Chapter 11
*Rappapa`s Room, 3 days after last chapter.
I sat in my chair in Rappapa`s room all alone. The other Queens hasn’t come yet, so does our underling. While Dance was at the class, study. Tch…, why the hell does she come to Majijo after all? Now Torigoya has been beaten too. Thankfully she’s alright. At least her condition was better than the rest of us after the fight. Well, actually I was alright too, but the damn doctor locked me up in the hospital for a week. Now all of the Shitennou has been taken down.
“Argh…. Dammit!!” I kicked the empty chair in frustration.
I checked at my watch. Eleven AM. When I called her ealier, Torigoya said she’ll be late because she has to tend her injuries first, while Black… Heh, I don’t even know where she is. All I know, she was at school too right now. While Sado-san… I heard from Torigoya that she’s at ‘that’ place. So… it’s seems like Sado-san`s match versus Maeda will happen soon.
The only good thing that happened today was only when I met the Kabuki Sisters in Majijo`s rooftop by coincidence earlier this morning.
*Flashback
“Move out of here!” I shouted at them, more likely at Kokabuki, like I used to whenever someone blocked my ways or in the same place with me whenever I wanted to be alone.
“Are… are… Queen Shibuya. In a foul mood already?” Ookabuki glared at me. “Kokabuki, anyone around?” she whispered to her sister while still in a glaring contest with me.
“No, we’re alone here. The school’s still barren around this time.”
“Good. Can you watch out for our back? Make sure no one will come here and see us.” She walked to me as soon as Kokabuki headed for the stairs to guard it. She sat next to me on top of the barrel and linked our hand.
“What’s happened? Why are you in a foul mood early in the morning like this? You seemed in a good mood when you’re with me last night.”
“Of course I do.” I said in a sarcastic tone. “Maeda defeated Torigoya last night.”
She grimaced. “Is she alright?”
“How the hell could I know? I haven’t been able to contact her all night.”
She pinched my cheek, “language,” earned a growl from me. “Try to contact her again, perhaps she turned her phone off last night.”
I sighed. “Yeah, I will.” I turned to looked at her. “Are you sure you’re fine enough for school now?”
“I’ll be fine. Don’t worry too much.” She smiled at me. “And beside, things are… getting worse, isn’t it?”
“Heh… tell me about it.”
“That’s why I have to be in school. Though I can’t do much.”
“You do realize with you in school now, means we probably have to fight, right? Since you’re one of the so-called Maeda`s Shitennou.”
“I know. But, perhaps, we won’t.”
“Just hope so.” ‘I don’t want to hurt you.’
“We better go. More students have come to school now.”
“Yeah…”
*Flashback end.
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The sound of footsteps pulled me out of my thought. I looked at the entrance waiting for the newcomer. ‘It sounds like Torigoya.’ And in just a few second, the owner of the footsteps came inside. Torigoya it is. There are some bandages in her face, and some bruised are visible.
“Shibuyaaaaa….” She rushing towards me and hugged me. “Ma… maeda was scary. How could you guys still want to fight her.”
“Argh… get off.” Thankfully our underlings weren’t around. If they saw this, it’ll spread to the whole school in less than an hour. They gossiped around too much. If Yuko-san knows… and worst… if that certain Kabuki knows about this… I’ll be dead. She’s even got jealous to Dance, for God’s sake. If she knows about Torigoya clinging to me like this, she’ll get even more jealous. Why? First, Torigoya is prettier than Dance. Second, she’s my fellow Queen so even if, IF, I date her it won’t cause much trouble for both of us. Beside for me to die in Yuko-san`s hand of course. It has become a common knowledge that Yuko-san likes Torigoya. What people don’t know yet is that Torigoya also feels the same.
She finally let me go. “Maeda was really scary. And… and… those memories of her…” She’s shuddered.
“Oy, get a grip, will you?” I put my arm around her shoulder. “We are Rappapa, are you forget about that? We are the top of Majijo.” Grrrr…. That Maeda, what did she had done to Torigoya anyway? I’ve never seen Torigoya like this. And how could she defeated Torigoya. She’s hella scary when she was awaken.
“How could we face Yuko-san now?” She said after a while. “There’s only Sado left. And Maeda is really strong.”
