This is an advertising sentence advertising the Zetsubou Sensei Revival Club. Ato-san, creator of New Despair created this Club, but as I just asked him myself if I could help, I don't have the details. In any case, please join up.

I just transferred. At my new school, I've made relatively few friends, but that's more friends than I thought I'd make. But a guy and a group of his friends seem to be avoiding me, and even called me a stalker when I followed them! But I only did that for like, five minutes! Because I thought I was their friend! But apparently that's not the case!

Zetsuboushitta! Being led on to believe that I was someone's friend, and then being ignored and labeled has left me in despair! Now, because they avoid me, I feel even more insecure about myself, and I find it harder to talk to people and introduce myself! Especially because of the fact that everyone else in the school got past the introductory phase, while I'm a new transfer student!

Kafuka: "Well, you did make a couple of new friends who seem to like you!"

True.... I did. But the whole aforementioned situation left me in despair for awhile. I doubt that I'll make many more friends.

"Don't speak like that! I became your friend, didn't I?"

Well.... That only gives me a little bit more confidence. I need another week to build up the courage to speak to more people.

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Chapter 7: I've Been Hiding Under this Attitude so Nobody would See my Weak DEFENSE.(A parody of the name of the second opening to Eyeshield 21.)

Today, I'm focusing on the Meru and Majiru side. Next chapter, it'll be Nozomu. And after that, we'll see the deal with Jun and Nami.

Meru and Majiru walked down the secluded hallway after their talk.

'Being together.... feels strange. I want to be with her, but I feel nervous.' Could it be love? 'Well I do love her.... but she won't feel the same way, so I shouldn't feel nervous...' The opposite is true. He wants her to feel the same way. He wants to tell her how he feels... but he would be incredibly embarrassed, and that's why he feels nervous.

"Meru..."

What is it. This text was more of a statement that a question.

"You showed me how you felt... I don't exactly know what this means."

It means that you're the only person who bothered to ask me intimately. And.... you are now the only person I trust. This was the first non-abusive text message that Meru had sent. She actually trusts him. Because he cares.

".... Thank you."

For what?

"Oh, nothing!"

For the next couple of days, nobody received a text from Meru. People didn't really notice, because they were still searching for their Sensei. But then, Kaede bumped into her.

Watch where you're going, you love-struck idiot. Meru was completely aware that she was talking to Kaede.

But then, an anvil falls on Kaede's head, and she turns back into Kaere. "She may forgive that, but I won't1 I'll sue!" I'm still wondering why if she has a persona more suited for Japan, why does she remain in her foreign one more often... oh well.

At the end of the day, the only ones left in the classroom were Meru and Majiru.

I.... insulted Kaede today.

"Why?"

I just.... felt like saying something. People expect me to respond. If I don't, it'll seem strange.

"But you didn't have to..."

..... I just don't want it to happen.

"What?"

Meru walked out slowly.

'I don't really know anything about her. She doesn't want what to happen?' Majiru thought for a few seconds. 'Oh.'

Meru got on a train. She sat next to an old man with a creepy smile. She didn't think much of it.

"Meru!" Majiru said, as he entered the train along with all of the Rush Hour following.

Meru got up, but she got caught up in the crowd. She couldn't find Majiru. She was scrunched in the small space she had to move, but someone used this opportunity....

"!!!" Someone grabbed Meru's chest!

"Feh, it's flat..." She heard someone whisper. It's that old man with the smile. "So lets see, what do we have here...." His hand moved towards her skirt...

"STOOOOOOOOOOOOO" The guy gets kicked in the head, "OOOOOOOOOOOP!" Majiru came to Meru's rescue! "Don't you EVER try to molest this girl Not only will you be giving this fanfic an M rating, but you'll have ME to reckon with!"

"... Oh yeah?" Said the old pervert as a bunch of other guys with the same creepy smile appeared from behind his back. "And what can one kid do against the entire Schoolgirl Train Molester Association?"

"....... Uh..."

In the midst of all the passengers, most of the old perverts blocked off an area on each side, making enough room for inflicting pain upon Majiru, but not enough room to see what was happening in that space.

Three of the members started beating Majiru. They punched his nose, kneed his stomach, chopped his forehead, anything that would inflict pain upon the boy. The presumed leader then punched his stomach, and Majiru started coughing up blood. "Cough, Cough.... Gack! Ouch..."

