I Shioya Yuki hate myself. For the past few weeks I’ve been getting bullied at school. I can’t really blame the bullies because i have never stood up for myself. It is also almost time for finals, so it might just be them taking out their stress on me.

Its basically the usual kind of bullying. The guys in my class ridicule me and I get into fights a lot. Ah, though when I say I get into fights its only them doing the hitting and me getting hit. The rest of the class turns a blind eye to it. Aha, a really cliche kind of bullying.

I am not totally alone though. My two childhood friends and my sister try to stop it, but it just ends up getting worse. They can’t be blamed though, as they are only trying to help. The only one at fault here in me. Even though I have to go through this everyday, I don’t fight back. I guess i’m just a pushover.

I’m sitting in my desk when my childhood friend, Akita Jun grabs me from behind.

[O-oi, what are you doing?!] (Shioya)

[Let’s go home together!] (Jun)

[Sure, but why did you suddenly grab my neck?] (Shioya)

[That’s just what close friends do. Wai- wait don’t tell me you want to go further?!] (Jun)

[No!] (Shioya)

After I screamed that some people in the classroom started staring at me. I look back and saw Jun trying to hold in his laughter. A vein popped on my forehead.

On our way out of the school, some people come towards us. I recognize them immediately. They were the ones bullying me. Their leader, Kazuya smiled at me.

[Shioya, we need money for the arcade. Lend us some] (Kazuya)

Even though Jun was right beside me, they didn’t care.

[I don’t have any money on me, sorry] (Shioya)

[Go withdraw some] (Kazuya)

[I don’t have money there either] (Shioya)

[Why are you being like this, we’re friends aren’t we?] (Kazuya)

[But I don’t have any money] (Shioya)

This was when Kazuya snapped. He grabbed my shirt

[You bastard!] (Kazuya)

Jun who was silently watching the whole time moved Kazuya’s arm away from me then grabbed one of his legs and threw him. I was lucky to have Jun around, he was in the Karate club and had won the National Competition.

At the gate of the school, we met up with my second childhood friend Chino Yukari and my twin sister Miki. We had to take the train and the earlier fight had delayed us a bit so we all had to run to the train station. We got there one minute before the train left, so just barely safe.

[That was so tiring!] (Yukari)

[You say that but you didn’t even break a sweat, as expected of the captain of the track team!] (Miki)

[Ehehe.] (Yukari)

[Demons...girls are...demons] (Shioya)

Both Yukari and Miki were perfectly fine, but me and Jun were panting like crazy.

While on the train, Miki and Yukari were chatty as usual and Jun was asleep. I was looking at the window. The scenery was always the same, but also always great. Suddenly there was a loud voice talking through the speakers

[THE TRAIN WILL HAVE TO STOP MOMENTARILY].

The train stopped.

[The announcer didn’t even tell us why] -Jun.

Jun was awake now.

[Yeah, I wonder what’s wrong] (Yukari)

[They probably have to switch the tracks or some--] (Miki)

suddenly there was a flash of light and then I went unconscious.