A few days passed and I didn't really have a problem with Shu again. It's hard to say I 'ignored' him, as that's impossible to do since he sat right in front of me, but I did not say anything to him and didn't pay attention to what he was doing either. It was better that way. It was not worth it for me to get all worked up over a kid. No matter how genius he may be, he is still a kid.
He seems to have been happy to keep it that way too, just a bit easier for him as all he had to do was not turn around.
"Hey, you"
One day though, Shu did turn around and faced me to speak up just as I sat down on my seat for the next class.
"Could you please stop smoking?"
"What's it got to do with you?"
"You stink"
"Well, tough luck. Don't turn to face me then"
"I've been trying, but I can still smell it"
"Nobody else's saying anything"
"Because they are scared of you"
"Oh, you are the brave one then?"
"Look, I will say this nicely. Please stop smoking when you are in school. I really, really, can't stand the smoke smell"
"Sucks to be you"
Shu seems to have accepted that I wasn't gonna budge. He just hard-eyeballed me for a few seconds and turned to face forward.
Good. Know your place.
Ever since I had that fight with the seniors at the back of the school, I smoked somewhere a little further away. It was behind a tree near the very end of the school area, bordering on the school fence. There was no way to approach that space from behind if I stood there and kept my eyes on the corner of the school building, so if anybody - especially the seniors - came there to smoke I will see them straight away before they can realize I'm there. All I have to do then would be hide behind that big tree and wait it out. I may have beaten them that time, but they will be looking for revenge. It would be foolish for me to think that I can take them head-on and come out on top every single time, and who knows if they may be carrying shits like knives since then.
And one day, as I was smoking in my usual secluded spot, I saw someone turn the corner and walk into the area.
Huh? What is Shu doing here? He's got absolutely no business being here.
Then Shu looked around the surroundings and hid behind the bushes.
Lol. What a child. Is he playing hide and seek?
When I heard some hustle and bustle coming from that corner, I thought maybe it was Kulu & co. Looking for Shu, but as it turns out, it was the seniors. This time no girls and just the three guys. They each lit their cigarettes and started puffing away.
What's happening here? Shu's hiding way too close to them. They will see him sooner or later.
"Hey, who's there?!"
One of the seniors shouted.
Ah shit, they found him.
I could see both Shu and the seniors from my angle, and a senior was approaching the bush behind which Shu was hiding.
Get out, idiot. Run. They will see you. Hiding there isn't gonna work.
Then just as I thought, the senior found Shu, grabbed and yanked him out of the bushes.
"Hey! Guys, look what I found here"
Shu was moaning in pain as the senior twisted his wrist to his back and pushed him out.
"What's this guy doing?", one of the henchmen was puzzled.
"Who knows? He's like a peeping Tom innit?"
"Whoa, you may be right, he's holding his phone in the other hand!"
"Take it"
The leader said it and the henchman easily pried it out of Shu's hand.
"Passcode"
Shu didn't say anything.
They tried to put the phone screen towards Shu's face to see if it opened with a face scan, but it didn't seem to work.
"Again, passcode"
With that, the senior holding wrist started to twist it more.
Just fucking tell them, idiot. They are gonna really break your wrist. You don't know how these guys work. Don't be naive and think it's a bluff!
Shu still said nothing and the guy holding him covered Shu's mouth and twisted his wrist just a little more - this is the last warning and it will break if he does it any more than this.
"One last time. Passcode"
"… 325789…"
The leader keyed in the passcode and it seemed to have worked.
"Bingo"
But they still didn't loosen the grip on Shu.
"Let's see if you really were a peeping tom"
Then they were tapping and check the phone for a few seconds.
"Whoa! Look, he took a video of us walking into this area"
"… I didn't mean to do it"
Shu grunted
"You didn't mean it?"
"No... Seriously, I wasn't here for you guys"
What's he even saying
The leader then dropped the phone to the ground and stomped on it.
"Aw… I didn't mean to do that either"
Then the leader suddenly threw a big uppercut right into Shu's tummy.
"Kuuuhgh…"
They let go of Shu and he fell to the ground.
"So you like filming others?"
"Sorry, I really didn't mean to. Please, let me go.."
"Let's see…. Hm… aren't you a pretty boy…"
Ah shit.
"Kneel"
"Whoa dude, u gonna do it?", the henchman that was holding Shu's arm was shocked and entertained.
"Just get it on video, will ya?"
"Keke, you are disgusting"
"Hey, he IS pretty though"
"Isn't he like a child?"
