Game of Pain
Jay-jay's POV
"It's almost here!" I shouted. Look at me now, my heart! These men are so stupid! They'll make me angry every morning. They just stopped me while I was walking to the Mini Mart. It's Percy's fault! If he had just picked me up in front of the house, it wouldn't have been like this. I wouldn't have met these ugly people. The looks on their faces were so irritating! "Oh! No one said this woman could ï¬ght!" Said one of them. "Am I crazy!" "How are we going to get her?" Get her?! What?! "Get what?!" I asked irritably. I looked down at my leg when I felt a hand grab me. It was one of the men I knocked down earlier. I immediately kicked him in the face to let go. Knock out! "You're going to get me?! Why?! To use against Keifer?!" I asked angrily . No one answered. They just looked at each other as if waiting for someone to speak. "What?! No one's going to talk to you?!" I asked angrily and stomped on the face of one of them. He looked like a rag! "Yes! We're going to use you to get revenge on Keifer! You're the girlfriend----." I immediately cut him off. "Not me! It wasn't us!" They looked at me in surprise. I knew they didn't believe me because they were idiots. I guess everyone who heard that rumor wouldn't believe me. It's a joke! Here we go again... Why is it that his enemies are coming back at me? La Punyeta! I have a strong feeling that this won't be the last enemy he'll use me. It's likely that even those who rode motorcycles before are his enemies. You're a joke, King of the Demonic Cobras! I swear to you! I'll close your ass hole! I'm Barakuda! Hhhaaaaaahhhh!! "Hey! Miss! We're not stupid!" One of them shouted. "...You can't fool us!" "Hey! Mister! You're stupid!" I imitated what he said. "...and I'm not fooling you!" I could see the anger of some of them holding back. They just couldn't rush forward because they knew what would happen to them. I've already knocked down four of their companions. My ï¬sts are already hurting and my hands are shaking but I'm trying to hide it with these ï¬sts. There are only four of them left but I don't know if I can handle it. I have to deal with it! Suddenly one of them rushed in. I was shocked so I didn't immediately orm up but I managed to avoid him. I retaliated with a strong punch to the stomach. He fell to his knees in pain while coughing as if his intestines were about to come out. There were only three of them and I felt like I could handle them. Where was Percy?! The head wasn't even worried because I wasn't at our meeting place yet. Whereas yesterday he looked for me. He even went to school. I looked at the hudlongs with disdain. Has it been that long since I've fought?! It's like I'm so tired even though they're only attacking one at a time. Damn! I'm used to them defending me. I'm used to when someone hurts me, they'll retaliate. Now I'm the one who's having a hard time. I have to train myself to be the only one ï¬ghting again. It's like at my old school, I was the only one ï¬ghting. Because they won't come anymore. I won't ask them for help anymore. Suddenly, one of them formed. I thought he was going to attack but he didn't. I couldn't move as his arm wrapped around my neck. His grip was tight and I was almost choking him. "I've got it! I've got it!" The one holding me shouted. The others were about to come at me. I would be defeated and they would do whatever they wanted so I had to act quickly. Even though I could barely breathe, I forced myself to ï¬ght. I elbowed his side. It seemed like he wasn't affected at ï¬rst but I pushed harder. With my last elbow to his side, he didn't let go with a strong force. His grip loosened so I took the opportunity and broke free. I immediately followed up with a punch to his face so he fell. I didn't waste any time. The incident happened so fast, it was as if I had lost control of my body. I rushed to the remaining standing people and we exchanged punches several times. "Aagghhh!!" I shouted along with the last punch I gave. They all fell down. While looking at them, I felt like my body was going to collapse. I was so tired and felt like I was going to run out of breath. I leaned against the wall for support. "Nice..." Your face is nice! I glared at the person who had just spoken. Who else could it be? My dull stepbrother. "You're a fool! You were there earlier?!" I said annoyed. "A little, a little." He replied as he approached me. "Your face is a little, a little!" "A little handsome and a little handsome?" He asked while pretending to be amazed. Oh, how thick! "A little stupid! And a little arrogant!" I shouted before leaving in front of him.I heard him just laugh when I heard his answer. The force of his blow to the brain. He must be going crazy. I moved slowly because of the pain in my body. In fact, it seemed like my body was looking for something like this. "You're not a woman..." Percy said behind me. "...