"We're gonna mess you up so bad for interfering with us..." But as he said that, the old pervert felt cold steel against his wrists. Handcuffs! "What?!"

An overweight police officer with a serious face and a moustache said, "Inspector Megure here! You have the right to remain silent!"

Meru had called the police.

"Thank you Meru...."

Hey. It wouldn't be human to just let old guys beat up a little kid, now would it?

"Ah... yeah...."

...... Look, just don't tell anybody this happened, okay?

"Right."

Oh, and......... thank you.

"..............." The first time Meru ever expressed gratitude toward a person, and it's you Majiru. How lucky are you?

But this wasn't why Majiru followed Meru. He wanted to say something....

"Meru. You don't want it to start again, do you?"

.... No.

"You're afraid that if you don't insult people when they get you angry, they will insult you?"

When two people who get angry at each other speak, the one who is insulted will try to act mature and won't insult the person who insulted them.

"So if you never insulted someone that you were on bad terms with......?"

They will probably insult me.

"Please, Meru. Don't have so little faith in people..."

But even if we aren't on bad terms, there are still people who like to make fun of other people. And like I said, there are many things that someone can jab about when it's me. Meru looked down. I don't want these people to get that chance. Which is why I text things that I don't normally mean to people who aren't normally on bad terms with me.

"Meru. I don't think that there's anything there to insult. Underneath the mask, the Attitude you hide behind, you aren't a spiteful person at all. You're really pretty and....." Majiru stopped there. He just spoke what he was thinking. Majiru turned his head and blushed. "W-well, there's nothing there to insult is what I'm saying..."

Meru blushed slightly. But what about my height? Or lack of bust?

"Listen, height and bust are qualities that only perverts look for. In fact, some people prefer girls shorter with small breasts..... Uh, not that I'm thinking about that!"

Meru could tell that he was most definitely thinking about that. Pervert XP.

"Uh, um, anyway! Like I was saying, body type doesn't matter. The only insult about your body you should care about is your face, since that's what really counts when falling in love.... Not that I've fallen in love with anyone!"

Meru could tell that he was in love with someone. But she left that alone, as it was too personal.

"Personality also counts. And if you know that you have a good personality, that is the one thing that people can't jab at.... right?"

Meru believed him, but.....

All of those things are true, but it doesn't change the fact that people still insult.... and it still hurts.....

"We can work around that! I'll find a way, I promise! Even if it takes me my entire life!"

Meru smiled a bit. I'll hold you to your word....

So the day ended on a good note for both Meru and Majiru, except....

"I'm sorry that you have to carry me home...."

You're hurt. People don't leave injured people on the street. Um, actually, some do.

"So anyway, are you going to stop insulting people?"

No.

"What?"

Like I said, insults still hurt me a lot, and I don't want to take any chances.

"But what about the people who aren't particularly on bad terms with you?"

I'm sorry for them, but friends tease each other all the time, and I cannot tell the difference between playful and spiteful insults.

"Sigh.... oh well."

Majiru's story with Meru isn't yet over. But for now, since Nozomu is the main character, He needs at least one in-story appearance, right?

At Komori's room's closet....

'I can hear footsteps outside.... without a teacher, I guess my students have nothing better to do than look for the teacher who needs to teach them.'

A crowd of students: "COMMIT! COMMIT! COMMIT!"

'..... and try to force me to hold up to commitments that I never even made..... gulp.'

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So, how did you like the Meru/Majiru story I have going on here? Yeah, I think I should change the title. I started out with just Nozomu, but now I've got three male leads, the primary one being Nozomu. So Nozomu's Harem is going to have a new title.

PS Meru's logic with how people insult each other sorta comes from my own personal experiences, and I included it in the story because I think this is how any heavily insulted kid would think. I also cannot tell the difference between a playful or spiteful joke or insult.

The Daily Death Theater

Y'know, I notice things that others don't. My incredible vision (fictional vision) allows me to see that sniper over there. He's probably been ordered to take out a threat to society. Well, I know that my new friend called me a stalker, and is now avoiding me. Could I be the threat? Nah. Oh hey! The sniper is waving! Or is he pointing? (I point at myself) Me?

BLAM