"I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave my class Yua. You also have detention. Two hours after school"
"That's not fair!" Yua protested, feeling wronged.
"Leave" Miss Park ordered. Not a hint of playfulness on her pretty face. Yua had no choice but to comply. We all knew that once Miss Park makes up her mind, she never changes it. She grabbed her bag and stomped out, giving me a vicious glare.
I returned it with a smirk. That would teach her to mess with me. I glanced at the new guy who had gone back to listening to Miss Park.
I had seen his face and holy shit. No wonder the girls kept sneaking glances. The guy was very handsome. Perfectly arched brows, eyes dark as midnight, a straight nose, and thin pink lips. He turned and caught me staring. I smiled, wanting to establish a cordial relationship but the guy glared at me and then faced the board.
Huh. What's this guy's problem?
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During lunch, I wasn’t at the cafeteria. Instead, I was in an empty classroom together with Miss Park.
“I have to go now Mi Ka” I whispered against her ear then broke the hug. She looked sad so I planted a kiss on her forehead.
I knew that Miss Park was in love with me but I didn’t feel the same at all. What would I do with a 25-year-old lady who’s clingy as fuck? I’d rather just do and dump her. Which was all according to plan.
“Will I see you tonight then?” she asked, staring up at me with hopeful eyes. I wasn’t the least bit moved.
I coldly gazed over her petite figure then pinched her chin, pressing a kiss to her already red lips.
“Of course babe. 10 pm. I’ll be spending the night”
Miss Park was elated. She quickly let me go, knowing she would see me again. I made a beeline to the bathroom, relieved myself, then went to the cafeteria. My group of friends were already eating.
“Hey, Aito! Hurry up! Lunch will be over soon” Haruto shouted over the loud noise in the cafeteria, waving me over.
I languidly walked to the table as if I had no problems at all in the world. “What’s up, guys?” I asked, taking a seat next to a glaring Yua. They had ordered pizza so I immediately took a slice. One perk about being rich and having power over the school was that we could order our own food.
“Dude you wouldn’t believe what happened,” Toshiro said, looking eager to talk. Masaki Toshiro is the school’s gossip lord. There’s nothing he didn’t know. He constantly updates us with every single piece of news. Trending or not. He’s a bubbly guy with light brown eyes and blonde hair. Fairly large muscles which he got from rigorous football training and going to the gym every day. It was like his second home.
“Spill” Sakura said, popping her bubble gum. Fujirawa Sakura is a fair-skinned cutie who had a strange obsession with the colour pink. She has long dark brown hair, dark eyes, and an amazing figure. Her future ambition is to be a model which everyone thinks will be absolutely possible. She used to have a crush on me and we slept together once when we were both drunk. It’s something I’ll always regret. She wanted us to get together but I told her we could only be friends. Nothing more.
Toshiro made a gesture for us to all move closer which we did. He then whispered, brown eyes twinkling; “I found out that Hina is two weeks pregnant and Ren is the father”
They all gasped. I leaned back in my seat, smiling. “I definitely saw this coming”.
I was glad my prediction came true. Now, another part of my plan was coming together.
Sakura raised a brow. “How?”
“Toshiro and I saw them together a few weeks ago at Sara’s party. They were shit drunk. Must have had unprotected sex” I explained with a shrug. I then gazed at Toshiro. “Which reminds me. You owe me a car”
Yua and the rest exploded in laughter. Everyone knew I had some kind of good luck and always ended up winning any bet. It’s his fault he’s stupid. Poor Hina though. Soon, the whole school would know. Serves her right for making Aera cry.
Speak of the devil and he shall appear. Or in Hina’s case, ‘she’. Hina as walking past our table.
I shook my head. The prey is innocently bringing herself over. Haruto raised a brow and I nodded. Do whatever you want man. Make her regret what she did to Aera.
“Hina-chan!” Haruto called out, grabbing her attention. The sweet-looking girl with a bob gazed over at them. “Congratulations! You’ll make an excellent mother!”
Hina paled as the group burst out laughing again. Tears pooled in her eyes. “What the hell are you talking about?!” She shouted, acting as if she didn’t know what happened.
