Chapter 6: A Wave Of Bullying In The Past

Sunday came and I was in my room sleeping. Sleeping all due to that Puyo fight from Donguri Gaeru. I didn't want to pick a fight against animals just because they are easy to kill. And that fight against Ms. Accord was only practice so that I could only deal with magic.

Stopping bad guys isn't easy. But with the magic that I have, there shouldn't be any issues. Right before then, something triggered me inside my mind that was not supposed to happen. *sigh* I don't feel like saying it… but here I go. There was a time back in Liverpool when I was so little. My description was a little different before then. The purple eyes were the same, but I had black hair with a ponytail. There was a time when I had some jerkwads who decided to bully me about my dream when I'm about to grow up.

*FLASHBACK*

In Liverpool, I was in Year 2 of my school. This endless torture of bullying lasted since the day before the first day of Year 2. In class, we had to fill out a paper that showed information about ourselves (Like our birthday, number of siblings, etc.) and our Teacher Mrs. Satterwhite wanted us to tell her about ourselves and what we wrote down. She called out a few students and they were really nice. And then… it was my turn to introduce myself… and this is how it all went down.

"So, My name is Kaze Matsuzaki. I am 7 years old. So I do not have siblings. I'm an only child."

"Really? No brother or sister? You really must have a brother or a sister, somehow." Mrs. Satterwhite

asked me.

"Uh… no I actually don't. So I don't have a favorite sport. I sometimes play tennis. But I don't do that anymore." I said to her.

"It's ok. I heard my younger son does a little bit of tennis, too. He gave up on it eventually. Anyway, go on."

"Ok. My birthday is December 10th. And, um… this may sound a little weird or whatever… but when I grow up, I want to have magic powers." Then when I said I wanted to have magic powers, everything went silent…

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until this happened.

"Magic Pow…"

"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This girl just said she wanted to have Magic Powers! HAHAHAHA!"

"This girl is trying to become a new friend of Shimmer & Shine! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"This girl might have the worst luck ever for a magic user! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"BAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This girl might be referring to be a fairy girl with star powers that just do not have no effect!"

"OOOOOOOOHHHH! Good one, Andrew! This girl might be just straight up ridiculous! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Pure… Disrespect.

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I was in full tears when I heard these boys were bullying me. Luckily, Mrs. Satterwhite sent them to the Principal's office for that kind of behavior towards me. And this was just on the first day. But… that didn't stop them a few days later.

We were in recess and I was picking flowers alone so that I could pay my mom for everything that she does for me, but then all the fun was ruined. Because of these boys trying to do this.

"Hi, Kaze. What ya doing?" One boy said to me. I showed them my flower.

"Oh. Picking Flowers, huh? That's nice." Another boy said.

"Yeah, it kinda does." I said.

"Well, I think you should make it even more nice… maybe add some watering too, you know."

"Umm… How?"

The four boys pulled out their water bottles that they brought with them.

"Oh ok. I suppose you can water it… but be gentle though."

"Don't worry. We won't cause any damage to it… promise." Another boy said.

And then all four simultaneously were opening their caps and then out of nowhere…

*SPLASH*

After I told them to be gentle with the water, they poured their whole entire water bottle onto the flower and it also got on my shirt. I was in full shock. One of the boys snatched my flower and put it on top of my head.

"Let's see if that flower can work your magic! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" All four boys then laughed and ran away. And I already was on the grass crying due to this disastrous moment. And I yelled at them...

"I REALLY HATE YOU JERKS!"

That was what I really said to them. Luckily, I had to tell Mrs. Satterwhite and Mom about it too.

They talked to our principal and she said the four boys who drowned my flower excessively are in detention for three days. So that way, they don't have to mess with me anymore.

But those three days also didn't work after that. The next day after three days of me having good days of school. The principal forced the four boys to write a note saying that they are sorry for bullying me so much. All four boys came up to me and gave me their letters saying that they're sorry but when I looked at the letters, they were not apology letters. They still wrote something about me becoming a magic user and one boy wrote that only magic users should apologize, and another said that I believe Shimmer & Shine will not be surprised by your magic.

When I saw their fake apology letters, I wasn't about to cry. Instead this is when I started to get furious. I didn't want to throw a tantrum at the boys. Instead, I threw all of the unnecessary papers at their faces and put my head down. A few minutes later after their incident of writing fake apology letters at them. Mrs. Satterwhite came into the classroom and saw four paper balls on the floor. She said this…

"Hey! Kiddos! Who's paper balls are these?!" Mrs. Satterwhite asked.

"It was Kaze!" The four boys then picked on me out of nowhere. I was in shock.

"No! It was not! You shouldn't have pranked in the first place, Jerks!" I yelled at them while slamming my fists.

