Yuno stands there shaken, but quickly composes herself. "Y-yeah, thank you.. Erm.. are they gonna be okay..?" As I turn to Yuno, still a little shaken up, I tell her that they should be okay.. "S-should we leave.. I don't really wanna stay here any longer.." Yuno says, looking uncomfortable at the scene in front of her.
"Y-Yeah, let's get out of here.." I say, as I gesture to leave. Before we turn the corner, I look back at the four guys, Three of them laying on the ground, barely conscious, and the last guy trying to get them up to get out of there. "That piece of shit is gonna pay for this! Sakuda, get everyone up!" Aisho yells, gritting his teeth, while feeling his throbbing throat. After getting Aisho up, Sakuda runs over to the others to get them up. "Saraki, you damn idiot! Why didn't tell us he was able to fight!" Sakuda yells as he aggressively pulls Saraki up off the ground. "I didn't know he could fight! He was awkward as hell in class!" Saraki yells at Sakuda while coughing and wiping blood off of his face. "Whatever, let's just get outta here." Sakuda says agitated. 10 minutes later Yuno and I are walking on the side of the road surrounded by small houses. "Hey Kimo, how come you changed schools?" Yuno asks. I stop walking with a sad look in my eyes.. "I changed schools because.." I pause mid-sentence, remembering the news I received when I was 15.. "I was bullied by everyone in my class including my friends at my last school after I found out my father died working construction.. It was like that for 3 years.." Yuno, standing in shock, covering her mouth with her hands and a sad look says.. "Oh, Kimo.. I'm so sorry.." Yuno pauses for a moment then says. "How about I become your friend.. And I promise whatever happens, I won't hurt you like your old friends did.." She then hugs me, and I go to hug her back but I pause.. Unsure of what to do.. *Is she telling the truth? Or is she lying? Saraki said he wanted to be my friend, but he lied..* I think to myself. I decide to hug her, then ask. "Um.. is it okay if I think about being friends.. After everything with Saraki and all.." I say, still a little on edge. "Oh, yeah.. I completely understand. I'd want to think about that too if I were you too." Yuno says with a hint of disappointment in her voice as she steps back. "My house is just a mile away, shall we continue our walk?" Yuno says jokingly while smiling.
I agree and we continue walking. 10 minutes later and we arrive at Yuno's house. "Alright we're here. I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow!" Yuno say's as she opens her door before waving me off. After half an hour, I arrive home. I walk in and greet my mother who is in the kitchen, cooking. "Oh my god! Sweetie, what happened!" My mom drops what she's doing, and runs over to me, grabbing my face as she checks it out.
"Your face looks all battered up! Did you get into a fight?!" She asks with a worried look. I pull back and reassure her that I'm fine and that I fell. "Don't worry mom, I'm okay. I just fell down a few steps.. But I'm feeling a lot better!" She looks at me with a doubtful and worried expression and says. "I wasn't born yesterday, I know when my son get's into a fight and when you fall down some stairs. But, if you say that you're okay, then I won't pester you anymore about it." I hug my mom and went to my room to get a change of clothes before getting in the shower. As the water hit my back, I lean against the wall with my arm and start contemplating about what Yuno said. *Did she really mean what she said.. does she really want to be my friend..?" After I clean myself up, I exit the bathroom, and head towards my room. While I'm walking, I stop in the doorway where dad's Butsudan is. I stare it my dad's picture for a while, then walk in. "Hey dad.." I pause for a moment, trying to figure out what to say next. "My first day of school.. wasn't good.. I um, I thought I made a friend, his name was Saraki.. he was nice at first, but he ended up being like everyone else.. He took me to the back of the school, and had his buddies beat me up.. and a girl who sits in front of me, her name is Yuno, she saw what was happening and tried to help me, but ended up getting hurt.." I look down with tears forming in my eyes. as I'm talking to my dad's picture, my mom is hiding just out of sight beside the door. *poor kid.. he's been through so much, he doesn't ever talk to me about what troubling him..* She say's with a sad look as she silently walks away.
I continue to talk to my dad's picture and tell him that I told the girl I saved, that I transferred schools because I was bullied by everyone in my class including my friends for 3 years and that she offered to be my friend, but I told her that I wanted to think about it. After a while I say my goodbyes, and my mom calls me out to eat. "Thanks for the food mom, the spaghetti looks delicious!" I say with excitedly. "It better! I slaved of the stove to make this meal. Now, let's dig in shall we!" She says while laughing. After eating, I clean my plate off and and head to bed.