The Highschool Best Friend

Day: Wednesday

Location: My Bedroom

Time: Morning

I sat on my bed and used the Credi that I earned last night to upgrade a few of my Traits. Lustie was in my bathroom freshing up and was humming to the music I had Lust-E playing for her.

[New Abilities Unlocked!]

Romance Level 3: Pleasure Inducement, Comfort Inducement

Flirtation Level 3: Desire Intuition, Humor Intuition, Enhanced Seduction

Lust Level 3: Sexual Inducement, Enhanced Pleasure Inducement, Desire Exhibition

Passion Level 3: Increased Abilities for Lust, Romance, Flirtation, Empathy, and Talent by 15%

Luck Level 3: Flash Precognition (Random Activation)

"I'm just about ready. Are you?" Lustie said from the bathroom.

"Yeah. Yeah I'm ready." I said then stood up and Lust-E stopped playing music. I grabbed my bag and Mark's binder and off my desk.

I walked out of my room and Lustie followed behind then I made my way downstairs to grab my keys like I always have then walked out of the house.

Day: Wednesday

Location: Matsugaya College

Time: Morning

"Yeah fuck you, Mark! This is fucking over!" A girl screamed in Mark's face. "Fuck you and Ashley! I can't believe this shit! And I'm gonna get back at you for cheating on me...oooh...I'm gonna get you back sooo good bitch."

I noticed a woman with half black, half white hair storming into the college building. I sighed and shook my head and walked forward.

Mark noticed me and walked towards me. He grabbed his binder from my hands then opened it. He looked at the papers and smirked. "So you must've thought I was joking huh..?"

"Honestly, I've just had enough man. I'm already on Instagram after yesterday, I've got people in my dms reminding me of how I got my ass handed to me. I've just had enough of this man. I've stepped to you once too many times and nothing has changed." I said then tried to walk away instead of entertaining Mark, but he stopped me.

"Nah, I'm not gonna leave you leave. Fuck all that. Aye Eric, Jake. You know what to do." Mark said.

"Aye they about to get on Shiro's head again everyone!" One student called out and gathered more students.

I set my bag down and was a bit nervous. I grunted as I got a slight headache and a slight vision of the first move Mark was going to make. "What the..-"

Mark rushed to me and went for a punch. I snapped back to reality and dodged his punch. "Oh so you learned now huh? Good, I was tired of getting easy wins."

"You're trying to fight me because I didn't do your work?! Think, Mark. Think! This is stupid!" I yelled then noticed my Charisma didn't work at all on him, nor did it work on Eric and Jake.

"Shut that shit up!" Mark said then punched my face, knocking me to the ground.

Eric and Jake jumped in as well and all three of them began to beat me up. I shielded my face from the three on one onslaught and stayed on the ground. Mark stopped Jake and Eric then dropped his binder on my head.

"Do the fucking work, bitch." Mark said then spit in my direction.

I slowly sat up and grabbed the binder off the ground and sighed. I grunted lightly as I stood up. I picked my bag up from the ground and slowly made my way to the building in shame. I made my way to Akira's classroom and walked inside. Akira looked at me then noticed me all beaten up.

"Shiro! Holy fuck- I mean crap! What the heck happened to you?!" Akira asked then helped me to a desk so I could sit down.

"Mark...and his friends beat me up for not doing his work for your class. Bullshit reason to fight me to be honest.." I said then placed his binder on the desk.

"No, this is crossing the line. Where's this stupid Dean when you actually need her. Alright listen, I'm gonna make sure this doesn't happen again alright?" Akira said then tried to walk off then I grabbed her wrist.

"You can't. If you tell him off, he's gonna know that I'm the one who snitched. Please just let me endure the pain for longer by myself. I can endure it." I said then looked at her.

Looking at her face, I knew she wasn't buying the act at all. She turned to me and placed her hands on the desk. "Think about what's gonna hurt more. If I don't tell him and you continue to defy him, you're getting beat up. If you do obey him, you're seen as nothing but a puppet to him plus you're still getting beat up. If I do tell him off, the worst that's gonna happen is you're getting beat up after school and then you'll never have to see him again for six weeks straight, make it a semester for what he did to you."