ï¬ght hard." I flinched at what he said. It was embarrassing for him. He's a man, but he didn't help me. It was like I was his back up in case I couldn't ï¬ght anymore. But he just watched instead of helping me. "You're such a kind stepbrother... You know that?" I said sarcastically. "Of course. Me too!" He was bragging. This guy would really ruin the mood. He really enjoyed banging on the wall. If I did that, would his madness disappear? "Where are we going?" He asked. I stopped walking and looked at him. I really didn't know where to go. At the Mini Mart, I hope it's embarrassing or the crew, they might think we're making their place a hangout. "Let's just go to Kingsground." I said. Suddenly he jumped up. "Stop! There you are again..." "Where are we going?" "To the Amusement Park!" He answered happily. "You look like an Amusement Park!" I said annoyed and started walking ahead. I thought he would be even more annoying, so even though I was walking ahead, I still made him feel like he was there. When I noticed that I didn't have anyone with me, I looked back. Percy had stopped and was looking at the other side of the road. I looked at him too and saw something I didn't expect. Freya was also looking at us and Ella. What are they doing here?! I was about to exchange a nasty look with them but Freya voluntarily avoided it and walked away. "Freya!" Percy shouted and crossed the road. "...Wait!" I had no choice but to follow him. He caught up with Freya but she was obviously not happy to see him. "Let's talk ï¬rst... Please." He asked. "We've talked, right? What else do you want?" Freya's lifeless answer. "You sent me away last time." "Because there's nothing to talk about!" "Freya..." "Please... Percy. That's enough!" "Okay... It's too late. I won't come near you again. Let's just talk properly." Percy pleaded and I could see her tears forming. Freya took a deep breath and shook her head. "It's too late. There's nothing after this." She said annoyed. I looked at Ella when I noticed she was also looking at me. She didn't react. It was as if she was just reading my thoughts based on my movements. She also deliberately avoided and walked after Freya and Percy. I didn't know where they were going but I followed anyway. I didn't know that Freya and Percy were talking again. She didn't mention anything to me but from her appearance now, it looked like their last conversation didn't go well. Percy's eyes were sad while Freya was still full of anger. I felt like Percy still had feelings for her while Freya just felt angry. It must have been the same as what Felix felt when they met. We arrived at a park. Percy and Freya sat on a bench, while Ella and I stood not far away. We couldn't hear what they were talking about. "I heard you're not coming in." Ella said, causing me to look at her. "What's wrong with you?" I replied bored. I had no problem with her. My anger was just coming out now. Especially when she was in front of him. It seems like it's been a while since she told the truth. When she said that she really loved Yuri! What a mess that had been. Then it got to me, it even got to the point where I was used just to get revenge on the King. She was so angry with Aries. "I'm trying to be nice here." She said ï¬rmly. "Try harder." I replied. She made me suffer because she was so annoyed. She was clearly getting annoyed. I was just waiting for her to rush me so that I could make up for my annoyance with her. Ella! Pikon! Pikon! I turned my gaze back to Freya, her back was to us. I was forced to ï¬nd an empty bench and sit down. The only thing I didn't understand was Ella picking me up and sitting next to me. "Who told you to sit next to me?" I asked irritably. "No... Why did someone have to tell me?" She replied ï¬rmly. I was going to kick her! "Don't be here! I don't want you next to me." I pushed her away. "I don't want you next to me anymore. You go." Son of a bitch! This guy is going to get angry at me. He probably wants to hurt me in no time. "I was here ï¬rst, so you go!" I said annoyed and pushed her slightly. "You go!" She said and pushed me hard. I almost fell to the ground, but luckily I got up quickly. I glared at him and he followed suit. "Tang----!" "Okay! Swear!" He threatened while poking me. "Drink TANG, not MILO!" I replied and immediately closed my mouth. I wasn't afraid of him! I was just being careful! He might do something to me. He was so angry! He made me sit up straight. He took out a book and read. That was good so he wouldn't notice me. Why is this guy here? He and Freya are together and both in uniform. They didn't go in. Tsk! He's such a good student. It's just like me! The waiting is really boring. I was forced to take my cellphone out of my bag. 68 messages and 32 missed calls came to my mind. Since the day I found out the truth, my inbox and missed calls have always been like this. Sometimes there are more or maybe more missed calls than messages. I opened the inbox and Ci-N's message was the ï¬rst thing I read. From: Ci-N Message: I miss you already... 