Chapter 19!
A/N: I need help on, what will be, Chapter 21! I want to have a duel, but I can't write duels, because I don't play the card game. So, anyone who writes duels please respond. I will give you the start and who should win, but then it's up to you. I will give whoever writes the duel as much credit as I can.
Thanks for the reviews and I hope to keep this Chapter just as good as the last one!
As Akiza walked through school the next day, kids kept giving her looks and stares. They also giggled at her.
"I thought this was over," she thought, "I thought that kids were over the fact that I live in the Satellite."
She held onto her books tightly.
"Hey you," a boy called.
Akiza turned around and the boy slapped the books out of her hands.
"Whoops. You drop your books? Just like you dropped the chance to live a "normal" life," the boy said. He was taller than Akiza, but Akiza knew she had to stand up for herself. She quickly picked up her books as his two friends came over and laughed at her.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"Simple, you now live in the Satellite and think your so cool."
"I don't think that," she snapped back.
A group started to form around them.
"Yeah you do. On that field trip, you said you were "happier than ever." How can you enjoy living in a dump like that? There's rats and violence at every turn. It smells, the people there are dumber than a pile of bricks..."
"First of all," she interrupted him, "You've never been kicked out of your house before. If you did, where would you go?"
"Simple, I'd go to my friend's house."
"Yeah, like his mother's going to want one more mouth to feed. A very big one I might add."
"Ooohhhh," the crowd said.
"Second of all, you weren't there. How do you know this?"
"He was there." He points over his left shoulder to one of his friends .
"So what? If your friend would've been paying attention, he would've heard some pretty incredible stories about how people from the Satellite have made their lives better."
"I don't care. They can all get a job working at a fast food store or some other low paying job. It's not that hard."
"Lastly, learn to get your facts straight. Those people fight tooth and nail to just see tomorrow. The little things, that you take for granted, are a gift to them. A TV, nice bed, good food, those are things that my friends have had to fight their whole lives for. So get some facts and when you realize how hard it is for them, then you'll stop picking people like me. But until then, I got one thing to say to you.
"What's that?"
She leans in close to his face.
"Knock it off," she yelled as loud as she could.
The crowd gasped.
Akiza stormed off.
The crowd went their separate ways.
The bully and his friends just stood still. Almost like they were human popsicles.
Although Akiza stood up to her first challenger, she wasn't as lucky with some of the others. Kids gave her mean looks as she passed through the halls.
She got notes in every class, telling her things like, "Go back home! You're not wanted!"
As she was heading towards her last class, someone stuck their foot out and tripped her on purpose. Akiza crashed to the ground and dropped her book. A few kids kicked the book down the hall. As a teacher walked up, Akiza gave her side of the story. She said that she was in pain. The kid who tripped her said it "was an accident." They also told the teacher where she was from. The kid walked away and the teacher gave her a dirty look. The teacher didn't help her up or say anything more.
Akiza, hurtfully, limped to her next class.
Once she got the her seat, Akiza examined the damage.
She looked at her super long, but boney legs. She had bruises on both knee caps.
She limped to the bus. Yusei looked out the window and saw her. He got off and ran to her. He helped her get on the bus.
"Akiza, what happened?" Yusei asked as he got to their seat.
"I tripped and fell," Akiza said.
"Well, when we get home, I'll make sure Martha looks at it. Luckily, it's Friday, so you'll have the weekend to heal."
When they go to their stop, Akiza leaned on Yusei, as they walked home.
"Yusei, are you sure you aren't hurting from carrying me?"
"No way," Yusei said, "You're as light as a feather. I could carry you for miles."
Akiza smiled.
"That's my strong Yusei."
She kissed his forehead.
Yusei blushed and they nearly fell over.
"Yusei, be careful," Akiza said.
"Sorry," Yusei said, with a blush still on his face.
When they got home, Martha wasn't home. She left a note saying she'll be back by 5. Akiza sat on one of the dining room chairs. Yusei got another chair and Akiza put both her legs up.
"Now Yusei, don't look up my skirt," Akiza noted.
"Don't worry Akiza, I'm not that perverted."
"Humph. This is coming from a guy who "use" to look at dirty magazines."
Yusei then put two ice packs on each leg.
Akiza gasped.
"Feel any better?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure," she replied.