"She does make a good point." Lustie said.

I sighed and nodded. "Alright...I won't stop you."

"I have a question for you. Why have you never tried to fight back? I've seen the videos...they aren't pleasant to watch because you seem to never hit back." Akira said.

"What's the point? He's stronger than me, more physically built than me, he's better than me, faster than me. Me trying to fight back would literally be more embarrassing than to just let him beat me up." I answered.

Akira sighed softly and stood up then crossed her arms. "Shiro, if he comes after you again later this afternoon...just fight back for once. I know I shouldn't condone this, but you should fight back. Win or loss, you'll gain more respect by defending yourself. Now I'm gonna go have a talk with him. You can stay in my classroom if you'd like."

I watched Akira walk out of the classroom and sighed. I put my head down then closed my eyes.

"Well at least you won't have to deal with Mark for the rest of the semester." Lustie smiled.

"Yeah whatever. He's definitely gonna kill me after classes are over." I said.

I heard the classroom door open and put my head up. I looked and noticed Whitney walking into the classroom. She looked at me and walked towards me slowly.

"Ah...Shiro..? Are you okay..?" Whitney asked and sat in a desk beside me.

Lust-E beeped and that's how I knew Whitney was a potential date and I should take the chance to take her out somewhere.

"Yeah I'm fine. I guess I should've seen it coming, y'know?" I said, half jokingly.

Whitney reached over and gently rubbed my shoulder. "I'll stay with you if you want. I want to make sure nothing else happens to you."

I smiled at her and looked back at the binder. "Thanks Whitney.."

She nodded and noticed Akira walking back into the classroom. She let us stay in her classroom until the end of the day. Whitney took out her book and began to read. I took out my phone and noticed Lust-E had something to talk about. I put her on silent.

[Whitney's Information Acquired]

Name: Whitney Dawn

Age: 19

Birthday: May 7th

Sex: Female

Species: Human

Race: Caucasian

Height: 5 Feet 1 Inch

Weight: 109 lbs

Bond Percentage: 71%

Status: Highschool Friends

Education: College

Occupation: College Student

Most Desirable Trait(s): Flirtation, Empathy, Charisma

Least Desirable Trait(s): Lust

Libido: Conservative

Favorite Food: Desserts, Fast Foods

Favorite Drink: Sodas

Favorite Gifts: Books, Jewelry, Party Items

"She's a sweet girl, you should give her a nice outing. Just you two alone. I think because of her insecurities, she wants someone to validate her. She probably has a dating history.." Lustie said.

I nodded and heard the bell ring. I watched the students coming into the classroom. I noticed Eric walking into the classroom and he noticed me. He glared at me and just stood there.

"Ahem! Eric, take your seat so I can start the lesson please." Akira said then stood up.

Eric walked to his seat and set his bag down.

Akira began to teach class as normal and I just sat there on my phone the whole time with my earbuds in my ears.

Classes flew by and the whole day I noticed Eric, Jake, and Mark nowhere to be found. Mark most likely had detention the whole day, so that would mean Eric and Jake probably had something planned.

Before the final class started, I met Whitney at the lockers. She leaned her back against her locker, holding her books in her arms. She looked at me and blushed slightly. I leaned my shoulder against the lockers and looked at her.

"What did you want to talk about?" Whitney asked.

"Well...I wanted to know if you'd like to go on a date with me...maybe we could pack some food and have a little dinner picnic at the park..?" I said.

Whitney blushed and brushed her hair behind her ear. She looked down and smiled sweetly. "Yeah...I'd love to go on a date with you. What time?"

"I was thinking around 5 pm...so that way we can enjoy our dinner and maybe watch the sunset together..?" I said.

Whitney looked at me and immediately fell for my charms. She was definitely squealing on the inside that someone had asked her out in a long time. She nodded and texted me her address then quickly walked away flustered.

