Some more genderbend character shall make an appearance! "ψ(｀∇´)ψ

'Hey Karmen! U doing anything right now?' A text have appear on the receiver's phone.

'Not really.' Instantly replying the text.

'Do wanna hang out then?'

'Sure.'

'Cool. Meet you at the arcade. There's some people that are also coming.'

'...'

'...'

'Fine with me.'

Karmen weekend was spent with her friends.

It's true that she doesn't have great social skills, but she actually have one friend at her school that she's talk to. It's just that she's not in her class.

And her friend is the complete opposite of her.

She was the third to arrive the destination to meet the people she gonna be with today.

Karmen worn a dark red tank top with a designed crop top over it with the design caption of STRONG in white fabricating color, gray cargo capris, white ankle socks, and black sneakers.

"Karmen, look like you made it." Her friend that texted her approach the redhead with a raven-hair boy with hazel eyes following behind.

The blunette was named Nagisa Shiota.

The girl was half a head shorter than Karmen and have sky blue hair but kept it in a ponytail that is held over her head with a hidden hair clip so the ends of her long fixated hair would look spiked as a boy's hair and have blue eyes that are a tab darker than her hair color. She have a petite and thin body structure that she could actually look like a guy (chest area). The clothes she's wearing was a dark blue guy tank top and the arm holes were big enough to reveal of bit of her sport bra but she worn a white hoodie to cover it, dark gray basketball shorts, and black and white converse.

"Sup Nagisa." She greet the girl and then notice the boy.

"Hey Karmen! I thought you wouldn't show up since I said I'm bringing some friends with me." She was a little relieved when they came face to face.

"How rude of you...!" The redhead retorted as a joke.

Between the redhead and blunette, they're great friends, but almost complete opposites.

Nagisa, weak in combat, social, and a all-around nice girl. She's usually quiet but once she talk to someone she would like, she become a delight to have around no matter where you are.

Karmen can't make friends due to her strength and reputation at school that they fear her. Nagisa is her only friend but they don't have class together, and they sometimes hang out during lunch and on weekends.

"So who's this?"

"Hm?" Nagisa was lost until she turn around to see the boy there.

"Oh! This is Akira Yukimura." She motion to him.

The hazel-eyed ravenette was wearing a simple green hoodie with a white T-shirt underneathe, simple blue jeans and red converse.

"Nice to meet you." He sounded a little force since he have heard stories about the wrath of Karmen Akabane from their school, none the less, in his and Nagisa's classroom.

The atmosphere became strain with force smiles and awkwardness coming from both parties vibe.

"W-well! There's one more person who suppose to be coming, but she's gonna be a little late." Nagisa came to the rescue in breaking the ice.

"Let's get going." The blunette's smile disguised in happiness to lighten the mood.

The arcade was a huge room. Almost similar to a casino for kids to teenagers. Where you actually play games by inserting coin in exchange for tickets base on how much you win, some poster are hanging on a bulletin board on the wall near the entrance, and some kids are already with their parent company them along with other teens by themselves or with the younger kids.

"I'm gonna go get us some tokens." Akira said as he already made his way to the counter.

"He seem nice." Karmen commented out of the blues.

"He's a nice guy. I'm pretty sure you're gonna like him."

And soon Nagisa's best friend finally made it!

"I'm so sorry being late!" A girl who's the same height as Karmen appear as she approached Nagisa first.

"You finally made it! I thought you weren't gonna make it and we could up having an awkward third wheel." The blunette was elated to see the girl who was late.

'This must the person Nagisa have mentioned.' Karmen thought bitterly when she heard the 'third wheel' comment, which could of implied either her or Akira.

And when she was within close radius to the group.

She already made an observation of; "I see you brought Yukimura-kun here!" And already began a conversation with the ravenette, who was also elated to see her.

"Sugino-san, I want you to meet someone." The blunette was able to easily get the new girl's attention.

"O-o-oh! You must be...the redhead..." She kept the positive energy in her voice but she sort of falter when she met eyes with Karmen's mercury ones.

"Karmen Akabane, Tomo Sugino," Nagisa begins introduction. "Tomo Sugino, Karmen Akabane."

Tomo Sugino have short messy spiked black hair and deep blue eyes. She was wearing her baseball uniform, the jersey, some jean shorts, and some slip-on shoes.

"Sup." The redhead greeted nonchalantly.

"H-hey there." Tomo greeted back.

Akira and Tomo have gotten quite comfortable with Karmen later the day.

They first thought she would 'cause trouble, but she did tell stories of the guys she defeated. Soon they told their stories of fighting back, or at least made peace with the people who oppose a threat.

And they got to know each other a little more.

Tomo is an all-sports player, but she prefer baseball, which she is currently playing for the season before summer vacation. And she told a story of one time she was currently in their school's softball team. One of the baseball announce they need someone who can pitch the traditional way, and she volunteer to do it. And soon she was known to be a baseball savior for they almost lost the game when their original pitcher had to go to a hospital for breaking his throwing arm.

Akira told a story that he didn't chose this school but was actually a transfer student. He was anti-social too until he helped Nagisa with her hair problem. And him and Nagisa been friends ever since then. And he haven't thought of joining any clubs since it was (to him) probably too late join any clubs the school have.

Right after telling stories and cracking some jokes.

Tomo went to the restroom and Akira went to pick up some snacks from the arcade's counter.

Karmen and Nagisa went to walk around until they found a game machine that included drums, for it was one of the rhythm games.

"So any news in your class?" Karmen starts up the conversation as each of them play to the beat shown on the screen.

"Honestly not much is going on— actually Tomo have a game Monday and I'm planning to come and watch to support her. Yukimura is gonna be gone for a week so he can visit his brother who is oversea in America. That's about it."

"Me neither...Well, I was actually planning to hang with this one guy in my class. But I think I'm just try and finish some games I got for my 3DS."

"Guy... You were able to make a friend?!" Nagisa was shock that she stopped playing and missed the notes.

And then went back to concentrating on the rhythm when a buzzer was sounding off the machine when a note is being miss or played wrong.

She didn't drop the subject.

"What did you do? Threaten the guy to befriend you?"

The redhead responded with a snicker.

"Actually the guy approached me and ask to be his friend."

"Describe him." The blunette was a little disbelief about this.

"Plain, anti-social in a different way, tall, dark hair like Yukimura, wears glasses, and act like the mature one between us. But all in all a really good guy."

"He approach you? I don't believe you, can I meet the guy?"

"Of course. I'm sure Okuda doesn't mind an extra company."

Eventually everyone have to head home.

"You still don't believe me?"

"Well I honestly haven't heard of Okuda. And I know most of your classmates."

They were walking down the same shopping street to pick up a late noon snack.

"He is a really quiet guy. But he's actually an easy person to get along with and talk to whenever my classroom is being boring." Karmen describe a little more about him as a small grin spread across her face.

It was unnoticed by the owner, but her short friend saw it and was surprise.

'I'm guessing this Okuda guy is secretly crushing on her...' The blunette thought until she saw the redhead's grin became a blissful smile.

'Or maybe...the other way around.

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