I came back last Friday ^^ Singapore feels so foreign suddenly ;_;
@lil_hamz: Well, someone is bound to end up alone... maybe
but I wouldn't say that those are the only options either.
Maybe I'll end up with option F when things get too complicated xD
I'm definitely lost with my own storyline.
Chapter 4 - The InvitationRisa wandered the school grounds alone. Reina was off for dance practice and Eri was doing what students do -- studying. Maybe she should study too… wait, scratch that. It was a preposterous idea! She kicked away a can of cola that was left stranded in the hallway. Maybe she could drop Reina a visit! The girl was only at the abandoned dance studio behind the school. Then again, she gripped her sore arm and changed her mind.
Keeping her thoughts out of reality, Risa hasn’t been watching where she was going. She surprised herself by bumping into someone, or something. Whatever it was, it had a really hard built. She winced and looked forward to see white cloth, and then she raised her head to see an upset face with a brace on the person’s neck.
“You!” They both shouted in unison.
“What do you want?” Risa spat.
“Where’s your closet friend?” The other smirked.
“Just leave me alone.”
“You think I would really do that?” He growled, looking down at Risa.
“Well, what do you want?” Risa looked at him impatiently.
“Nothing, nothing.” He changed drastically and smiled slyly. “I was told to look for you, so don’t come snapping at me. This is for you.” He pulled out a small envelope from his back pocket and held it out to Risa.
“What’s this?” She looked at the enveloped with caution.
“Something you might be interested in. You may have turned me down that day for whatever reason, but you can’t expect my little payback to be enough to forget about it, would you?”
“I still don’t know what you’re saying,” Risa diverted her eyes, “But I’ve said no then and I won’t change my mind now.”
“Oh, but I think you might have to reconsider after you read <i>this</i>.” He slips the envelope into Risa’s blouse pocket carefully, “That challenge still stands, against you.” With that, he brushed shoulders with the girl and disappeared down the hallway.
Gritting her teeth, Risa pulled the envelope out and gingerly picked at the sealed part. She was certain that her answers would be inside.
<i>That day, it was less than a week ago. School was just over and she had been catching up with her best friend until a group of rowdy boys decide to interrupt them.
“Niigaki Risa, am I right?” A boy with a nasal voice demanded.
Risa wasn’t sure to laugh or deny, but she nodded anyway.
“We request a duel.”
“What are you blabbering about?”
“Are you playing dumb? Our boss would like to challenge you, this evening.”
“Gaki-san, this isn’t good, you-“ Eri whispered nervously.
“Shhh.” Risa held up her hand to stop the other from going on. “I’m sorry, but I think you’ve found the wrong person.”
“No, I think I’m right.” A taller boy of a stronger built entered the scene from behind his lackeys. “You don’t know me, but we’re related, in a way.”</i>
She paused her flashback for a second when she realized that she had exerted more strength than needed and had torn the seal into half. Risa did a face and continued to open what remains closed.
<i>“Related? Whatever, you’ve got the wrong person and I’m not going to play along with your weird ‘challenge’.” Risa shrugged and turned around to head the other way with Eri following closely behind.
“I will have my way, however it takes.”
His lackeys started to advance towards the two girls. Sensing danger, Risa grabbed Eri by the hand and bolted for the nearest exit. She did manage to shove some guys away when they got too close. The mob chased the girls until they finally cornered her to the end of the hallway.
“If you won’t fight, I’ll just have to make you.”
The first fist went straight for the innocent, and without thinking, Risa quickly shielded her best friend with her own body. She received some kicks and punches but she managed to tolerate the hurt. Most of the attacks went to her shoulders, arms and torso. Along with some unmentioned injuries, Risa had to give in and she passed out.
“Let’s throw them into the closet, humiliate them a little.”
When she next woke up, she was in the dark with someone clutching tightly to her.
“K-kame? Is that you?”
“Gaki-san? You’re awake! Thank God… I was afraid you went down permanently this time.”
“Take that back, I’m still alive and kicking. Where are we?”
“A closet…”
“A CLOSET?!” Risa yelled, earning a kick from the outside asking her to shut up. After awhile, there was a big commotion starting on the outside. Everything else was just pure guesses and speculations until Reina came to free them.</i>
“Reconsider? Yeah right…” Risa got fed up with being thorough with opening an envelope and swiftly, she tore the edge away and pulled the letter within out.
“This is…?” Risa widened her eyes in horror. “No… If they had him pass it to me, that means he’s from… But… I…” Completely taken aback by the letter, she unconsciously dropped the envelope and started to stutter. She needed to find Eri, there’s no one else she could turn to about it. The letter was crushed under her grip as she shuffled through the crowd of students heading for their next period.
During her haste, she accidentally bumped into someone. Papers flew up into the air, but Risa was oblivious to it as she marched onward. The crowd parted from the mess.
“Itai!” A girl winced when she felt something crash into her. She had lost balance and fell over, dropping her belongings as well. When she looked back up, the person who had run into her was already long gone.
She quickly composed herself and scrambled about on the floor to gather her fallen pieces of paper. Once that was done, she hurried downstairs and went through a ‘council only’ door.
“Nee-san!” Her bouncy junior greeted her the instant she sets foot into the room.
“I’ve got what you wanted.” She answered the other and browsed through her folder for some documents.
“You can show me that later. It’s here! They’ve started sending <i>it</i>.” The other exclaimed excitedly, causing her to almost drop her stuff for the second time.
“Already? Sayu, where is it?” She settled the file down on her desk and urged her junior to show her what’s apparently very important.
Sayumi paused for a second before pulling out an envelope from her bag. It was already opened as she took out the letter within and started to read it.
“Takahashi Ai-san, we are honored to welcome you back to the 10th annual Junshuu Tournament.”
Ai frowned at the mention of the event.
“The event would take place on the last Friday of the following month. More details would be sent on the day before. We wish you good luck.”
Sayumi finishes the last line and hands the paper over to Ai for further confirmation. “Well, that is a waste of paper.”
“You think?” Ai shrugged and crushed the paper under her hands. “We have to start preparing.”
“But I haven’t managed to get that girl into the tournament yet!”
“It’s not easy to get a completely unrelated person into an event like this, Sayu. Give it up, you’ll need a miracle for someone to want to place their life on the line for some stupid competition.”
“Nee-san…” Sayumi pleaded, always have been unaware of her own selfishness.
“Miracles, Sayu, that’s all there is you can hope for.” Ai sighed and handed her the student profile she had so painstakingly snooped for earlier.
“I can’t believe you wouldn’t help me.”
“I don’t see why you’re so determined to get her into trouble.”
”I’m not! It’s just… she seems capable enough to replace you… and…”
“You have my interest at heart? Is that it?”
“Maybe. You don’t seem to like your duty at all… so I thought…”
“I know. Just don’t get yourself into trouble over this, okay?”
“Fine. You’re like my older sister, how can I not obey?” Sayumi frowned and sat down on the couch that the room had.
“Good.” Ai pats her friend on the shoulder and left the room.
“Hm, I’ll just do things
without getting into trouble then.” Sayumi smirked and opened the profile she was given earlier.
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