The entire cafeteria was silent having heard Haruto’s sentence.
Yua sneered. “Are you deaf? Whore”
“Disgusting” Sakura spat, glaring at Hina. “And you look so innocent”
I shook my head again. What a bunch of hypocrites. My friends weren’t any better. They did shady things all the time but I wasn’t bothered. The time to expose them all would come. I would definitely enjoy their downfall the most. Yua, Toshiro, and Sakura.
“Come on ladies. Don’t be like this” Toshiro said as he took out his phone, turning to Hina. “Since you don’t know what they’re talking about, let’s just publicize this”. He tapped on his screen.
Everyone’s phone began to let out sounds of notifications. Seconds later, they heard shocked gasps as everyone watched the video on their phones. I was curious, so I checked.
Hina was in the bathroom with her best friend, Jan di.
“I’m pregnant Jan di” she cried. “Two weeks pregnant” Jan di gasped. “What?”
“I found out after school yesterday. I’m very sure Ren is the father and I told him but he refused to take responsibility. In fact, he called me slut and said he’s not the first guy I’m sleeping with so he’s not the one”
Jan di hugged the crying Hina. “It’s okay Hina. Stop crying. We’ll figure things out”
The video ended.Huh. Toshiro sure had his way of getting information. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was hiding in the girl’s bathroom when this happened.Tears spilled down Hina’s cheeks as she realized that all eyes were fixated on her. She could hear them calling her names like ‘whore’ and ‘slut’. Then saying things like ‘serves her right’ and ‘such a shame’. She was trembling, frozen on the spot.“You’re all assholes!” Jan di screamed, rushing to help her friend who looked like she would collapse at any time. “What right do you have to do such a thing Toshiro? You’re such a jerk!”“Ah ah, careful Jan di” I warned. I didn’t like defending Toshiro but I had to so I would seem normal to them. I always have their backs. “Take Hina and leave if you don’t want your own secrets exposed”.Jan di shivered in fear, knowing it was something I can definitely do. Not wanting to face my wrath, she hurried away with Hina. I felt Hina should feel grateful. The humiliation she was going to face is
I sighted an empty booth in a corner near the window and made my way there. A waiter came over the instant my butt made contact with the seat. What shocked me was the fact that I recognized the waiter.The guy raised a perfect brow, his face blank. "Yes. Me. Is there a problem?"I gazed at the new guy with interest. His voice was deep, like the rumbling that comes before an avalanche. His dark hair was full and wavy, cold dark eyes staring down at me, thin lips pulled in a tight line. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a red shirt that accentuated his firm muscles with an apron tied to his waist, and a red face cap that had the restaurant logo on it. He looked... good."Nope. No problem at all. Lighten up man" I said, feeling a bit uncomfortable. No one had ever spoken to me with such a tone before.The guy scoffed. "Lighten up? You're that jerk who bullied that girl yesterday along with your friends. I don't like people like you"I frowned at the word jerk but then smiled as I rec
I dragged him all the way to the video games section and after some minutes of whining and grumbling, he gave up and joined me in searching for something we could play during the weekends. "Tch. I wish Haruto was here" he said as he picked up some car racing game and then put it back. “He would have agreed to go help the girls pick out lingeries”I snorted. “You’re both perverts”“Like you aren’t. You’ve slept with more girls than I have. You’re so lazy and you barely have any muscle. I wonder what they like so much about you”I couldn’t help but laugh. Toshiro was clearly jealous. “I have this” I pointed at my face. “And as Yua said, I’m a total gentleman”“I think she likes you”What? Where did that even come from? “No way man. We’re just really g-“ I stopped when I sighted him.Ryu.He was standing outside the shop, his phone held to his ear. He was grinning like an excited teen who was gonna get laid for the first time. I bet he was talking to his girlfriend. Toshiro followed m