“Argh… shut up. You’re annoying.” What is that Maeda made of anyway? Why is she so strong? Dammit.
Torigoya pouted at me, though she can understand that I didn’t mean it. That my anger was not directed to her.
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*Late afternoon.
“When will Sado come back?” Torigoya asked, destroying the silence that has engulf the Rappapa`s room for about half an hour. I was re-applying my make up while Black was reading some book. Our underling wasn’t around. Black had sent them out because they had been too noisy, disturbing her reading time, while I had ordered Dance to come home because I want to spend more time with my fellow Queens. It has been a while for Rappapa`s Shitennou to be together like this. Too bad Geki’s still in the hospital. But, she’ll get out tomorrow.
“Huh? Didn’t you say she’ll be back after she visits Yuko-san?” I asked her, amazed by her airhead-ness.
“I mean, what time will she come?” She’s pouting at me. “I’m getting sleepy.”
I rolled my eyes at her and continuing what I’ve been doing before, not even bother to answer.
“She’ll come… you can sleep now if you want.” Black said in her usual tone of voice.
After a few more minutes, my phone buzzed, so does Black`s and Torigoya. We shared a confused look. I snatched my phone open, and saw a new email from Sado-san.
“It’s from Sado.” I heard Torigoya said.
“You too?” I asked her and threw Black an asking glance.
“…This might not be good.” Black said after a while.
I read the email and frowned.
From : Sado
To : Torigoya, Black, Shibuya
Subject : This is an order.
Head to the unused warehouse near in the riverbank between Majijo and Yabakune. I heard Maeda is being beaten by Yabakune`s gang. Meet me there soon.
“Why the hell we should help her?” I asked, not really understand what Sado-san wants from us.
Black sighed. “She’s Majijo`s student. We can’t let Yabakune harms Majijo`s students.” She stood up from her seat. “Come on let’s get going.”
“Tch…fine.” I stood up too. “You don’t have to go if you don’t want too.” I said to Torigoya, she’s still injured after all.
“No, I’m going with you. It’s been a while since we fight together.”
I smirked at her. “Too bad Geki can’t join ‘the fun’.”
And with that we’re leaving our room.
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*Near the warehouse.
Black was standing in the middle of the road. Seeing her standing there, I halted my run near her and soon Torigoya came.
“What’s wrong?” I asked Black while trying to catch my breath. It’s been quite a long run.
“There’s about thirty Yabakune outside the warehouse. I don’t know how many inside it.”
“Ehh… thirty??” Torigoya asked.
I furrowed my eyebrows. “So what? Yuko-san had defeated thirty Yabakune on her own. Thirty Yabakune against the three of us shouldn’t be hard. Even though the two of you aren’t in your best condition.” I looked around us. “Where’s Sado-san?”
“Here.” Her voice came from behind me. Making me jumped a bit.
“Glad you all came.” She said while looking at us one by one, she’s looking at me longer than the other though. “I’ll go inside the warehouse, but I need a distraction. So you three will be that distraction. When the Yabakune outside the warehouse came rushing at you, I’ll go inside.”
I put on my gloves and cracked my knuckles. “Fine…, piece of cake.”
Sado-san smiled smugly at me, “don’t get too cocky,” she then looked at Torigoya and Black, “Black, be careful of your little one, and Torigoya, mindful of your injuries.” She looked at us one by one again. “Alright girls, let’s go. Time to show them why they should be afraid of Rappapa!”
She then marched towards the warehouse with us following behind her. Some of the Yabakune spotted us. They started to yell to each other, “Majijo, Majijo`s Rappapa!” and rushed towards us. Just like Sado-san had said, they did come rushing towards us and neglecting the warehouse, which make it easier for Sado-san to slip inside the warehouse. While Black started to recite bibles.
As I said before it was a piece of cake. Those Yabakune started dropped to the ground one by one. Some jerk trying to punch me in the face, I dodge down and give her an upper-cut. “Ah… this feels good,” I shouted to my fellow Queen while punching some Yabakune, “how long has it been since the last time we’re fighting together like this?”
Torigoya dodged someone’s kick, “yes, it is.” and catches her leg and used her as a shield from a sudden incoming attack, “isn’t it five months ago?”