"If they can crawl, they are already in the right position"
Then all three of them burst out laughing. You sickos.
I knew what was coming so I started to look around to find the options.
"Please, don't do this… I'm so sorry... Please…"
Shu was now crying.
"Get that crying face on video. You filming it? I like seeing a pretty face cry"
"It's rolling"
"Good"
The leader then zipped down his pants and whipped out his dick.
Sorry, kid. I don't think I can make it in time.
I found a pile of steel pipes around here but it was a few meters away and moving quickly will make them see me. They got Shu as a hostage. They will ask me to drop the pipe and it will be over. I need to get that pipe and sneak onto them.
I moved towards the pile as fast as I could but it was still so slow because I was trying to not make any sound.
Got it!
I picked up one in my hand and looked over to Shu again. The leader was wagging his dick in front of Shu's face but Shu kept his mouth tightly shut. Now the leader was having too much fun, slapping Shu's face with his dick as Shu closed both his eyes and mouth as much as possible.
I started to sneak up on them, step by step, keeping my body low, like a wolf approaching the prey. But here I'm outnumbered by the prey and they can bite back.
Hang in there. I was out about 20 meters or so, but I have to go around the bushes to approach them from a different angle or they will see me.
"Grab his nose"
One of the seniors was squeezing Shu's nose tight and there was no way he could hold on for more than a minute at maximum. Considering the panic he must be experiencing it will be a lot less than that in reality.
Now... About 10 meters…
All the while I kept my eyes on Shu and them and had to witness the unfortunate.
Shu finally couldn't hold it anymore and reflexively opened his mouth, then the leader shoved his dick into it,
Fuck.
Five meters out.
"Don't you even think about biting. We already got you sucking my cock on video. This will go everywhere if you try anything funny"
Shu was whimpering and crying as the sicko started to move his cock in and out.
Ok. I was now just behind the bush where Shu was hiding before. They should have sensed me already, but the leader was too busy getting his cock sucked, the other one was busy licking his lips and filming with his phone, and the last guy already had his dick out and was stroking it waiting for his turn.
"BITE!"
I jumped out of the bush and Shu saw me before others, probably because he was so desperately looking for a savior, and the leader let out a squeal.
Before any of them could do anything, I swung the steel pipe to hit the temple of the leader as hard as I could. I didn't think about if it was gonna be too much, what if he dies, whatever. My blood was boiling and I was no longer a human but a beast.
The leader fell straight to the ground like a sack of potatoes. The other guy was holding his cock in his hand and he was frozen on the spot like a deer about to get run over, and I smacked him hard on the head too. He also fell.
The last guy holding the phone has already turned and started to dash away. I put all my strength on my legs and did a short spurt and swung for his legs. He almost made it out but the steel pipe scraped against his achilles and he dropped and rolled on the ground. I kicked him in the stomach a few times and he was vomiting all over.
Then I turned back to the leader who was still laying motionlessly on the ground. I walked over to him and started beating him with the pipe. I don't know how many times I hit him, but he was neither moving nor making any sound at all during the whole time. My mind was blank and all I could think was that I wanna see his guts spill.
"Stop! Stop!…stop.. "
That brought me back to my senses. Shu was holding me back, hugging my waist from behind.
"Stop… you are gonna kill him…"
My adrenaline rush was subsiding and I lost the strength of grip on the pipe, making it drop to the ground. I was panting hard as Shu just held me like that and I looked down on the bloody mess that was the leader's body.
"… is he dead..?"
"I don't mind if he is. He's better off dead"
"… you killed for me... I'm sorry, I"m so sorry…"
My legs gave away and I knelt on the ground as well. This is gonna be serious. I'm not gonna get away with this.
As I felt my heart sinking, it dawned on me only then to ask Shu if he was okay.
"Are you… ok? Shu…?"
"I'm sorry…"
I held him in my arms and stroked his head. We were both sticky with blood and sweat.
"Sh…. It's over"
I couldn't save Shu from going through this and I knew I will always hate myself for it.
We sat there like that hugging for a few minutes, and I pulled out my phone from my pocket.
"Shu... I'm gonna call the police. This isn't gonna end well for me"
"No, don't! They will take you away! Don't do it!"
"Sorry I couldn't help you earlier"
"You don't have to! I won't tell anyone! I promise... Nobody saw us! We leave them here and walk away!"
"Kid, the world does not work like that... It is over for me"
Then Shu buried his face deep into my chest and started to wail.
I ruffled his head with my bloody hand and told him.
"Eat well and grow up. Maybe we can talk in a few years"