Todou flashed the short man a menacing glare to which he paled and took a few steps back. But it seemed Todou actually understood what the short man was saying for he said; “Go see Kota-san for your wounds” to Toshiro. “And come back immediately he’s done with you. You’re spending the night in a cell. Maybe that will teach you to stop picking fights”Toshiro hung his head low and walked towards Kota’s office. Todou turned to me and I slightly jumped, shifting even farther. My back came in contact with someone and I turned to see Ryu. I glared at him. This was all his fault. “Gotou Ryu” Todou called. “According to Aito-kun’s statement, you spilled hot coffee on him?”Ryu nodded. “It was an accident”“No, it wasn’t!” I protested. "He did it on purpose!"“Shut up! Baka!” Todou yelled.“Bu-Todou glared at me so I zipped my lips. Yamamoto or not, I truly believed he would hit me. No matter how angry my parents would get. “Now I don’t care whether it’s true or not,” Todou said. “You two
I sneakily sent a text to Toshiro. He read it then subtly winked at me to tell me he was in. Great! I couldn’t wait to see the look on his face. Toshiro suddenly gasped and pointed at the entrance. “Isn’t that a member of BTS?!”Everyone turned their heads to look and I quickly poured a large amount of salt and pepper into Ryu’s food. “Of course not baka!” Todou shouted, nearly smacking Toshiro but he quickly dodged it. I snickered to myself. Ryu was in for a treat!Ryu reached out for tissue and accidentally knocked down my chopsticks. I glared at him but bent down and picked them nonetheless. Toshiro started shaking his head at me which was weird so I paid him no mind. I picked up a piece of meat with my chopsticks and stuffed it into my mouth. I froze. Holy shit!I quickly grabbed a tissue and spat out the meat. What the hell! “Aito-kun, are you okay?” Ryu asked me, looking concerned. I flashed him death glares. Wicked wicked Ryu! He switched our foods! How did he even know?!
“Sorry man. I kinda slipped” he said, scratching the back of his head.I scoffed then splashed my own cup of coke in his face then mimicked his deep voice in a mocking tone. “Sorry man. I kinda slipped” then stormed off, leaving a shocked Ryu and a confused girl.I was almost back to the place where my friends were playing when I felt a big hand on my shoulder which turned me around and slammed me against the nearest wall.Shit.I groaned from the pain, gritting my teeth as I swung a fist towards his jaw but the person blocked it with his palm and held it down.“What the hell is your problem!” Ryu snapped. “I apologized to you!”. His blue shirt was wet and his hair was dripping coke down his face. He looked livid. Dark eyes were colder than the arctic sea and honestly, I felt my heart skip a beat and goosebumps scale my arms. That made me mad. I was mad that he was able to get a strong reaction out of me. “And what the fuck is yours! I don’t give a flying fuck about your dog shit apo
Chibana Sara is an extremely pretty girl with long blonde hair and an hourglass physique. She had bright brown eyes and small plump lips. She and I had flings when we were sophomores but stopped when I asked Aera out. I wanted to be a true boyfriend to her.Sara got mad and tried many times to ruin our relationship but we remained strong. In the end, she gave up but when Aera’s video spread like wildfire, Sara was one of the people who made life hell for her.She’s definitely one of the ones. I just need to get my hands on some evidence.“What twist?” I asked, mildly interested.Yua, Haruto, Toshiro, and the rest were already making their way upstairs so they followed behind. Haruto turned to look at me and I raised a brow to ask if he found anything but he shook his head.Sara proceeded to explain. “You’ll pick a paper each from two baskets and read out what you’re supposed to do. Only, you won’t do it in front of us. You’ll do it with one person, locked for two minutes in the bathro
My stupid friends burst out laughing. “In your case, you’re about to eat pussy!” Toshiro shouted, cackling madly.No way. No fucking way. It seemed like I was in a trance and by the time I came back to my senses, I was already locked in the bathroom with Yua.Holy shit.She stood there, arms folded under her boobs, purple hair pulled up in a tight ponytail. Wearing very very tight jeans and a crop top but no matter how I thought of it, I couldn’t see myself doing anything sexual with Yua. No no no. The images my brain conjured made me want to gag. I see her as my little sister. Not once have I ever ever seen her as someone I could have sex with.“So... what are we gonna do for two minutes?” she asked, staring at me. She began to twirl a lock of hair over her shoulder, smiling in a way that was supposed to look... seductive? But honestly, it just freaked me out.I composed myself, putting on a straight face. “We sure aren’t doing anything sexual”“You’re not attracted to me?” She asked
Mr Igarashi was enraged. "What do you think you're doing, Ryuho?". He tried to remove his hand but Ryu just held it tighter."You can't kill him father" he answered and the hope that had been been extinguished in me was ignited once again.Tears of joy ran down my face. Ryu stopped him. Ryu stopped him!Does this mean Ryu couldn't bear to see me dead? Does this mean he had even a sliver of feelings for me? Does this mean we still had a chance?"Ryuho, what are you doing?" Tobio asked as he stepped up. "Let go""Oh you shut up" Kaito snapped, pulling Tobio back. Tobio tried to break free but Yasu grabbed him by the collar and held him in place."Stay here like a good boy" he said, patting Tobio's hair. "Do not interfere between father and son""Let go of me this instant!" Mr Igarashi commanded, trying but failing to free himself. "What the fuck has gotten into you? Don't tell me his little speech has softened you. Or have you developed some kind of feelings for him?"My hope burned br
At my question, Mr Igarashi finally released me then stood straight. He stayed there until he slowed his breathing and schooled his expression. "What do I want from you?" he asked then laughed. He raised a hand then patted my hair. "Ah, I want so many things from you Aito. I want to see you in pain. On one hand, I just want to fucking kill you right now and on the other, I want to torture you till you beg for death. I want you to suffer like my daughter suffered""No! Aito has suffered enough!" Yua wailed. "D-Don't hurt him anymore! I-It wasn't him. It was us. It was Sakura and I that hurt her the most out of jealousy. Aito even tried to protect her. He-""Silence!" Mr Igarashi snapped and she immediately shut her mouth. "You think he's the only one I'm going to punish? I'm coming for you sweetheart. Don't worry" Yua visibly paled as she shrunk back, as if her presence would be hidden from him by doing that."You know, that friend of yours, Sakura, is very lucky" he said, meeting my
To say I was shocked would be an understatement. That sudden information slapped the life out of me. I was frozen still and I couldn't even breath. The entire room was deathly still and felt like air didn't even exist. My ears were muffled by the erratic beating of my own heart. It was so fast and so painful that I wanted to pass out.Mr Igarashi... is... Aera's father?..."So you see," Mr Igarashi continued, like he hadn't just dropped a bomb. I don't know if it was due to my pounding heartbeat that flooded my ears but his voice sounded far away and a bit distorted. "It isn't just Ryuho who wants revenge for what you did to his parents. I also want revenge for what you did to my daughter!""H-How can it be?" Toshiro stuttered. The fear in his voice was evident. "H-How can you be her father?"Mr Igarashi chuckled lowly. "Due to issues you don't need to know, we got divorced and although I loved my daughter immensely, I let my ex-wife get the custody. They both left me and settled do
"Stop using him!" my dad gritted. "We all know that he's not really your son!"Wait what? I looked at Ryu but he was glaring at my parents. I glanced at everyone just to see that only Yua and I were shocked.Tobio, Yasu, Kaito, Toshiro, my mum and dad all seemed normal. Like they knew about it already. Wait, were Yasu and Kaito in on this too? Were they pretending to be on my side?Mr Igarashi looked amused. "Oh really? And how do you know that I'm not his real father?""Because I knew his real father. He looks nothing like you but looks exactly like Mr Gotou!""Then why is he calling me his father? Where is Mr Gotou?""He-" Dad began but stopped abruptly then went silent. He lowered his head and refused to speak."He what, Dad?" I asked. I wanted to know. I was tired of all the secrets. "I want to know everything. What are you all hiding?""Will you tell him or should I?" Mr Igarashi asked.Dad glared at him but still refused to speak. If Mr Igarashi wasn't Ryu's real father, it on
My eyes widened in shock. He'll be mine? Ryu will be mine? Could he really do that? I gazed at him questionably for I couldn't believe it. Still, it didn't stop my heart from fluttering. "A-Are you serious?""Aito!" Toshiro snapped. "Are you fucking serious right now? He's lying to you. Don't fall for it!""I give you my word Aito" Mr Igarashi said. "I never go back on my word""What do you want?" I asked. I could already see the future. To be with Ryu..."Aito!" Dad roared. "Aito stop this!""Aito, listen to your dad" Yua said. "Don't betray us like this""What do you want?" I asked again, pretending like I couldn't hear them.For the first time, Mr Igarashi gave a genuine smile. "All I need is the passcode to their study and I want you to open the laptops inside. I'm sure you know the passcodes too"I nodded. "I know everything"My dad, Toshiro and Yua started to shout, trying to convince me not to agree. Not to listen.But I wanted Ryu. I deeply love Ryu. After everything, how co
Those words were like sharp knives, slashing open my heart. Tears poured down my cheeks like a waterfall. I felt utterly humiliated and worthless. "Ryu...""Don't say my name" he snapped. "You don't deserve to say it""You fucker!" Toshiro shouted, twisting and turning on the floor, trying to untie himself. "What kind of person are you! Leave Aito alone and come fight me. I'll beat the shit out of you! I'll make you pay for this!""Shut up!" Tobio snapped, sending a kick to Toshiro's gut. "Shut the fuck up!"Toshiro coughed, scrunching his face in pain. Still, he didn't give up. "Cowards! You two are fucking cowards!"I felt so disappointed and ashamed of myself. Toshiro had told me so many times. Even Dr Desai too. But I refused to listen to any of them. I defended Ryu fiercely. In my heart, I believed I was loved by him. I believed I was his priority.And now... I chuckled. My pathetic situation was even funny to me now. I started to laugh, drawing their attention but I didn't care.
I was stunned."W-What..."Ryu retracted his hands and took a step back. "When have I ever told you that I love you Aito?" he asked. "Think about it carefully. Have I ever told you those three words?"I raked my brain as hard and as fast as I could, thinking back on all the moments we've shared, all the times we've been together, and I couldn't come up with a single time he said the words 'I love you'. I couldn't remember Ryu telling me that he loves me. Not even once. Instead, I could hear myself repeating them over and over and over again to Ryu.Knowing that not once has he ever said those words to me made me weak. I felt like there was no energy in my body. As if my very life was seeping away.Then what about the intimate moments we shared? The kisses, the hugs, the looks of affection, the possessiveness, how he protected me, the concern he showed me, what were all that? What have we been doing?"I haven't right?" he asked with a smile. But the smile wasn't a smile. It was just a
The picture frame crashed to the ground, emitting a loud crack sound, indicating that the glass had broken. I watched as the cold look in Ryu's eyes changed to that of fear and concern then he rushed into the room. At first I thought he was going to hug me or something but to my great disappointment, Ryu knelt on the wooden floor and gingerly picked up the broken frame. He held it in his hands as if it was some delicate fragile object.His head was bent low so I couldn't see his expression. He remained in that position for a few seconds, staring at the picture behind the shattered glass and at that moment, so many thoughts rushed into my head.Why did Ryu have Aera's picture? What was the connection? What did this all mean?Those questions flew out of my head though for Ryu suddenly raised his head and the way he looked at me made me stumble backwards in shock and fear."R-Ryu..." I whispered, not believing that he could actually stare at me like that.He was glaring at me like I was
I pushed that question to the very back of my mind as I was about to enter Ryu's room but stoped when I saw a stream of light coming from his mum's room. The door was slightly ajar and I began to panic. Does this mean his mum was home??? Fuck! I was so used to never seeing that door open that I didn't even remember that he doesn't live alone. No wonder he left the front door open. How could he lock his mum inside? I held my breath and waited for a while but I didn't hear any sounds. Huh, maybe she was asleep. I quietly walked to the door and peeped through the small space. You can't blame me though. I was very curious for I had never seen his mum before. I visit Ryu a lot but not once did his mother and I ever meet. My eyes swept through the small room and I was confused to find no one there. Oh well. Maybe she was in the bathroom. I was about to leave when my eye caught something strange. There were stuff like papers littered all over the bed. Oh wait, they weren't papers. Maybe p