“Six,” Black said while she gave a body jab, and disappeared again. “Too bad Geki’s not here.” She said while kicking someone, a few meters away from where she stood before.
“Ha! She’ll be mad if she knows.” Someone finally managed to hit my face with a stick, made me dizzy for a few seconds. “Dammit, how dare you??!!” I yelled to her while I rushed towards her, delivering some brutal blow, though not as brutal as Geki, to her face.
I can feel Black presence near me punching someone behind me, “as Sado-san had said, don’t get to cocky.”
“Argh… shut up!” I vent my anger on more Yabakune students. ‘Damn, it must’ve left some bruise.’
When we’re finished, the three of us stood close to each other, smiling, or more like Torigoya’s smiling, I was grinning, while Black only has this slight curve on her lips. While the Yabakune were on the ground, some writhing in pain, some already fainted. And… Maeda`s follower came.
She stopped in her track when she saw us. “Huh?? Rappapa`s Shitennou?” She looked at the warehouse and started running towards the warehouse. “Atsu-nee… I’m coming…”
“Tch… she was already too late.” I said while shaking my head at her action.
Torigoya tilted her head to the side. “How could she know about this?”
“Well, if she truly is Maeda`s follower she should’ve known.” I took my phone from my pocket and opened it. I felt it buzzed during the fight. Yep, there’s a new email from Dance, asking if I’m okay after the fight. “Even Dance knows about this.” I texted her back, saying I’m okay.
Black kept her silence, the only movement she had made was only touching her rosary. Torigoya looked at me, or more like studying me. She opened her mouth to say something, but it was halted because Sado-san came out of the warehouse.
“That Yabakune, ganging up against one person…,” she shook her head and look at us and the Yabakunes surrounding us, “great job as usual, girls.” She then walked towards us, taking extra notice to stomp over the bodies scattered on the ground. “After this, Maeda will have to face me. I won’t let her get to the top of Majijo easily.” She said seriously. Then she walked away and leaves us.
“We better leave too, before the cops came.” Torigoya said. Heh, sometimes I doubt whether her airhead character is real or she’s just fooling us around. “I have to go visit Yuko-san.”
“Of course…” I smirked at her made her pouting at me.
And with that we went our separate ways.
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I walked to the direction to my apartment. The sun’s already gone now. The sky started to fill out with little stars. ‘Our graduation’s in next week, huh? Time sure flies fast. And next Monday it’s time for Sado-san and Maeda`s match.’ I walked again aimlessly, kicking some little pebbles that I found on the way. And when I look around… I found myself in the front of Ookabuki’s house.
‘Why am I here? Why did my legs brought me here?’ The last time my legs brought me here was the day when Sado-san told us that Yuko-san is ill. And that was four months ago. ‘Well, since I was here perhaps I should just meet her.’ She’s now my girlfriend after all. Not in the mood to meet her parents, I texted her, asking her to come out of the house. I leaned on her wall fences near the gate while waiting for her. After a few minutes I heard the sound of the door opened and closed again, and there she was, smiling at me.
“Hey.” She walked closer to me and frowned. “What’s happened?” She touched my left cheekbone carefully.
I felt a little pain when she touched me so I move away from her touch a little bit. ‘That damn Yabakune, how dare she marring my face.’
She then touched my cheek again, caressing my cheek. “Is it hurt?”
“A little.” I leaned my face towards her hand. Her touch calming me.
“Who did you fight with?”
“Yabakune`s.”
“What? Yabakune? Why? It has been a while for Rappapa to fight some Yabakune.” She then narrowed her eyes at me. “Don’t tell me you looking for them to vent up your anger.”
“Heh… I’m not interested in small fries.”
She pinched my healthy cheek. “So arrogant.” I grinned smugly at her. “Why don’t you walk with me? I said to my parents I’ll go to the mini-market. So I have to buy something for proof.” She held my hand and started walking with me. “And I have to buy you some ice pack for your bruise. With what the Yabakune hit you actually?”
“Some wooden stick. Is it that bad?” ‘I know I should’ve killed that damn Yabakune.’
“No, it won’t if you compress it immediately. You don’t want to show up with a bruise on your cheek during your graduation, right?”
“Shit.”
“Language.”