"I actually agree. I saw those four boys passing notes to Kaze and they said things that were totally harsh."

One girl said, actually siding with me.

"What?! You Snitch!" All four boys shouted.

"But Kaze actually threw the paper at them because the boys got her upset by their comments at her."

"Mrs. Satterwhite, Remember I actually wanted you to tell them to not bully me anymore. They kept doing it anyway with their disrespectful comments on the papers if you actually read them."

"So, you're telling me that you actually threw the paper balls because you got upset at them for the inappropriate comments on the letters they were supposed to write down, showing that they were sorry for all the harsh things that they did to you?"

"Yes. If you want, I'll just unball and show it to you." I said to her as I unballed the papers.

"No no! Teacher! She is just imagining things!"

"That's true! There's no minor error in our apology letters. It's true!"

"That's enough! We do not tell lies! Now, Kaze. Let's see." Mrs. Satterwhite said as she looked at the papers. She looked stern at the boys.

"Is this true? You boys didn't write the apology letter that you were supposed to write to Kaze after we just ordered you to do so?" She asked with a serious look on her face.

"We did! Those were just fake! I don't remember changing the apology letter or making a new letter!"

"Then why do I see comments on these pieces of paper saying "Only magic users should apologize." and "I'm sorry that Shimmer & Shine didn't turn you into a magical fairy just like how you wanted it to be?"

"Because they were the ones that passed it to me saying that they were sorry but instead decided to pull a prank on me and just make me embarrassed." I said as I went back to my seat. With my head down.

"Alright. Lemme see your folders. I want to see if you actually got the letters." Mrs. Satterwhite said as the boys handed the folders to make sure they were proving the cases.

When she got done checking, it turned out that there were no apology letters, so they were pulling pranks on me.

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And Mrs. Satterwhite was annoyed. Looking at all four boys.

"Do you think I'll accept this?" She asked the boys.

"Do you think I'll accept the fact that when Mrs. Rose and I ordered you four to write an apology letter to Kaze saying how sorry you boys are, you boys did not pull actual fake letters to Kaze? Because when I look at these papers, I don't actually see full evidence on here that you are actually sorry to Kaze."

"A-About that…"

"Your four! Office! I'm not doing this today!" Mrs. Satterwhite got super mad as she opened the door and sent them out of the classroom.

"Hey, Kaze. May you step out with me please? Just give me a moment, class. I'll be with you shortly." She said as I did what I was told.

I was in tears at that moment noticing how hard my life was at this rate.

"So… Hey. What's wrong?" She asked me noticing my tears coming in.

"*sigh* I just don't know anymore. These boys always bully me constantly. It's just the beginning of school and these past few days have been horrifying. I-I…"

"Kaze…" Mrs. Satterwhite said as she went down to my height.

"Don't worry. I will find other options that will get them to stop bullying you because I know they like to bully you so much right?" I nodded my head.

"Well I don't tolerate the bullying around the school, but I need to tell you something, ok? It wasn't right of you to throw the letters in front of them because if you just do that, then you'll likely make the situation just worse. On the other hand, one option could be to just ignore them, or another one would be to just wait for me to come inside the classroom and then state your problem. But for now, never throw paper balls in the classroom."

"O-Okay." I said.

"But in the meantime, after school, we'll look into other options to see if we can get the boys to stop bullying you ever again."

"Okay. *sniff* T-Thank You, Teacher."

"Anytime. Do you want a hug?" She asked.

"Yes." I replied as I gave her a hug and she returned the hug back.

It was the sweetest moment that I've got during the incident days. Mrs. Satterwhite was the only adult I could've relied on. There was no student or anyone else that had my back during those days. I was just so happy. I really wanted this incident to die down so fast.

Then that day of school ended. The next day came, and I was in my old room getting dressed for school and my Mom came inside the room and said something that I should totally expect out of my life.

"Kaze, Meet me in the car when you're done. I'm going to the school with you." That shook me. I never noticed that she was actually going to school with me.

"Ok." I replied.

So I did everything, eat cereal, got dressed, etc. and got in the car with mom. I asked her why she was going to the school with me. She said to me this...

"Well, I'm going to school with you because your teacher just gave me a call saying that the boys that were bullying you often actually wrote their apology letters this time and she, Mrs. Rose and all five parents including me want to do a Parent-Teacher Conference to do this." This got even better. My mom and the other adults wanted to do a Parent-Teacher Conference so that I could finally get what I truly deserve.

So when we arrived at school, we went to the Conference Room, We actually saw our Principal, Mrs. Rose (Yeah I forgot to introduce her) on the top row, on the left was Mrs. Satterwhite, and the other people were the boys that were bullying me, and the bullies' parents.

So they all left us with two seats to sit on as we all began the conference.

