"Aito would definitely win prom King if he was dating someone" Toshiro said, catching my attention. "Why don't you find someone? It won't be hard for you"
I shared a knowing look with Haruto. He just smiled and looked away, leaving me to answer alone.
I shrugged. "I don't wanna date anyone right now"
"Why? Still hung over Sara?" Yua sneered and I glared at her.
"My reasons are not your business Yua"
"You're my friend so they are" She retorted. "What did you see in that girl anyway? Did you like her so much you can't be with anyone except her? Was she that good in bed?"
"Yua you're crossing the line" I warned but she wasn't listening.
"She was a stripper for fucks sake. We saw the videos. I bet she's slept with more than a hundred men. What was so good about her Aito? Huh? What does she have that other girls don't? She reminds me of that other girl you dated back then. Dude your taste in the girls you sleep around with is gold but the girls you date are utter trash. I mean, that first girl was a total bitch and a sl-
"Yua!" I shouted, banging my fist on the table which startled my friends. "Do not say word like that about Aera again or I swear I'll forget you're a girl"
She scoffed, shaking her head. "So what will you do? Hit me? For that worthless trash? I don’t know why you’re still hung up on her Aito. You should let it go already. She’s dead and she’s never coming back!”
Anger bubbled in my heart and the next thing I knew, I had grabbed Yua by the throat.
"Aito stop!" I heard my friends shout but I paid them no heed. I wasn’t thinking at all. I just wanted Yua gone. I wanted her to disappear. Such a heartless insensitive bitch! All I saw was red. I wanted her to die.
Die! Die! Die!
Strong arms wrapped around my waist and yanked me away. I fought to get back to her but the person holding me was too strong. “Let me go!” I screamed. “I’ll kill her! I’ll fucking kill her!”
"Aito!” Haruto yelled in my face. “Get a hold of yourself! Snap out of it!"
That was when I noticed the restaurant was deathly silent. Everyone's eyes were on me. Sakura held a trembling Yua while Toshiro stood by her side protectively. I went pale as I realized what I had just done. Fuck!
Haruto released me but still kept a hand on my shoulder. "Let's go"
I followed him out but not without glaring at Yua one last time. “You’re fucking dead to me Yua”
If she dares insult Aera again, I'll fucking end her. I won't save her for last anymore. I'll release everything I had accumulated about her and let the world see the real Yua.
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"What the fuck was that Aito?!" Toshiro yelled, slamming me against the lockers of the boys’ locker room. I stifled a groan. Fuck that hurt. It was time for PE and I had been avoiding everyone except Haruto. Toshiro used this opportunity to catch me off guard. I knew I shouldn't have told Haruto to go without me.
"Get the fuck off me!" I spat, shoving him away. "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"What?! You're asking me that? After the stupid shit you pulled with Yua last night?"
"I warned her. She was asking for it!"
He looked shocked, like I had slapped him on the face with my words. "You don't even feel any remorse. She's a girl for fucks sake! And our friend!"
"And I don't give a fuck!" I shouted. "I warned her. You all heard me. She crossed the lines yesterday! A friend shouldn’t do that anyway"
Toshiro grabbed me by the collar of my shirt and raised a fist. "Don't fucking justify what you did" he seethed. "I saw the crazed look in your eyes. You were ready to kill her. And over what? Those two sluts you had for girlfriends?"
"Don't" I growled. "Don't you dare Toshiro" I've never felt so much anger in my life before.
"Or what?" he sneered. "You'll try to kill me? I'll beat the living shit out of you. We both know that"
"Not on my watch" we heard someone say.
My heart skipped a beat as I recognized the voice. Toshiro released me and turned to see Ryu standing directly behind him. I've never been so happy to see him. He folded his arms, accentuating his bulging muscles, dark eyes set on Toshiro, as if saying, 'touch him and you'll die'
"I suggest you walk away Ryu. This is none of your business" Toshiro said to him.
He raised a brow then looked at me. "Are you okay?" he asked, completely ignoring him.
I nodded then he gestured me to get behind him which I did. Toshiro scoffed. "This is between us Aito. Let's settle this privately. Tell him to leave"
"No way! So you can beat me up? Say whatever you want to say in front of Ryu" I said. I didn't care if it was cowardly of me. As least I'll be unharmed.
Toshiro sized Ryu up, maybe wondering if he could beat him and win. He must have reached the conclusion that he couldn't so he just glared at me. "This isn't over" he spat then walked out, slamming the door in the process.
The room went silent. Ryu didn't speak and neither did I. I stood behind him, twiddling my thumbs as I thought of what to say. Seeing as I wasn't gonna talk first, he turned, arms still folded, waiting for me to explain.
I couldn't meet his eyes so mine kept darting from one place to another. "H-How much of that did you hear?" I stuttered.
"Enough" he replied curtly.
I winced. "I-I was angry Ryu. I didn't mean t-to..."
"Choke her?" he completed for me.
I sighed. "She said things about Ae- I mean SaraI couldn't take. I know that it's not a reason for me to do what I did but I was just so angry and I couldn't control myself"
"Sara?"