Scissors (part 2)

"Maybe this will wake you up. After all… you have no reason to be right next to Nick."

I pondered to her words, wondering deeply if what she said was true. And certainly, even I have thought of those words myself long before today.

Am I… worthy to be standing next to Nico? Even just as a friend?

Me? Who is public enemy number one? With Nico, who is the most loved boy in the school?

Against the most liked girl in the year, Alica Kenton?

What right do I have to be angry about it? Who am I to be so caring about a person who is so out of my league?

To answer those questions, the other side of my brain replies to me with images. Memories of the times I spent with Nico.

Four days, I've known him. And yet, it was the most colorful four days of my life. I've never once been bored to death when I was with him. Sure, some things do pisses me off, like all these girls trying to get rid of me. But, the beautiful memories of his smile were there to wipe all those negativity away.

'… The naughty spirit stole the wallet?'

When he found out about the truth without me telling the whole thing.

'Wow, you really like being shunned by everyone, huh?'

When he laughed and joked, even though I was so stupidly depressed.

'The naughty spirit was the one who stole it, but you took the blame because you're trying to return the wallet from the spirit. You didn't say anything, because it was simply impossible to explain, right?'

He was right about everything. The beginning, the end, even the tiny detail that I never said to anyone about how impossible it was to explain.

And then…

'In the end, you're not a bad person, after all!'

When the whole world was against me, and he alone shines brightly with his beautiful smile. All while telling me that I'm not a bad person. He alone stood by my side, despite everything everyone else has done to me.

He was the only star in this void I'm living. He is the source of heat I'm feeling in this cold blizzard. In a world where everyone wants to crush me down, he was the one who pulled me back up.

I guess… at that very moment…

I truly fell in love with him.

I turned my eyes back to the leader, and she noticed the change in my expression. I was wearing a cold glare when I was talking to her, but now…

Now, I'm smiling.

"Even if I don't do anything… Nico will never accept Alica."

I suddenly said, and that pissed her off even more. She lifted her right hand, and she threw one big slap to my face.

PLAKK!!!!

Auchie… she was rather strong for her build.

This girl actually looks rather thin and frail. But, to my surprise, her slap packs a punch.

I spat a small amount of blood from my mouth, and I turned my smile back to her. She looked even more shocked seeing how unmoved I am from that slap, but it was never that painful to begin with.

"Man, that wasn't even that painful. You really do like hurting people."

I said to her after spitting the blood out, and she stood up again. She looked like she was ready to throw a kick to my face, but my mouth opened again.

"Do you wanna know what's painful, though?"

I suddenly asked her, and she stopped lifting her foot.

"It's when I have to pull myself away from Nico. You think I didn't know the negatives that will come from being close with him? You think I didn't know the bad things that will happen to him if he hangs around me?

I always have... Always! Pulled myself away from him! And yet, he always finds a way to slip back into my mind. Do you know how painful it is to rip him away from my heart every single time!?"

I asked her a little angrier, and she cannot look more confused.

"Do you think I care about your feelings…?"

She asked, and I quickly giggled.

Yeah… what was I thinking, anyway? She's not my real opponent.

It's unfortunate, but there is no point talking to a minion like her. As such, there is just no reason to stay here any longer.

"Then, we have nothing more to discuss. Thanks, all of you. This was fun while it lasted."

I said to all of them, and they began to realize what I was about to do. Quickly, the leader lifted her hand up.

"Hold her tighter!!"

Too late, darling. I'm already making my move.

Slowly, I began to increase my muscle strength. After experiencing the battle with the smoke demon, I realized another inner talent that I have inside me other than being able to see demons.

It was that I'm very… very athletic.

"HOAAAAA!!!!!!"

I yelled loudly, and I was able to move up gradually. The girls are holding me tighter than ever, but even the strength of these five ladies are nothing in the face of my gorilla strength.

Beforelong, I was able to stand straight up again. The girl holding my waist who is right behind me changed her methods and pushed me forward, with the intention of making me fall over forward. But, that plan backfired because it dragged the girls holding my right and left arm.

I fell forward, which drags the two girls on my sides down as well. After that, I kicked their tummies with my legs, and they let go of my arm very easily due to the stomachache.

I stood up again, but the three girls behind me were already rushing to grab me again. I dodged the first one from grabbing me, and I managed to grab her hair instead. Being pulled on the hair, the girl screamed as I pulled her body closer to me.

With my other hand, I pushed her towards another girl who was coming at me, and their bodies collided at high speed.

