Chapter 21: Devouring Dark

Ever since Korisu became my friend, it become more bearable and lucky, the student council began to move and punish bullies, i got a break from the oppressions, even they can't do anything to me now, they are still angry that they can't do anything about me ever since the student council hunts them.

I can see Korisu face becoming more happier and happier, and it's the same for me as well.

We check out parks, eat street foods, go to a game stops, i can see the difference happening in the school now, i became used to it and i am slowly changing.

Not until someone broke the peace, it feels alien to me but it feels more scarier than ever, if it's the old me, i'll just shrug it by why is it different now?

The student name Karui started to extort shamelessly in front of student council, he always tricks the student council and making himself innocent, and they can't do anything because he is always in the blindspot, there's no evidence.

And so, the chaos of bullying return.

I got caught on that problem again.

The bullies return, and they are mocking my hopes, Korisu and the student council, they are trying to break me, but for some reasons, i lost my new self so sudden.

One day, i met Karui and got extorted by him, i was planning to be the one to treat Korisu after what he spend for me but i got extorted instead.

I can see the hesitations on their eyes but they keep acting tough.

When my classmates heard about it, their fear was lifted and we return to the casual daily.

They become louder, they seems to be mocking the student council even their efforts are becoming tighter and more tyrant.

But even so, my experience with Korisu never change, it's still fun, and i enjoy being with him.

Should i say to myself that i hoped he appeared early on my life or thank that i got bullied?

I don't know myself, day by day, i'm being conscious of my surroundings, the looks of the outsider smiling warmly at us, his uncaring yet lively face, the cheers of the people we meet when they saw our hands holding.

Is this embarrassment? No, maybe, but this is the same when he first confess his feelings on me.

Am i getting in love?

Everytime we go out, i never let him hold my hand, i don't want to be close with him, even just our clothes, it's so embarrassing for me.

I don't eat the foods he's offering to me, but slowly....slowly, i am talking to him, pointing out what's better, when we go to the shop, i chose clothes for him, when we go to the library, i am picking up a good action book for him, when we go out on park and some boys talk to me, i always point him and tell he's my boyfriend.

He even started to say i am cool, but, i think, that's the word i want to hear.

I am trying to be cool in front of him and i never realized it.

I didn't dare to look at him, i am so embarrassed.

"Hey Aine-san, are you ok-"

When he touched my shoulder i instinctively avoid it and he saw my face.

"You are sick, why are you blushing..."

"So what?"

When he realized it, he cough and look away too.

It's the first leap to our relationship.

The next hangouts became more quiet, we didn't look to each other's eye, we didn't even talk the whole day, only farewell, and that farewell even became more awkward.

This is the time we realized that we should exchange emails, to make it more less embarrassing, the way we communicate instantly change, from mouth to phone.

We are talkative in chat, while awkward in school

I knew it, i like him... But i am getting impatient, why do i want to confess now? But it feels too early, but then, i don't want too, i am shy.

Our relationship stays the same, but he seems getting busy, and lately, he's smiling at me when we greet each other, but he is still embarrassed.

Is he planning something?

Because of this silence in our relationship, the bullies started to move even more worse, this time, it's definitely no good.

They misunderstand that i broke up with him, and started to ruin my uniforms, some boys in that gang club even have pictures of us walking together and labeled as date, they threatened me using him, if i follow their command, they will leave him alone, they plan to make him hate me, i know he won't, but i don't want to involve him again.

He's the only one that give me happiness in this place, so don't take him away.

They started to take picture of my naked body, they still didn't touch me, it's as if they are preserving me for something, the girls in the class also spreads the picture now and the labeling started to make more sense to them.

I don't know if he already heard that but base on what his reaction, he still didn't know, i am relief but my self... Can i even last?

On Sunday, they started to call me, more pictures, and there's even more videos, i was forced to do so, and i am regretting it.

Why didn't i just tell anyone? I am such an idiot. it's a wrong more i did, now... I am being a slut?

They started to touch me, poke my body with their dicks, but never raped me, for what?

"Gah... Why is still boss trying not using this girl, those second hand girls already died, it's been a long time since we've feel good, if not only for boss..."

Died? Second hand girls? There are others?

But when i heard died, i knew it. I made a mistake. My life is already miserable.

