Yuya paced around the cupboard trying to come up with a plan.
"We could break the door down." Zuzu suggested. Yuya paused, pondering this idea.
"I supp—" Yuya started to say but he was cut off as the door opened. Varsch, Nathan, Devin, Carter and Robin all stood on the otherside.
"Get out here." Varsch ordered, grabbing Yuya and pulling him from the closet.
"Hey!" Zuzu cried, running out after them. The gang surrounded the two of them, threateningly.
"What do you want with us?" Yuya asked.
"It's simple, we hate you and want to crush you." Nathan said, lifting Yuya up by his collar.
"Stop, put him down." Zuzu demanded.
"Right, and our threat still stands." Varsch said. "If you want all your secrets safe you'll do everything we tell you."
"No." Said Yuya.
"What?" Varsch said.
"No, I won't let you hurt me anymore. Do whatever you want I don't care, but I'm not going to do anything you say anymore."
"Yeah, and it's not like it'll change anything, because me and all of Yuya's other friends will stand by him no matter what so you're plans have all but failed." Zuzu added.
Varsch growled angrily and the others looked about ready to beat the hell out of both of them. And they probably would have, if Zuzu hadn't beaten them first. The second one of them moved to hurt them, she was on him. She tossed them around like rag dolls, until they were all flat out on their backs, moaning in pain. Yuya and Varsch just stared with their mouths opened, like they couldn't believe what they just witnessed.
"What?" She said, shrugging. "I'm stronger than I look."
Yuya laughed happily while Varsch just continued to stare.
"Oh and by the way." Zuzu said, turning to Varsch. "It's over between us, Yuya is my boyfriend now."
"What?" Both Varsch and Yuya cried.
"That's right." Zuzu said, "I mean… if that's okay with you." She looked at Yuya.
"Of course." He replied, smiling warmly. The two linked their hands and gazed lovingly at each other, as everything around them just faded away. Including a seething Varsch, who was furious that both of them looked so happy. His plan to break their spirits was going so well, and now it was all wasted. He was going to kill them for this. Or would have if he'd gotten the chance, unfortunately for him, Zuzu had other plans.
Ten minutes later, he and his associates were all tied up in nothing but their underwear. Yuya almost laughed as he recalled being in the exact same position just over two months ago.
"Smile." He laughed as he took a few pictures of them.
"Stop! Don't you dare!" Varsch cried angrily.
"Please, after all you've done this is the least you deserve." Zuzu said. "Now, you wouldn't want other people seeing these, and finding out you got beat up by a girl, would you?"
"You wouldn't?" Robin gasped.
"We won't." She said. "Provided you leave me and Yuya alone."
The two smirked at each other whilst the group of bullies exchanged scowls. The last thing they wanted was for all their hard work to go to waste, but there didn't seem to be another choice. So they each gave their reluctant agreements.
Zuzu and Yuya left after that, taking all Yuya's stolen possessions with them. Confident they wouldn't have to worry about that lot anymore. Yuya was still a little shaken inside, after everything he'd been through. But when he looked down and saw his hand intertwined with Zuzu's, he was able to push those feelings aside. He knew it wouldn't be easy, so did she, it would take a while to recover, for things to go back to the way they were, but at least they would face it together.