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"" - speech

italics - memory

[ ] - thoughts

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Teaching a Lesson (1)

Kazuya could not move his gaze easily; the way the girl had looked at him when she opened her eyes grabbed his attention completely. The overwhelming amount of affection, acceptance, and heartache swirled in the depths of her shimmering wet eyes. He briefly wondered if it really was him that she was looking at. Then when her fingers touched his skin, leaving behind pleasant tingles instead of pain, his mind went blank.

"Nami-sama!" The older female's voice seemed to bring both of them back to reality. The girl's eyes widened considerably; shock, realization, and embarrassment flashed on her face. Red blossomed on her soft skin as she froze. Her hand on his cheek stiffened and she bit her bottom lip almost immediately. The final tears rolled down, leaving her eyes uncomfortably dry. However, she seemed to ignore that fact. She instead held a contemplative look on her face, watching the boy who did not make a move to leave.

Breaking the gaze, Nami then made an effort to sit up before a wave of nausea washed over her. She quickly laid back down from dizziness. "What... happened...?" She looked at Maria for an answer.

"I moved to the side and you got hit by a baseball." Kazuya answered.

She faced him again. "I... I see." Her cheeks no longer flushed and she was now aware of her surroundings.

"So the psycho's the problem here! We didn't do anything wrong! If he didn't dodge, then you wouldn't have gotten hurt!" A tall boy pointed at Kazuya nervously.

Her eyebrow twitched. "Oh...?" She motioned for Maria to help her up. When she got on her two feet, she breathed in and out before widening her lips into a bright smile. "Is that so?"

Maria involuntarily shivered at the sound of Nami's hardened voice. Kazuya stood up - unable to pull his gaze off of her. She let go of Maria, giving her the look that it was fine, so the older female backed away.

"So this baseball..." Nami casually picked up the ball from the ground, throwing it up and down nonchalantly. "This hit my face, correct?" She turned towards Kazuya in amusement.

"...Yes." He was not sure about what this girl was planning, but he decided to wait and see.

"Maria."

"Yes, Nami-sama."

"According to their faulty and pathetic logic..." They winced as she continued. "The fault lies with the boy who is injured - the one who dodged the ball in order to lessen the amount of wounds he would accumulate. What do you think of that statement of theirs? Do you think it would fly with the police?"

"Of course not." She sharply glared at the group of boys. "The ones who aimed with the intent to harm are the ones who are at fault."

"But they seem so adamant about being right." Nami whined while grinning. It suddenly looked ominous and threatening. "Shouldn't I test their theory on who is to be blamed for my injury?"

"That seems most appropriate. I shall cover the area for a few minutes then." Maria bowed before walking off.

"W-wait!" One of the boys cried out. Sweat lingered on his skin as he shivered, but then he thought about his current situation a bit more. There was nothing to be scared of if it was just an injured girl.

Before they could process the next second, she yelled out urgently. "DODGE!"

Confusion flashed on their faces until the boy who originally injured Nami fell to the ground, groaning in pain. The baseball rolled over to her feet. "Oh my... Did that hurt?" She giggled a little bit. "But I'm just a little girl. How can that possibly hurt?"

"You-"

"Me, what." Chills went down their spine. Her eyes bored through their mind as if mocking them in an empty manner - as if they were nothing but dust.

"Why did you hurt him?!" One boy started to march towards her angrily. He stood just a few feet away from her and completely blocked the boy on the ground.

"DODGE!" She yelled out again, swiftly throwing the ball towards the male's most sensitive part. By reflex, he moved to the side in fear of getting hit because his hands would not have blocked it fast enough.

The boy on the ground who was behind the male cried out in pain. The ball had hit him again. She casually walked over and picked up the ball, dusting it off. Huffing, she rolled her eyes and strode back to her original spot. "I didn't do anything wrong."

"You liar!" The male who dodged earlier screamed.

"If you hadn't dodged, then he wouldn't have gotten hurt! I was even nice enough to let you know when to dodge too from the very beginning!" She laughed. "So how is it my fault? After all, you also gave me the very same excuse!"

"..." She found that their eyes were filled with absolute terror.

Taking advantage of this situation, she took a step forward and whispered, demanding their full attention. "I will not let you just walk away as if you had nothing to do with this situation. You will only leave when I say so."

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