"Level 5 Charm and Charisma is so good. Aren't you glad that I told you to get it?" Lustie giggled.

I nodded and looked at my phone then headed to class. I walked into class and Akira noticed I was in a much better mood and smiled. I took my seat then the other students entered the class. The bell rang and class started.

Akira taught the class as normal and it felt like time flew by because the bell rang before I even knew it. We all packed out bags then got up to leave the class. I walked out the classroom then got a headache and a slight vision and gut feeling. Lustie looked at me and noticed me turning the other way.

"Hey, where are you going?" Lustie asked as she flew after me.

"Something bad will happen to me if I go out that way. I-I saw it. I get these random headaches and I get a little vision and a gut feeling. I think it's called Flash Precognition...it activated this morning...I can't go that way at all." I said.

"You're taking the long way home?" She asked.

"I don't have a choice-" I grunted getting another headache and saw a vision then hurried into a random classroom. I looked looked out the small window.

"Where the fuck is he? Did someone snitch and that's the reason he's not coming outside?!" Eric asked.

"We got a crowd ready and everything for him. This is gonna be our biggest one yet! We're about to destroy his entire career..!" Jake said and cracked his knuckles.

"They aren't nearby. They sound like they are just now entering the hall. I can make a run for it..." I said.

"You're gonna try to outrun a basketball and football player? Are you dumb?" Lustie asked.

I looked at Lustie and nodded. "Yeah. I am..!" I said then ran out of the classroom.

"There he is!" Eric pointed and ran after me.

Jake ran after me as well.

I ran down the hall past a few students and they looked at me then noticed Eric and Jake running after me. I began to quickly get tired.

"Fuck...! Level 0 Stamina..!" I said to myself and I slowed down a bit, but I got a boost of adrenaline when I heard them. I continued to run away then rushed out the building and tripped over my feet then fell down the stairs. I grunted and groaned then got up quickly.

Mark looked at me and smirked. He cracked his knuckles. "Oh I've been waiting all fucking day for this. You're not getting out of this one, bitch."

I looked back and noticed Eric and Jake running out of the building. They stopped when they saw me. They smirked and walked down the stairs. I got a slight headache and saw a vision of Mark's next move. He went for a punch at me, but I dodged his attack. I slipped under him and noticed the crowd was blocking my way.

I turned around and looked at Mark. "Come on man...why me? You ain't got shit better to do? You could at least study or something man."

"Yeah I'm tryna study your hands, now put them up!" Mark said and put his fists up.

I sighed and dropped my bag on the ground then knew there was no avoiding this fight, especially since the crowd of students wouldn't let me leave.

"Hey Aubrie, isn't that your boyfriend fighting that loser? What was his name again? Shin? Sanji?" One girl said.

The girl with black and white hair looked up and noticed Mark about to fight me. She rose an eyebrow and scoffed. "Why does he always pick on that one guy?"

Mark ran towards me and went for another punch, but I dodged it then punched his stomach. He grunted and the crowd exclaimed. I looked at Mark and kept my fists up. Eric and Jake walked forward, but Mark stopped them then walked forward. He moved his hair from his eyes.

"So you wanna fight back now huh? Which ass beating awakened that?" Mark smirked and cracked his neck.

"I'm tired of being your punching bag, Mark. I'm done with it!" I yelled and ran towards him and got a headache then avoided his next punch then punched his stomach again.

The girl stood up and noticed I was actually putting up a fight against her boyfriend. "The hell..?"

"Mark what are you doing man? Fuck this guy up!" One of the football players said.

"Yeah...I'm just going a little easy on him." Mark chuckled and put his fists back up.

Mark ran to me then feinted his attack then punched my stomach. I groaned and stumbled backwards. He rushed towards me and hit my face with a left right combo then punched my stomach three times. I coughed and fell to my knees.

"Hold him up. I'm not done with this prick. You know what we do to snitches, bitch ass pussy? You know what we do to people like you, Shiro?" Mark asked as he watched his friends hold me up.

