Gentle (castle swimmer)

Chapter 1

(Content warning)

(Bullying)
(Suicidal feeling's)

Kappa was normal to everyone, and quite frankly, very weak. He let himself get pushed around and hurt, but he didn't do anything about it. He never even tried to tell anyone, just kept everything secret. His calmness and kindness annoyed people for whatever reason that is. He was like a background character nobody really cared about, someone that could be killed off and nobody would notice. He was just a measly extra to everyone.

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Kappa was walking through the long packed hallways of his school, getting by just barely due to being pushed around from his smaller figure. He said nothing to the people who pushed him around, he didn't need to come to class late AND covered in bruises. But he would be lucky to make it to 3rd period with ONLY bruises anyways. Kappa walked turning his body left and right trying his hardest not to bump anyone. Just a few hits on his head and arms, nothing crucial yet. Oh yeah! A lucky day! Kappa held tightly onto his things, not attempting to dodge any stuck-out-shoes to trip him, it makes them mad when he wins. Only one trip! This is a really good day! He almost couldn't believe his eyes when he saw his first period door. Almost there and not a single scratch? Oh. Well there's a bruise that'll probably form on his arm from the shoving I guess, but that's still good. He opened the door and was immediately soaked in a cold liquid and hit with a metal object. He fell to the ground trying to process what happened while some classmates howled with laughter. Damn.. that's the 2nd time this week. Isn't it Wednesday? Well, it was his fault he's disappointed. He got his hopes up, and here's a little tip if you want to survive. Never get your hopes up. Always think of the worst possible outcome in any situation and imagine it's going to happen so don't try and stop it. You'd be surprised how much you can prepare for something if you thought it was gonna be way worse. Luckily he has some extra clothes he had prepared, well, guess he'll be late after all. Oh well..

He was the mute kid, the deaf kid, the blind kid, the kid who's probably gonna kill someone or himself, yet he was none of that. He could talk, but nobody would listen, he could hear, but nobody would talk to him, he could see, but nobody would look at him, the last thing though, he couldn't confirm it wasn't true. People are surprised that he's still alive at this point. The few friends he had over the past 16 years in a school killed themselves or moved away. Or, they were actually fake and only wanted to hurt him. Guess he's just misjudged. As always.

"Hey Kappa!" He heard someone call out as he made his way back from the bathroom. "Oh. Hi Jennifer.. and Brandon" he said. Jennifer and Brandon walked closer to him. "Say.. would you mind coming to the woods tonight for a.. surprise?" Kappa looked down. Just say no, just say no, you need to stand up for yourself. Just say no. "Yeah okay.." he mumbled. "Amazing! Be there at 9 sharp okay?" Both she and Brandon walked off. Brandon was Kappas ex-boyfriend. Well technically, they were never dating in the first place. It was a huge prank that they pulled on him just to confirm that he was gay. But it was too late now. He's going into the woods alone at 9 PM with his bullies.

Kappa walked closer to the edge of the forest, his body was trembling. Partially because it was cold, and most of it because he was scared. He stared into the depths of the forest, it wasn't that he was afraid of. It was the people coming. The forest was actually a small comfort to him. "Boo!" He yelped and heard a girl laugh. "You scare way too easily!" She cackled. "Oh... hi Jennifer. And Brandon. And.. Louise?" Jennifer shrugged. "We brought Louise along with us because she wanted to come." All three of them walked into the woods leaving Kappa. She wanted to come for what? The great murder of Kappa? He followed them anyways. They all got to a spot in the woods and Jennifer lit a lantern and put it on the ground. "So, let us play a game now." Jennifer smiled. Kappa looked at her suspiciously, he could always tell if someone's smile was fake. "It's called 'truth or dare', everyone knows it right?" All of them nodded. "Alright! I'll go first!" She looked around the circle till her eyes landed on Louise. "Louise! Truth or dare!" Louise smiled. "Eh, truth." She shrugged. "Did you really sleep with my dad?" Everyone was taken aback by the question. Kappa silently watched as Louise scowled. "No Jennifer. That's a rumor you started." She said. