"I'll BREAK you!!!"
Mia began screaming as she lunged at her opponent with an insane look in her eyes.
Ciara observed Mia's demeanor, her expressions, her behavior. Then her rage and anger vanished. All she could feel for her was... absolute pity.
"[Wind Wall]" Ciara chanted.
Suddenly, an invisible wall of air hit Mia, causing her to fall. Her entire body was shaking, her hands were twitching. Her eyes were widened, and her lips trembled.
"I'm not yours to break" Ciara declared, leaving the defeated girl on the floor.
"Don't walk away from me! Come back here damnit! Come back here!!!" Mia yelled.
Ciara ignored Mia's rants and walked toward Serah and Samuel.
"Are you guys okay?" She asked.
"Uh... Uh, yeah." Serah said, while Samuel only nodded.
"That's good. You both did well." Ciara smiled.
She then looked in Mia's direction, her eyes filled with sadness and pity.
Perhaps if she had known Mia when they were younger, maybe things wouldn't have ended like this.
"F-fun... All I wanted was to have fun!" Mia cried, streams of tears cascading down her eyes.
"Kinda looks sad huh? Seeing the powerful Mia wet her face and lying on the floor pathetically like that," Serah remarked after noticing Ciara's concerned face.
"Y-yeah..."
Then something popped into Ciara's mind.
"H-hey, um..." She hesitantly muttered.
"It's Serah. Call me Serah," The rough girl responded with a smile.
"Only if you call me by my name." Ciara smiled back.
"Sure, Ciara. Has a nice ring to it don'tcha think?"
"Yours too, Serah," Ciara said with a chuckle.
When you really thought of it, their names sounded alike.
"M-my name is Samuel. Can I call you by your name too?" Samuel, who felt really shy at first finally spoke up.
"Sure Samuel," Ciara replied with a warm smile.
"Haha... okay." Samuel blushed.
Serah smiled knowingly, though unfortunately the oblivious Ciara didn't notice what was going on.
"Guess you got your wish, huh? We're friends now." Serah chuckled lightly..
"Yeah, you're right. Though I never imagined it would happen this way."
The three of them looked at each other in a new sense of comradeship and friendship.
"H-help... Argh, it hurts!" The voice of pleading students filled the air again.
Since the commotion had died down, it dawned on them that the injured students needed medical attention.
"Oh, crap. I totally forgot." Ciara panicked, realizing her blunder.
"The Institute's Patrol squad will be here soon, so don't sweat it. Besides, they need to endure that pain a bit longer. That's what you get for abandoning your friend." Serah smiled.
"You're a pretty scary person Serah." Ciara laughed nervously.
Then they all burst into laughter. Even though it still hurt for Serah and Samuel, and Ciara. They had lost their respective friends at the moment, but they had also gained new ones.
Then Ciara's face brightened up as an idea popped into her head.
"Oh, by the way, Serah... Why don't you run for Class Representative."
"Ehhh?!" Serah exclaimed in surprise.
The sounds of the patrol officers became evident as they neared their location.
The entire park was approached by the Institute's authorities, and the students knew... that it would be a LONG night.
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[A/N]
Happy new year, everyone.
Stable updates will continue now. Sorry for taking so long to return.
Also, there'll be a mass release coming soon, so look forward to that.
Thanks for reading, it's good to be back!