why?"
"It's best not to be friends with that girl, I heard rumors that she gets turned on from cutting herself. Stay clear from her…" The blond girl said.
"Oh really…" I said toneless, I really didn't care to be honest. Most rumors you hear are usually made up from attention whores…
"No it's true! Why do you think she always wears long sleeves in the spring?" the blonde one questioned.
"Probably because she has a bad immune system…" I replied still not caring, but a side note: Long sleeves are comfortable as fuck in all types of seasons.
"Look, I don't care what you guys have to say and I probably never will, do me a favor; get out the way and let me be on my way…" I said as I finally got impatient from these two not letting me be in my way to eat.
As I walked past them heading out the door, the two of them hung near the door frame and said something loud enough for me to hear, " *Scoff* Really? I bet you're just like her, fucking weirdo…"
I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around facing them. I really wanted to go in peace, but they just have to be annoying; "Man your guys' future's must be very bright if you can only shit talk behind someones back. Can't even imagine the amount of customers you'll get in the back alley…"
The blond girl started to get really pissed, "Wha!? Did you just call us-!?"
I finished her sentence, "Bitches? Hookers? Whores? Sluts? I don't know, pick your poison. They're all the same…" I gave myself a good chuckle from that.
The blond girl unexpectedly blew up, "You fucking asshole! I bet you're just a loner prick with no friends!" one of them said out of anger, it seems that the classrooms next to us heard this girls loud outburst and started to get interested.
I gave the girls a shit eating grin, "So what If I'm a 'loner prick with no friends'? I've been friendless since the beginning of last year, you think that something as small as that bothers me?"
I started to walk away while waving up the middle finger at them as I headed towards the roof.
The blond was somehow not satisfied with what she said and tried going in for more, "Hold on! I'm not done with you, you-" The blond girl tried to grab me.
"Ahem…" someone loudly cleared their throat as they started to walk up to us.
Both of us looked back to see who it was clearing their throat, and to our surprise it was Monika...with a not so happy look on her face.
"M-Monika!" the blond girl lost her composure and started to straighten out her hair and dress to look presentable.
Ok seriously, is Monika fucking Royalty in this School or something?
Monika continued to look down on the blond girl and speak in a very menacing tone, "You know Rika, I really don't approve of you talking down to one of my clubmates and friend to say the least, so would you mind doing me a favor and please return to your class? You're disturbing other students' lunchtime you know?"
Translation: Hey, shut the fuck up and go the fuck away.
Rika, who I will now call Bitch, heard Monika clearly started to nod furiously, "Y-Yes, I will! Forgive Me!" She then ran past her with her head down and went towards the class I was just in.
Everyone looked at each other trying to hold their laughter in from Bitch getting told off and went back to doing whatever they were doing before the outburst.
….but seriously, the fuck kind of authority does Monika have in this school?
"You didn't have to bail me out like that you know? I was equally prepared to put her in her place with things you'd only hear in the internet…" I said as I tried to confront her, but her menacing tone and face hasn't changed.
"Don't think you're off the hook just because you were the victim, I have somethings to say to you too." Her sharp eyes were definitely intimidating so I held myself back from making the situation light with a joke.
We soon walked over to where I'd usually eat, on top of the roof now that the rain has dried off, but I was now getting a earful from Monika.
"I can't even begin to think about how you disrespected that girl and talking that way in a school! I know that you being rough around the edges is expected, but the way you spoke to her was too far, maybe even by your standards!" She said sternly, probably not a good time to let her know that I was going easy on them...
"Well she did have it coming for shit talking me so…" I tried giving my two cents, but Monika cut me off before I could finish.
"Even if they were talking bad behind your back, there are better ways to do it that probably won't get you suspended from the school! Bringing up prostitution and insulting a girl like that is not something to joke around with, you never know how serious things can get just by saying things like that." She continued.
She says not to joke about it, yet I wasn't...I'll make sure not to bring it up anytime soon...
Monika sighed as she rubbed her eyes, "I don't expect you guys to apologise to each other since I doubt you'll try to, but just don't do things like that in the future, please?" she said.
"I can try, but hey, no promises…" I said, the one time I can truly be honest….
"That's….sigh, whatever, at least it's something…" Monika said as she took a seat near the ledge of the roof with the fence to lean on.
I checked the time on my phone, because of all the things that went down, my half hour lunch break was cut down to 10 minutes…
As I started to eat quickly from the lack of time, I wanted to ask Monika something, "So...what kind of authority do you have in this school?"
Monika looked at me weirdly for a moment before realising what I meant…
"Oh that...yeah...I am the Principal's Daughter and usually the #1 student for test scores, so a lot of girls look up to me like some kind of Queen." She said as she ate her lunch.
"Man, being both the Principal's Daughter and the Schools model student, it really sucks to be you…" I replied.
"Yeah, It really does since people place all these expectations on you and you have almost no power to reject it…" Monika had a mixed look of being tired and sad, "Since I'm a model student I try to bring the better side of people and make them a bit more likable, and because I'm the principal's daughter, I have to enforce some kind of rule within the first and second years to make sure people don't act like you."
"oof, you just have to call me out like that…" I said as I finished my lunch. I checked my phone again, 3 minutes until class.
I stood up from where I sat along with Monika and headed towards the door to go to class…
...but before I did that…
"You know, you could always reject those expectations. You've got the freedom to do so." I said as I opened the door.
"I know, but if I do, do that, then Who else will do it for the school?" She replied.
I guess she is right, no one wants to be a nagging bitch, not referring to Monika, so I doubt anyone else will take her role if she steps down.