I coughed and looked up, trying to break out of Eric's and Jake's hold. Mark walked to me and punched my stomach multiple times. I groaned and coughed hard. He punched my face a few times and punched my stomach one last time before Eric and Jake decided to drop me on the ground. I panted and wiped my nose, seeing the blood on my hand.

This was the worst, Mark had beaten me up, but I still decided to get up. Mark looked at me and smirked. He chuckled a bit.

"Even after all of that...you still want to get up." Mark said. "You should've stayed down!"

Mark punched my face again and I fell to the ground. I looked at the sky and noticed Lustie looming over me. She shook her head no, but I decided to get back up.

"What the hell is wrong with this guy..? Just stay down.." One guy said.

"Yeah, he's asking for it at this point." Another girl said.

"Why are you getting back up?" Mark asked.

"Adrenaline...is one hell of a thing..!" I said then put my fists back up and sniffled.

"Look at you trying to be all big and tough." Eric laughed and gripped my hair. "Who are you trying to impress? Tryna impress Gloria over there? Yeah a couple of my home girls got her so she can't snitch to Miss Okabe. Yeah...you and Miss Okabe are pretty fuckin close aren't you? You know she's always gonna be behind you on front lines. I hear her sister and your legal guardian were pretty close as well...maybe that's why she pulls so many strings for your stupid ass."

"That's not even true...now get off me!" I said then elbowed Eric's stomach.

He grunted lightly then pushed me to the ground and kicked my stomach. "I didn't say you could put your hands on me bitch!"

"That's enough!" A female voice said and walked into the crowd.

"Oh shit...it's Dean Vega...with Miss Okabe." A girl said.

"I think this is all the evidence we need. Beating up another peer huh? That's enough to get you sent to a year's worth of detention." The Dean said. "Fight's over everyone! Go home!"

The students groaned and the crowd dispersed.

"Eric, Jake...my office. Five minutes. Now." Dean Vega said then walked away.

Akira helped me up and noticed how beaten up I was. She was about to take me to the infirmary unless Lustie walked up in her human disguise.

"Sorry to bother you, but I can take him home as we live next door. I'll take care of him." Lustie said.

Akira looked at Lustie and sighed. "Go ahead, but make sure he gets a proper rest. He needs it.."

Lustie took me and carried me home.

Day: Wednesday

Location: My Bedroom

Time: Evening

I opened my eyes and sat up then touched my body. I looked around then noticed I was in my bedroom. I heard my door open and noticed Lustie walking in my room and sit down on the edge of my bed.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" She asked.

"Like shit.." I said then laid back down.

I heard my phone ringing and sat up then looked on my nightstand. I picked it up and noticed it was Whitney calling.

"Yeah..?" I answered.

"I should've known your words were sweet nothings." Whitney said and sniffled on the phone.

"What..? What are you talking about?" I asked and ran my fingers through my hair.

"You forgot our date? The date you asked me out to? You just ditched on me?" Whitney said and sounded like she was on the brink of crying. "You are just like the other guys...whisper sweet nothings and leave."

"Whitney. Hey..hey listen. I didn't want to miss our date, I promise I didn't." I said then sighed.

"Sure...I'm guessing I should believe you didn't ask another girl like some of the other students are saying about you. Someone like GLORIA!" Whitney said.

"What? I didn't ask anyone out today except for you. Whatever those pricks are telling you are lies. I can tell you what happened." I said.

"What happened then? What happened, Shiro?" Whitney asked.

"I was beaten up by Mark after school and had to rest for a while. Him, Eric, and Jake jumped me again because I told Akira what happened and she told them off. I didn't intentionally miss our date because of the reasons others are telling you." I said.

Whitney sniffled in the microphone and stayed quiet.

"Listen, come over Whitney. I can cook us dinner and we can just chill and watch movies or something. I want to make it up to you okay? I promise.." I said.

"It's not sweet nothings..? You really mean it?" Whitney asked.

"Yeah." I answered. "Come over whenever you're ready."

"Okay...I'll see you at eight.." Whitney said.

"See you." I said then hung up.