"Akiza, tell me what happened today."
Akiza tells him about the first bully. Yusei sat next to her and wrapped an arm around her.
"Wow, I didn't think you were so tough," Yusei said.
"Oh, well, I got that from you," she replied.
They smiled at each other.
Akiza then told him about the notes and the tripping incident.
"What did he look like," Yusei demanded.
"No, Yusei, don't get into any more trouble. It's bad enough that you're already treated bad, since you're from the Satellite."
Yusei calmed down.
"Yeah, but it's just not right that they're treating you so badly."
"Well, I'm a woman and I'm different. That's probably a bully's easiest target," Akiza said quietly.
Akiza looked up at Yusei. He looked upset.
"Well, if I was with you, none of this would've happened," he said.
"But Yusei, what can you do?"
They thought for a moment.
"I'm going to tell the principal," he said.
"What good will that do?"
"First of all, you shouldn't be treated like that. Second, you were discriminated by the teacher."
"Yusei, please don't turn this into a lawsuit or something," Akiza begged.
"I'm not going that far," he said, "But you have to tell someone. You could've broken your knee or worse. The teacher should have at least helped you up or asked what's wrong."
He looked away from her.
"Someone has to protect you."
"Yusei, you can't protect me! They won't let you."
Yusei put a hand on his chin.
"Maybe I can," he thought.
"But even if I can't, someone has to," he said.
When Martha got home, Akiza and Yusei told her the whole story.
"Well, from what I can tell, it looks like you bruised your knees. Let's try to stay off it for a while. I'll see if one of my friends, who's a doctor, has some crutches for you."
"If not, I'll be your crutch," Yusei said.
Akiza looked up and they smile at each other.
"Martha, what do you think we should do about the bullying?" Akiza asked.
"Well, first, you should tell the principal," Martha said, "As far as protection goes, I don't know. It would be nice if Yusei was there to protect you."
"But what if he was sick or something, then, I'm a wide open target," she replied.
"But still, you shouldn't have to deal with this. Schools are suppose to be safe. If you don't feel safe, the school has to do something about it. I'm not someone who usually says this, but whoever picks on you should be punished. Especially since you're a woman."
Akiza and Yusei looked surprised at her.
"If you guys can't get through, then I will. Parents need to be in their kids' lives when they're going through school. I'll make sure something gets done."
She walks over to the two of them.
"Now, why don't you two get to your homework," she said.
"Okay," they replied.
When Leo and Luna got home, they were upset over what happened.
Well, almost...
"Wow! Two bruises? Are they going to start swelling," Leo asked.
"Leo, let's feel sorry for her, not excited."
"What? How many times do we see someone with bruises?"
"Your going to have a lot, if you don't feel sorry for her and apologize to Akiza," she respond.
"Okay. Sorry Akiza."
"It's okay Leo," she replied.
"Well, I guess we'll have to wait until Monday to do anything. But the first thing you two do, is make sure you visit the principal right away. I don't want her with even more injuries," Martha said.
They both nodded in agreement.
Later, Yusei helped Akiza get to bed.
"It doesn't hurt as much, but it still hurts," she said.
"Don't worry," Yusei replied as she climbed into bed, "I'll make sure no one tries to hurt you again."
"Thanks Yusei," she said.
Yusei kissed her on the cheek. Akiza blushed.
"Sorry we can't go anywhere or spend some time alone this weekend," Akiza said.
"Don't worry," he said, "We'll find something to do."
Yusei walked to the door.
"Goodnight Akiza. Feel better in the morning."
"Thanks Yusei."
Yusei went back to his room. He fell asleep and started to dream.
He was at school and a big group of students were in a circle. He went through the crowd to see what was happening. Soon he got to the front.
To his horror, Akiza was lying on the floor. She wasn't moving.
"Akiza, Akiza," Yusei said. He feel to his knees. He cupped her head.
Akiza slowly opened her eyes.
"Yusei? Yusei! Please! Please protect me! Everything hurts," she said softly.
They put their arms around one another.
"Don't worry Akiza, I will never leave your side. I will protect you and I will help you. I never want to let you go."
Akiza smiled at him and they kissed deeply.
Yusei woke up. He sat up.
"No matter what," he said to himself, "I will find a way to protect Akiza. No matter what!"
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