Even if i report them, my life is already ruined, so many people already know my secrets.

This is because i am such a foolish person.

Monday, there's nothing i can do now, more boys starting to approach me, i became the soulless person again, the girls return from mocking me, it's as if i just returned to past.

However, something still doesn't change, it's Korisu.

"Anria-san!"

He called me, but my stoic face broke and anxiety returned.

What now?

"Anria-san, we may not be able to talk comfortably before so please, in Thursday, i promise to you, i will surprise you, so please, look.... Forward to it."

He is still embarrassed and ran away.

Is it embarrassment of knowing the rumors or just the embarrassment of knowing my feelings?

But my brain, always says that it is about my feelings, i might lost all my hope but i don't to destroy his expectation.

I cried in the bathroom, lamenting my own choices.

And then, i heard some footsteps, and base on what i can hear, it's the old girl friends of mine, they peek at everydoor and they saw my shoes, and do the water bucket splash in my cubicle again.

"Ahahaha, so the bitch is here, get out, now."

I am scared of what they might do next so i get out.

"Oh? Are you scratching your pussy there? Cannot take it now? Don't worry, in Thursday, the boss will already fuck you up, so enjoy yourself there."

After i heard what they said, i already lost all reasoning.

Should i just go to him and say everything? It didn't come to my mind

To my parents? No.

To the teachers? No.

None of it came to my mind, i just, broke down.

Thursday. A special event, and the worst day will happen to my life.

"Look at her! Ahahaha, she can't even talk anymore!"

"Yeah, i heard, his boyfriend that dumped her asked another date, but too bad, she can't choose who she will fuck ahahaha!"

The laughter penetrated in my ears, it become louder and it resonates in this bathroom.

Should i just die?

Will someone even ever to help me? I think none.

The exact time someone knock on door.

All of them walked towards the door to prevent others seeing the bullying, but miraculously, they all left, i returned to the cubicle to hide the myself.

And then, footsteps can be heard approaching my cubicle.

"Get out or i will kill you."

Oh... So they didn't left, just a trick.

I open the door, but it isn't her who i saw, but a boy.

He fooled me by imitating her voice and i just revealed my soaked body.

How can he do that?

I am curious, but then as we talked, the conversation stirred.

We talked about dates and hangout, he even gave me a number of their restaurant, he said, trust him, he will take care of the bullies.

How can he even do that?

He started to talk of words that for some reasons comforts me.

When we are finished, he gave me a fresh and warm uniform that exactly fit to me.

Who is he? And how something like this happen?

That whole day, i didn't got bullied, is he involved to this somehow?

That night, i didn't got a chance to chat Korisu, he didn't chat too though, but the one who makes me stay at night, was the boy on the bathroom.

Rose Garden restaurant cafe service.

Newly opened restaurant with a one review of five stars.

Did they pay someone to promote this?

When i researched in their website, there is a proof that the couple who gave five stars are indeed an amazing date, the video presentation looks like a movie, and it feels it exceeded some movies too.

Did Korisu received something like this too?

I visited it that night, and the couple who gave the review are also a employee there, i ate there and the foods, i can tell, it's all fresh, i have a talent in cooking too so but it's surprising that a restaurant serves fresh foods and ingredients like this, these are hand made.

When i looked at the restaurant counter, there's a scarf there and a letter of appreciation, when i asked the cashier, he said that it's the memory of manager's date, the owner and his son also encourage them to work here and agree.

I am guessing that the son was that boy.

I returned to home and i can see in the school discussion, the new student of Class A, Reika Heisir, he's the boy who visited me.

Why would someone like him save me?

Class A, a place where so many strive to reach and fear to achieve, it's because it has the highest privilege anyone can experience and there's a money that we will receive if we graduated in Class A, 10 million yen.

A bait, and a obvious bait yet so many bite, but there's no record of a scholar reaching Class A, genius people here aren't even well known except if you enter clubs or student council.

What does he want with me?

I saw in discussion that he got in trouble with the student council president and Karui, but even so, he still have time to talk to me.

Is this how privilege he is?

We talked on how i want to arrange the date, i don't feel any embarrassment, rather, i just want to make him happy, i also am hesitant to say my problem to him.

But what does he mean that leave the bullies to me?