I'd like to say that the rest of the day went on without much problems, but I couldn't be more wrong than I was….
Since some students in nearby classrooms have classes that are right next to each other, a couple of them recognized me and started, what I could assume at this point, to whisper to each other about what happened earlier.
I can't say I'm not surprised but I'm sort of used to it at this point.
Each class went by slowly and I was able to eavesdrops on some of the whispers around me.
Some of them asked if I really was a friendless loner, but were shut down since they brought up Sayori and Monika.
A couple of them speculated whether or not if Monika was secretly my girlfriend, and that she was just defending me from Bitch's shit talk.
There was even one that that said I was the one that started the "fight" between me and Bitch, but doesn't know the full story.
It didn't matter what the whisper was about, they all had one thing in common in the end; I was an asshole that no one wanted to know or talk to.
This was fine by me. The less people try to bother me and get in my way, the better.
Last class ended and as I was about to leave, Mr. Fujiwara pulled me aside and put me in a tight headlock.
"Look at you Mr. Popular, getting the attention of all the students and being part of rumors. You're making my job a lot harder if those students aren't paying attention to what I'm teaching…" He said while having one arm around my neck, this was very uncomfortable since he tightened his arm almost choking me.
"Well it's not like I tried to be popular in their rumors…" I replied back trying to pry his arm away from my neck, he only tightened it more…
"Didn't try? Don't lie, I was there the entire time and heard a lot of things you'd from your grandparents. I'd say you tried pretty hard to make that girl hate you." He said with a deadpan face.
For some odd reason, my vision was getting darker and darker…was that a...light?
He soon let go and made me fall to my knees, he knelt down and whispered to me, "Try not to do dumb things like that in the future. The wrong kind of people will hear the wrong kind of words, and at that point you're screwed. Got it?"
I rubbed my neck from where he was choking me, "Sure…" the man's a goddamn brute…
"Good," He said with a slight smile, "Now get the hell out of my class, other people with worthwhile things need it more than you."
He stood up and left the class without another word. It didn't take long for other students in the class to snicker from me nearly getting knocked out from the teacher.
Before I could stand up on my own, a hand was given to me.
I looked up and saw Monika giving me a hand, "Thanks…" I said accepting the help.
"He's really rough with you isn't he?" She said helping me up.
"That's putting it lightly…" I said as I took my bag and started heading towards the club, but Monika stopped me before I could.
"You don't have to come to club today, Not a lot if us are gonna be there since some of us Volunteered to help out with the beginning ceremony tomorrow." She said
Volunteered huh, part of me wonders if you were even given that choice…
"Alright fine by me." I said as I started to go home.
Monika called out to before I was out if earshot, "Make sure to bring your poem tomorrow! We'll be reading them out loud in club!"
Oh right, it's only thursday isn't it…
As I headed out the building I was confronted by Bitch and her gang of little bitches…
"Oh great...There's more of you….just great…." I said tiredly
"You…" Bitch said, "What are you to Monika?"
"What, are you-" I was just about to tell he if she was jealous to egg her on, but I didn't have it in me to waste more energy…
"Nevermind, I don't have time to deal with you." I said walking past her, but Bitch's little gang blocked the entrance, not letting me leave.
"Answer. The. Question." she said as she stepped up to me with a glare.
Sigh, Sorry Monika, I did say no promises…
My lips started to form a smirk, "What? Are you Jealous that your 'Precious' Queen told you off? Man, what a joke. If you really are concerned with my status with her you'd ask her yourself...unless your ego feels so much better asking the person with a status lower than you."
Man I thought Pink-chan was bad, this girl is so much worse…
"Besides, wasn't I just a "Loner Prick with no friends"? Stop wasting my time if you know the answer to your own question." I finished off with that and pushed her friends to the side leaving.
"Ugh, fine go leave with your bitch of a friend! I bet she acts just like-" Bitch tried to run her mouth but was cut off from being slammed against the shoe lockers.
I wasn't sure what came over me but I definitely snapped.
Both of my hands were grabbing her collar and her back was against the lockers, I wasn't sure how much force I put into my hands, but I could definitely tell it hurted her.
"Look here. I could give zero fucks from all the shit you say to me, but don't, and I fucking repeat, Don't. Go. After. Sayori." I spat with venom, Bitch was trembling from being close to me and getting her face bitten off (not literally)
"She's already got enough on her plate, she doesn't need a bunch of attention seeking assholes going after her. You'll back the fuck off, and leave her out of this. Got it!?" I spat even more as I shoved her to her friends.
I didn't look back from leaving those bitches, but I definitely heard sobs and sniffles from Bitch.
Sayori wasn't waiting for me near the doors, so I could only assume she was helping out with the ceremony.
I got home and saw my brother, who I thought would be back later, playing a game in the living room.
"Yo." He said without taking his eyes off the screen, He was playing Resident Evil 2 Remake by the looks of the game (really great game BTW. -Konran.)
"Hey." I said, my brother paused the game and looked back at me, "Something wrong?" he asked.
Doesn't he know me well…
"Not really but it's safe to assume that I'll probably get suspended tomorrow and next week…" I tried to say in a sort of playful tone, but my mood was taking the better of me and it just turned out sarcastic and tasteless.
"Wanna talk about it?" He asked, "No, Not really." I replied.
"Okay then." He said, He unpaused his game and continued playing.
I left my brother in the living room and went to my room.
I laid on my bed and sighed.
I wonder how my parents are gonna take the news of their son being rough with another student to the brink of them breaking down…
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I honestly don't know how I feel about this chapter, so you think I went too far or does this make things interesting?
Let me know cause I feel like I'm making Jun too much of an asshole...