I got up and grunted softly and held my stomach.

"Why would you tell her that? You aren't in any condition to be moving around like that. You're still recovering from the multiple gut punches you took." Lustie said.

"I'm fine...I owe her this..." I said then slowly made my way out of my room and downstairs to the kitchen.

I began to prepare dinner for me and Whitney. I struggled a little as I was still in pain. I continued to cook and cleaned as I went. Lustie watched and studied me closely. I finished within an hour and the doorbell rang.

I went to the door and softly grunted as I answered the door. I looked at Whitney and noticed her wearing an oversized hoodie with thigh high socks and tennis shoes.

"Welcome.." I smiled a bit, wincing in pain a little.

"Shiro...you look horrible..!" Whitney said, worried.

She walked in quickly and I closed the door then grunted softly, holding my stomach. She helped me over to my couch and helped me sit down.

"I'm not crippled, you know." I smiled and sighed softly.

"The way you were moving, you might as well have been." Whitney said then sniffed, smelling the food I prepared. "Wow...it smells so wonderful.."

"Thanks...Feel free to help yourself." I said then closed my eyes. "I just...need to rest a little.."

"I'll bring you something to eat as well. Just stay seated." Whitney said then stood up and walked to the kitchen.

I waited for a bit then looked at Whitney, who was carrying two plates while walking to the couch. She set her plate on the table then sat down on the couch with one leg on the couch.

"I can feed myself, Whitney." I smiled.

"I don't want you moving a single muscle tonight. Let me do this for you.." Whitney said.

I looked at her then smiled. "Alright..."

Whitney smiled as she began to feed me the food while eating her own. It felt strange having to have someone feed me my own food, but it seemed cute to me that Whitney would do that.

After eating, we were just chatting with each other about our highschool days together.

"Holy shit I forgot I even did that." I laughed softly and looked at the ceiling. "Man I was such a dork in highschool...I still am a bit of a dork even now."

"You're not...You are fine just the way you are." Whitney smiled and looked at me.

I looked at Whitney and touched her chin and she slightly blushed. Whitney looked into my eyes and smiled shyly. I stroked her hair slowly.

"You look very beautiful.." I said.

"N-No I don't.." Whitney blushed even more.

"You do...I don't know who would tell you otherwise." I smiled.

"Mmm...you're just saying that." Whitney spoke softly and gently grabbed my hand.

"I'm not just saying that...I truly mean every word that I say. You've known me since Freshman Year of Highschool...you know I'll never lie to you Whitney." I smiled and rested my arm against the back of the couch.

"I know...you were always honest even when I was dating that prick of a boyfriend. I really should've listened to you that day.." Whitney sighed and slowly scooted closer.

I looked at her and booped her nose gently. She giggled softly and closed her eyes. I heard her phone ringing and she picked it up.

"It's my dad...He is coming to pick me up. I had a good time with you and talking about old memories. Hopefully we can go on that dinner picnic next time?" She stood up and smiled.

"For sure." I nodded.

I stood up and walked her to the door. Whitney opened the door and I held the door for her and walked outside with her. I waved at her dad's car and he honked his horn at me. I waked back into my house.

[Date Successful!]

[Whitney's Bond Percentage rose to 80%]

[1,948 Credi Earned!]

"I wouldn't have guessed you two were highschool friends since Freshman Year. No wonder her Bond Percentage with you was so high already. You've known each other for years." Lustie said then smiled at me.

"I had a crush on her back in highschool, but some other douche bag asked her out. He goes to this college as well." I said.

"Really huh? That's a little awkward isn't it? Who is he?" Lustie asked.

"Some guy in the Photography Club named Caden. Me and him aren't on good terms at all since highschool but we agreed to ignore each other's presence so there's that." I said and shrugged.

"I see. Well at least you don't really have to deal with him." Lustie smiled and floated off.

"I'm gonna head to bed. Don't destroy the house." I said then walked to my stairs and walked upstairs.

"No promises! Good night!" She smiled.

"Gnight." I said then walked into my room.