The last girl is moving towards me at the same time as the girl who brought the scissors, and that girl is holding those very scissors as she runs towards me.

Noticing that one of them had a lethal weapon, I made her my primary target. I turned my full attention to her and moved closer to grab ahold of her hands. I was able to grab both her free hand and the hand that was holding the scissors, and I pulled her closer to me with those hands. After I got closer to her, I finally smacked our foreheads together.

Certainly, clashing your bleeding head with your enemy is not a good idea. But, I just feel that this is the right way if I ever want to take that scissors away from her. Even though it actually hurts so damn much.

The scissors fell to the floor after her head got smacked hard, and I kicked it into the closest bathroom stall on my left. I got the scissors away, and the scissor girl is on the ground while holding her forehead. Now, I just have to deal with the last two girls.

The leader is still watching the fight unfold chaotically, but the last girl behind me is still putting up a fight. I turned to her before she could grab my hair and quickly lifted my right hand to do a quick jab at her jaw. As a result, her lower jaw clashed with her upper jaw, causing a very loud sound of teeth clashing. She got thrown away and fell after slipping on the girls on the floor.

This room is very small. Slipping to already fallen people is very normal, so you should watch your step.

I turned my eyes back to the leader, and I noticed that she was very scared. I took down six girls on my own, all while my head was bleeding badly. And now, there is just her.

I must look very scary to her. She is not moving at all, so it looks like the battle won't be continuing.

What a wonderful leader you are... Cowering behind your minions as they got beat up.

"You can think of me however you want. I don't care about what you think. But, if you decided to start hurting me physically, then don't be afraid to be harmed back, okay?"

I said to the leader, and she can only look so afraid. Seeing her scared expression reminded me of her face just now when she was making fun of me.

It makes me want to beat her up even more. However, I have a more important matter to attend to.

I turned towards the door, and I began heading towards it. Behind me, the girls are trying to stand back up, but they got beaten up so badly that they just don't want to stand up again. They can only mutter the word 'Stop' or 'Don't'. In the end, they had no more power to stop me from going other than pleading.

But, I have longed since I cared for what other people think of me.

Now, the thing I cared more than anything else… is being threatened.

I tried opening the bathroom door, but it was surprisingly locked. I tried pushing it again, and this time it opened a little bit.

This door wasn't locked. It was pushed from the outside to keep me in.

Ha… Why does everything have to resort to violence?

BAAAKKK!!!!!!!!

I lifted my leg to the side and kicked the door using a karate kick technique. The kick managed to push the door open, but only a little. The people outside quickly closed it again.

Damn… this is so annoying.

How am I going to get out of here?

I turned my eyes around, trying to find any ways I could get out of here. The girls on the ground were already trying to get up, but they weren't in a hurry to stop me, so I ignored them.

From the looks of it, there is simply no other way out. I had no choice but to bust this door down.

I turned back to the door and lifted my leg again. I am worried that I might damage the door, but I have no choice. I have to stop Alica.

Right before I was about to kick, a shout could be heard outside.

"Open the door!"

This voice… whoever is outside the bathroom is being told to open the door by someone. And what's more surprising was that I recognized the voice.

Emil?

Beforelong, the door was opened from the outside. I can immediately see the situation.

There are a few guys outside the door, the ones who were blocking the door from being opened. That would explain why I couldn't open the door, because the ones blocking were muscular boys. But, the ones who I was staring at were behind them.

Girls. Specifically, Emil and Peach, alongside their friends. Emil's expression looked rather scary, but the scariest are definitely Peach and her friends.

They came to… help me.

Seeing that the door was open, I didn't bother wasting another second. I began running outside the bathroom, skimming past the guys who were blocking the door and even Emil. I didn't have time to thank them because I knew I might be too late.

Thanks, Emil. Sorry for not thanking you immediately.

Now, I have to hurry.

As I ran, I noticed a large amount of students crowding on the hallway in front of class A. I sped up my running and arrived on the crowd, and I began pushing people away to get myself into the scene.

Everyone was quite surprised when a fully soaked girl suddenly pushed them from behind, and they made way immediately. They were even more shocked when they saw the amount of blood on my forehead, but none of them stopped me.

I noticed that the scene was happening inside the classroom, and I made my way towards the front door. As soon as I arrived, I was frozen on the spot.

Standing inside the classroom were only two people. A boy and a girl, one who is the most popular boy in our year and the other is the most beautiful and rich girl.

Nico and Alica, and they are holding each other's hands.