Hey guys! Sorry that I didn´t upload sooner but I also have a real life and other hobbies ^^ And sorry for this extremely short chapter but I promise the next one will be much longer and things will get... interesting ;) By the way, this story almost reached 2500 views and I would really like to thank you guys for supporting this story! Until next time ~


Chapter 6 - Sakura

"Okay, so what´s going on?", a familiar voice asked me.

"Hmm? What are you talking about, Sakura?", I asked innocently.

"Who are you trying to fool? We have been shopping, eating and all that stuff and you keep on sighing the whole time! So stop fooloing around and tell me what´s on your mind.", the light pink coloured Inklinggirl commanded.

I smiled to myself. That was so typical of her. I had known Sakura for many years now. And since then she had been my best friend as well. You could say that she was the only one, beside of my mother of course, who knew who I really was and why I acted the way I sometimes did.

"Well, there is that guy..", I started, but my friend abruptly interrupted me: "A guy?! Don´t tell me that you fell in love!"

"No! Just hear me out before you assume things!", I exclaimed.

"Sorry..", my friend almost whispered.

I started again: "There is that guy who annoys me recently.."

"How so?", Sakura asked curiously.

"Well, I met him when I fought in turf war the last time. He was..", I paused.

Could I really tell her about my first loss? Wouldn´t she make fun of me? No, that wasn´t the problem. Sakura knew me and would never make such a thing. But what could happen is, that she wouldn´t understand me. She always criticized my need of being perfect. But she did care for me and if I wouldn´t tell her the truth, my friend would be just more worried about me.

"Go on..", Sakura woke me up from my thoughts.

"He was the first Inkling to beat me..", I confessed.

"So?"

I knew it.

"Well, he ruined my perfection, duh!", I lightly hit her on her shoulder.

The light pink Inklinggirl rolled her eyes: " Oh my god. Don´t tell me that´s why you are so depressive today!"

"That´s not the whole story! After the battle I went to the vending machine and got me a drink. I really thought I was alone there, so I got careless and scolded out loud..", I went on with the story.

"And he heard you?"

"..Yeah..", I said a little emberassed.

"Pffff... Hahahahaha! I can´t believe it! Really? And what did he say?", Sakura started laughing.

Through gritted teeth I said: "He found it amusing.. So I screamed at him and then left him by himself."

"Wow. That´s unusual of you.", my friend commented.

I nodded: "I know! But he really got me upset! And the worst of all is that he is visiting the same class as me. It seems like he had moved here or something.. "

"Wow, your luck sure ran out!", my best friend snickered.

"You might be actually right. Because he beat me in PE as well.. I´m sure that guy is planning something!"

"And what might that be?", Sakura raised an eyebrow.

"Ruining my perfect life, of course!", I almost screamed.

Once again my friend rolled her eyes: "Don´t you think you are overthinking some things? Anyway, tomorrow is the turf tournament, right? I´m sure, your school will win again!"

"I don´t know..", I said with a tiny voice.

I really didn´t know. Maybe my luck really ran out and tomorrow will be my third loss. But on the other hand Shiro wasn´t my opponent, this time. In fact, this will be the first time that we have to work as a team. Will we manage to do so?