So many comments
@maike: yeah kinda black and white but it swirls once I get it going
@darkace: thnx haven't seen you comment on my fics in a while
@yellow: less violent but still have those tendencies
Just a GirlWe arrived at English class but Kamei refused to let go and drag me into the door forgetting I was behind her. I took my seat in the middle of the room as I was trying to get my senses back into shape when Eri decided to track a feather that came into the room. The teacher was attracted to Eri's undivided attention to the feather and swiped it away from her.
"Kamei-san, please say this sentence in English." The teacher instructed and she squinted for a while before moistening up her lips.
"I... went to... the refrigerator... for milk?"
The class laughed as it was nowhere close to what it was actually saying and I stood up to read it from my position. "The milk in the refrigerator is spoiled."
"Good job, Tanaka-san." She praised as I took my seat with four pairs of eyes staring at me like lasers.
English class went smoothly after saving her from near disaster. Then, after class I sped over to the bathroom to find her sitting next to me for no apparent reason but I had to stay calm while in the position. After finishing my bathroom break, I came out to find people surrounding a girl. I pushed through the crowd to find her balled up on the ground being pelted by spitballs. It wasn't unusual to find anyone bullied but the rare times I do I tend to break up the action. Then, I heard another one coming my way and Eri snagged it mid-air.
"Thanks." Eri smiled and threw it to the ground while I dragged her heavy body to the stairs.
"Tanaka-san, you are so kind." She brushed off the spitballs from her body.
"Don't always count on it, Michishige."
Michishige Sayumi was a sworn enemy once in my life, when she developed into a pompous brat years ago when we first met. Her father inherited the company through her mother's family and it became the second ranked tech company before the crash. She quickly annoyed everyone in school only to find that deep inside of her, there was a small hole of hope that people would be willing to see. I secretly met with her a few times per week to help her with homework and projects before others caught onto my act and was being ridiculed for helping her out.
Then, when I couldn't take any more noise, I saw one of the girls fall to the ground. Sayu started to rub her hand slowly and the anger on her face was different than the one from her brat attitude. Sayu gained enough respect from her peers that she was never bothered until high school where our peers were more headstrong but she kept her cool since then and developed a balance between her pompous attitude and her call for friends since then.
"Who started this?" I asked.
"The same person as always, she can do anything because of her posse." I gradually shook my head and made a mental note to visit her after school.
I was getting hungry for food but with no money I had to find ways to suppress my hunger until school was done and to avoid anyone else seeing me, I went to the other side of the school where the janitor stayed when she wasn't on duty. I walked into her shack and a bag was on her shelf next to the pesticides, I never really think about the dangers but it was so good that I would take it before giving permission. She only caught me once but by luck she would not talk to anyone unless I did one thing for her and drop off the bag of tobacco leaves on her desk before leaving.
She left me vegetables and rice as the usual meal but today there was a small piece of fish I could eat near shack without anyone bothering me. After taking three huge bites, I turned on the hose and drank from it before consuming the rest and putting the container back into the shack. I ran back to the school grounds as fast as I could, finding Eri outside of history class.
Luckily, class went by quickly and I headed toward the school ground where a girl with a dark blue jacket was standing there with bubble gum in her mouth. I marched towards her and kicked some dirt onto her shoes attracting her attention. She threw the gum past my head but I wasn’t fazed by her act and returned the favor.
“Why are you bothering Sayu?” I asked as she smiled back.
“She is easy to pick on. I need a challenge.” Her eyes turned toward Eri who was walking over to us.
“Reina, are we going to study together?” She walked over to Eri and faced her.
“You must be new here.” She was running her finger along her cheek and I pushed her away from her.
“HEY! That felt good.” Eri cried as she grabbed the girl’s cheeks and moved them around.
“Stop her…” Her anger was growing and I grabbed her away from the angry girl.
“Tanaka, you better keep her away from me.” She warned me as Eri walked over and hugged her.
She quickly turned calm as she wrapped her arms around her and then slowly moved her arms around Eri. I extended my hand out but she pushed it away from them. So, I took out my phone and took a picture of the embrace quickly releasing Eri and grabbing my phone.
“You better not send it to her.” She warned and accidently sent it.
“Gomen, Gaki-san.” I grabbed Eri’s hand and sped away to the library avoiding the rage that will come soon after.
We arrived with dirt on your shoes but we managed to avoid the librarian’s scorn with our shoes. Eri pointed to the table where she left her bag and she opened up her notebook to see weird doodles.
This girl will make me frustrated.“Let’s start with math first.” I announced as she took out her notebook and worksheet.
Eri wasn’t quick in understanding the content but umeboshi helped in the learning curve but she was still behind in understanding the concepts. I was getting frustrated with the progress that we were making that I left midsentence to the bathroom to wash my face. Eri followed me inside and coiled her arms around my body.
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t apologize, Eri. We all have something we are not great at.”
“What is your worst subject?” She asked.
It took me a few seconds to answer the question with her arms constricting me but what I didn’t expect was her body heat rubbing so close to my body. I let out a shiver as Eri giggled into my stomach while my answer was still lingering in my head.
“English, I guess. We should return outside.” I broke the embrace and headed outside to the table.
The librarian was hovering over the table and took off my shoes carrying it back to the table hiding the dirt marks on my shoes. Eri walked over with her eyes aimed towards her and she smiled as she took her seat as I avoided eye contact with her. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I immediately went to my knees and bowed towards her.
“I was going to ask if you have your card.” She handed me the plastic and I went back to my seat without saying thank you but when she went away, I saw Eri’s face.
“Don’t you say anything!” My finger pointed straight at her.
“Reina looks cute when she is in trouble~” I grabbed Eri before she could escape from my grasp causing both of us hitting the floor.
The laughter was instantaneous as the librarian came over again and I bowed to her as an apology. We both left soon after and I headed my own way as she went the opposite way. Natsu approached from the corner and ran up to my legs, rubbing her warm body, and purring for food as she led the way into the alley. The neighbors offered their plates for dinner but I left it for Natsu as I started to finish my homework for the day before the lights went out.
I never expected to live here but living here changed my life.