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A loud bang sounded from behind Ryoko as a dodgeball shot by her. Everyone on the opposing team were staring at the three girls, who happened to be in the middle of the court, everyone else on their team having stepped away. Ryoko turned to the other two girls.

​"Please tell me you two can play?" She asked, slightly desperate. Cenexia grinned and held up a peace sign.

​"Oh, trust me, I got this," She stated confidently. Akane gave a small smile.

​"I'm alright at this game…" She whispered before the whistle was blown, and the game begun. Immediately they were bombarded with the round objects known as dodgeballs, as they jumped to the side to get out of the way. Thinking fast, Ryoko ducked behind another player, who was quickly hit and called out. Knowing the pain of the game, she quickly ran behind someone else, who desperately tried to move out of the way.

​"Out!" Was the loud call from the teacher, and the people that the trio had hid behind walked off the court. Grabbing a ball, Cenexia hurled it at the main attacker, hitting them square in the face. Akane ducked and rolled before picking up a dodgeball and chucking it at another victim, the ball hitting its mark. Another "Out!" resounded through the room, the sound of shoes screeching on the court, and the stench of sweat from the nervous players invading their senses. Ryoko stopped and stared at her two competitive friends, watching as dodgeballs shot from their hands like bullets. Suddenly she was knocked to the ground as one of the dodgeballs hit her arm, and she quickly escaped from the court to cheer for her friends on the sidelines.

​"You can do it!" Ryoko screamed above the noise of the players. Meanwhile Cenexia and Akane were quickly taking over the room with their highspeed shots and agility. A ball whizzed by Akane's head as she barely managed to avoid being hit. Cenexia jumped over a close shot, leaving the person behind her to get hit. Loud yells echoed throughout the room as Cenexia and Akane filled the game with an intense air. The duo had gotten at least fifteen people out so far, and both sides of the court started to thin out more. Ryoko screamed excitedly from the sidelines, as her two over powered friends dominated the field. Grabbing a person by their shirt, Akane quickly pushed them in front of her, narrowly avoiding impact. Cenexia was nearby collecting the scattered dodgeballs on the ground and launching them at anyone and everyone who happened to be in her line of vision.

​"C'mon…almost got it- "Akane threw the final ball she had in her hand, just as Quintin propelled a dodgeball at her. A loud bang could be heard, and everyone froze. The ball had missed Quintin by a millimeter, but Akane hadn't been able to react fast enough. The dodgeball clung to her face before dropping and bouncing on the ground. Akane fell back, hitting her head on the ground, a trickle of blood flowing from her nose. Ryoko and Cenexia completely froze, terrified for their friend. Cenexia immediately regained her senses, and raced to Akane's side, screaming something about an ambulance.

"Oh, my lord, she's dead, someone call an ambulance, she's not breathing, man down, man down. Ryo call an ambulance!" Ryoko was at their side in an instant, before facepalming.

​"Cen, she's not dead, she's awake now, see?" Cenexia laughed nervously, before turning serious.

​"Oh…well that disgusting bastard hit her on purpose!" Ryoko interjected, stating that that was the purpose of the game, but Cenexia wasn't listening. "Don't worry Akane, your death will not be in vain, my friend. The innocent cinnamon roll will be avenged!" With that she chucked a ball at the dumbfounded male's face, and yelled, "That's an out loser!" The P.E. teacher walked up to them, before kneeling next to Akane.

​"She hit her head pretty hard, go ahead and take her to the nurse. We'll continue the game some other day." Akane feebly shook her head.

​"No nurse. They give shots…" She muttered. Cenexia shook her head.

​"C'mon Marshy, you're a little bit out of it, but don't worry! You'll be ok." The blonde reassured, before gently lifting the black-haired girl. Ryoko rushed to help, and Akane wrapped her arms around their shoulders. Quintin watched from a distance, feeling slightly guilty, but brushing it off with the memory of them laughing when Ryoko had nicknamed him Turkey. The trio walked slowly through the halls and down the steps, carefully holding onto Akane.

​"Don't worry, we've got you…hopefully. If we dropped you down the stairs that would be really, really bad. Let's not do that, k Cen?" Ryoko rambled. Cenexia shot her a glare.

​"Oi, we're not gonna drop her. I've got ahold of her, don't talk like that, oh my lord." Cenexia muttered. Ryoko quickly apologizing before continuing her rant.

​"But what if," She was cut off by Akane, who promptly interjected.

​"If you drop me, no hugs for a week." Both Cenexia and Ryoko tightened their grip on the black-haired girl, and the red head shut her mouth the rest of the way. When they arrived at the nurses office, the lady quickly showed them where to lay down the injured girl.

​"Ok, what's your name dear?" The brown haired woman asked.

​"Marshy…" she muttered, her usually low voice going down an octave. The nurse blinked at her.

​"How hard did she hit her head, again?"

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