I narrowed my eyes at her. “What do you expect? I’m a yankee. I can speak whatever I want to.”
“Well, when we’re alone you’re not.” I glared at her, while she’s just smiling and pulled me for a kiss. “Why did you fight Yabakune before?” And we continued our walk.
“Well, I’m not the one who’s looking for trouble here.” I said to her during our walk. Already calm down again because of the kiss. ‘Damn she has too much power over me.’
“Oh, really? So you didn’t looking for a fight to vent up your anger?”
“I’m not Geki.” I said sarcastically.
“Well then, can you tell me why? But if it against our ground rules you don’t have to.”
I grinned at that, and decided to let her know, though I’ll edit some, she’ll know it sooner or later after all. “They ganging up on Majijo`s student.” She just stared at me, dumb-founded. “And you know we won’t let anyone harm Majijo.”
“We? So you were not fighting alone?”
“Hm…, we as in the Shitennou minus Geki plus Sado-san.”
“So, in other words all available Rappapa.”
“Yep.”
We then continued our walk in silence while I looked around us, cautiously, it’ll be bad if someone sees us together like this. After a while walk past the park where we used to play during our childhood. I stopped walking and then she turned around and gave me an asking glance.
“I’ll wait by the swing.” I pointed at the swing hidden behind the big maple tree. “It’ll be bad if someone from school see us together.” I answered her unspoken question.
“Alright. You shouldn’t worry too much though. This place is quite far from school. I never even seen some Majijo`s student in this area.” She then proceeds to walk again.
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“Ouch!! Be careful, will you?!” I snapped at her.
She glared at me and keep pressing the icepack to my cheek, albeit carefully. “I’m not the one who hit you, so don’t snap at me.”
I grumbled a “sorry”, earned a smile from her. She kept tending my bruise while I drank the strawberry milk tea that she bought for me.
“By the way, I haven’t asked you yet, what did you said to Kokabuki about us?”
“I told her exactly what I told you I would tell her.”
“And?”
“And what?”
“How did she react? I don’t think she’ll be happy about this. Us. You and me.”
“She… hates you. I think you already know that, right?”
“Yeah, well, I hate her too.”
She slapped my shoulder. “Behave.”
“Suuuureeee…” ‘But, only when you’re around.’ I added in my mind.
“She’s not okay with this, but if this what I want she can at least accept my decision.” She paused for a bit. “Though she said you’ll hurt me sooner or later.”
“Well… it’s normal in a relationship, right? Anyone in a relationship had been had a fight or two with their partner.”
“That’s not what she meant.”
“… I’ll try my best... to not hurt you.”
“I know.”
Then her phone buzzed. She gave me the ice pack and took her phone, flipped it open, read it and sighed.
“I have to get back.”
“I’ll walk you home.” I was about to stand up but her hand on my shoulder stop me.
“No, it’s late. You have to walk farther if you walk me home first.”
“It’s because it’s late I have to walk you home.” I protested.
“Do you forget who am I? You might be Queen Shibuya of Rappapa, while I’m just a lone-wolf yankee. But that doesn’t mean I’m weak.” She said as a matter of fact.
“Hhh… alright then. See you later.” I was about to stand up, but she stopped me, again.
She leaned towards me, “before we go…,” she kissed me, slowly. And I kissed her back. But, it was ended too soon, much too soon for me. When I opened my eyes, she was already standing.
“Hey, I ain’t done kissing you.” I said to her.
She picked up her stuff and smiled at me. “Then wait for tomorrow. I’ll come to your apartment.” She has begun to walk out of the park. “And don’t forget to keep compressing your cheek.”
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So... that's chapter 11. Thanks for reading,guys,
hope you like it.
@lollita90: thanks for reading
nice guess. But holiday's over now
@haruko: it's kinda unexpected isn't it.
but then again MJGK didn't dig deep into the characters, so I made my own interpretation of her.
as for Shibuya and Dance
@kahem: Shibuya is stubborn... so it'll take some time
@korisunyan: thank you
i hope you like this chapter too
@sakura_drop_: glad you like it.
i'll try to put some kojiyuu here and there
@bochang: more like she copied what Yuko-san had said. (still remembering her pep-talk to Maeda)
hahaha, i'll try to make some of you commit oshihen
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