😢😢 I miss my partner already! From: Ci-N Message: They are apologizing to me... I have no protector. From: Ci-N Message: Jay-jay! Come on! I'm Rakki's Jo-jowain, you can't come in! I'm not ready... I'm a virgin! From: Ci-N Message: eEoWw ppFfoOowWwsss! From: Ci-N Message: I'm your chocolate! I'll give it to you if you come in. From: Ci-N Message: Is Percy your new love? Are we not together? From: Ci-N Message: Jay... I stopped reading when I noticed a drop of water on the screen of my cellphone. That's when I noticed that it was from me. I burst into tears without realizing it. This is probably one of the things I need to sacriï¬ce. Just so that the pain they caused me can end. I need to bear with them. "If you're having such a hard time. Why don't you talk to them?" Ella said while still looking at her book. "...It's not the one that will make you cry when you read their text." I was taken aback by what she said. This is gossip. How could she have said that they were the ones who texted me. "Don't let me know!" I said annoyed and turned to my cellphone again. This time, it was Yuri's message that I opened. She had the most texts out of all of them. From: Yuri Message: let's talk... Please. From: Yuri Message: Jay-jay... I need to talk to you. From: Yuri Message: I miss you. From: Yuri Message: Aishiteru I didn't ï¬nish reading. Suddenly Ella slammed her book shut. I looked at her in surprise but she was just staring blankly. "Tell me..." She said without looking at me. "...Does Yuri have hope for you?" Hope? I looked in another direction. That question never crossed my mind . Especially when I admitted to myself that the one I really loved was the King of the Demonic Cobras. "I-I don't know." I said almost in a whisper. "I know what happened... I've heard what they did to you." I still didn't look at him. Everything was too resh to talk about right now. I was still affected even if I denied it. It still hurt me. "...Not that I'm on their side. But I hope you listen to their explanation. Especially Yuri..." His voice sounded pleading . "...I believe he can't do that." I wanted to believe it too! I really wanted to but what if? What if they had already proven to me that he could do it. I didn't want to talk about it anymore. I stood up to greet Percy but Ella immediately interrupted. "Listen ï¬rst." She said calmly but ï¬rmly. "Why are you doing this? We're not friends for you to be so concerned about me!" "I'm not concerned about you. I'm concerned about them. I can see them... They are not the same Section E that I knew." He said, stopping me. "...Although they have really changed since you came." "What do you want to say?" I asked calmly. "I'll admit it, I envy you. Maybe until now I still do..." He looked at Percy for a moment and then faced me again. "... The Section E I know are real troublemakers. Even inside the room, they ï¬ght . But when you came..." He bowed. "...Without any hesitation, they defended you. Something they never did to me. They suddenly made up and only once fought inside the room." That's why they once mentioned that they didn't do that when Ella was still with them. Something tickled my heart but it immediately disappeared when I remembered.... It was just part of their pretense. "They even smile while walking home and act like normal friends which I haven't seen in them before." She forced a smile. "...I'm so jealous of you. I had their attention before but I couldn't do that to them and then you, for a moment-- --you had such a big effect on them." Now I understand her. That's why she did that to Ci-N. That's why she made a way for herself to be the one to blame because she knew I was affected and could do something. It's different! She's so smart! "But now... They're not like that anymore." Our eyes met . "...They've lost their lives again. They're always ï¬ghting and arguing in the classroom. Three teachers have already refused to teach them because they were ï¬ghting during class." "A-and what do you want me to do?" There was a hint of irritation in my voice. "...I go in and show that everything is okay? You want me to forgive them, is that it?" "Go in and listen to their explanation." She took a deep breath. "...Give Yuri a chance too." I gasped for breath. Why did he force Yuri to do this? Did that red-haired nerd order him to say all this? "I thought you still loved Yuri? Why are you forcing him on me?" "I was wrong." He quickly answered, slightly surprising me. "...I thought he really did but..." Suddenly, a tear fell from one of his eyes. "...When I lost Aries, that's when I realized everything." W-she and Aries are gone? But he doesn't mention anything to Aunt Gema. I don't see them either, so I don't have any news about them. But what I do know is that when Aries was in the hospital, Ella was there too. When did they break up? "It's too late for me and Aries. It hurts but that's how it is..." He wiped his cheek. "...don't be like me. He had to leave me to realize that I really loved him." He smiled at me without any artiï¬ciality. "...Yuri deserves to be happy too after everything we've been through." He slowly turned his back on me and walked away. I was left speechless while looking at him. My tongue and courage just retreated . Despite my annoyance, I still felt sorry for him. I really thought at ï¬rst that Yuri was still the one he loved because of what he had confessed . Then the ending Aries the horoscope turned out to be the content of his heart. That's it! You're still in a midnight convo, huh! Hah!hah! I looked at Ella again and saw that Freya was with him. That meant they were done talking. I immediately looked for my crazy Stepbrother. I wasn't disappointed because he was walking towards me with his head bowed. His app earance was like the sky had fallen and he was about to cry loudly in front of me. "Y-you want to go to Kingsground, right?" He asked without looking at me. I wish he would, but it seemed like you needed it more! "O-yes." I hesitantly answered. "Okay. Let's go." He said lifelessly. I feel like I'm going to need the alcohol I drank before again. But it's not for me, it's for my partner. +