The Conference turned out to be great as there were conversations about how to stop bullying and all that.

And then finally, I have received the apology letters, and they were not fake as they turned out to be real and I forgave the boys for their harsh moments they did to me in those first days of school.

And on my way out, my mother told me to keep continuing to find me a flower. I just didn't bother it in the end.

So after days and days of those jerks finally learning their lesson on leaving me alone, things finally went back to normal for me.

But not just days. Things were all fine until I was 12. I was 12 years old and those jerks finally revived their bullying techniques. I was inside my home, in my room, reading a book about all different types of magic. I had this book at the library earlier that time. And I was reading my book while my mom was at the grocery store buying some food.

Then something unexpected happened. I heard my window banging and banging for like a couple of seconds and when I looked at the window, it looked like it was about to crack. And when I looked out the window, it was them. The four guys that bullied me a long time ago. One of them was holding a baseball and another was holding a tennis ball. I could not stand those boys as I opened my window and yelled…

"CAN YOU NOT THROW YOUR STUPID BALLS ON MY WINDOW?!"

"Why?! Are you scared of being hit by magic the same way?!" One boy shouted.

"What does that have to do with my window almost being cracked?! And how did you even get here?!"

"Easy! We can tell by your hair!" Another boy shouted.

"Well, Can all of you leave me alone?! I'm trying to read!"

"Alright, Kaze! We'll leave you alone!"

"I will be watching you guys too! So, begone! Go!"

The four boys left my privacy for several minutes and everything was silent until this left me to the point where I was really starting to rage. But not in front of them. I was still in my room reading and then…

*SMASH*

I screamed because my window was smashed all due to a basketball being directly thrown. I went down to the other side of my bed and took cover so that way I didn't get cut by the glass. At that point, as I looked at the view of the window, it was completely destroyed. That's when I became enraged. I called my mom and told her everything that happened.

When my mom came inside my room, she was shocked. Glass everywhere. She knew I was not lying when She saw my face and there was a basketball there which was not mine. She told me not to worry as she secretly kept contact with the bullies' parents and would immediately tell them about the incident.

A few days after their incident with me the bullies' parents decided to confiscate their items for 2 years and they will be doing chores also for 2 years. Not only that, they will not be allowed out of the house except for when they are going with their parents for 2 years. And while they got their punishment, I got the glass replaced and got a newer window along with curtains.

So everything was finally and I mean finally taken care of for those two years, and yeah the rest was finally peaceful and quiet.

*PRESENT TIME*

But I was still a little concerned if these guys will show up here in Primp. I really didn't want that to happen.

*RING*

My phone started ringing and it was Mom calling.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Kaze. Just calling to make sure how you are doing?"

"I'm doing fine… a little. Just had a terrible dream."

"What was your terrible dream all about? I'm curious."

I didn't feel like talking about it to her but I eventually gave in.

"Remember the boys that were constantly bullying me when I was so little?"

Mom was silent when she heard about it. It was only for several seconds. But she finally got a reply.

"*sigh* You're worried about them, huh?" She asked me.

"Yeah. I really hope they don't show up here. I'm really not in the mood. I'm already 16 years old, and I really hope they finally learned their lesson for just once."

"You don't have to worry about them anymore. They won't have to deal with you anymore. I know it bugs you out all the time, but you are in a different world and you are now stuck with dark magic. You can always try to defend yourself at all times."

I was silent for a moment. Thinking about it made me feel like I wanted to take vengeance on the gang that bullied me. But If I just take vengeance, it'll lead me to being sentenced to prison. I can't let things enrage me and make me wanna beat somebody up just because they were ruining something that I just did or just to prank me. Because I would feel guilty of myself for wanting to kill somebody for not leaving me alone. At least I would need to teach somebody a lesson.

"Well… you're not wrong. But I don't want to kill somebody for not leaving me alone. I would feel guilty."

"You don't have to kill someone just because they keep messing with you. You must try to learn self-defense with your powers if they push you or punch you anywhere. I bet you'll find most Puyo players who have those types of fighting abilities like you."

"Mom… I guess you're right. I bet I'll be smarter enough to learn self-defense. Maybe I'll try asking some friends to see if they know anybody who learns those types of abilities."

"Ok. But make sure you're careful out there. I want to make sure you are safe at all times."

"Alright. Bye."

"Bye."

As I got up from the floor, I changed into this white sweater with a purple wordmark that says "Peace" in cursive letters, with light purple jeans to go along with it, and black sneakers with a white nike symbol.

Before I headed out the door, I checked the temperature outside and it was only 49 degrees outside so it wasn't that bad. It's only sunny outside so there's no problems.

I now headed outside, locked the door, and yes.

I already trained Raffina, now who should I fight? Man, it's hard to tell.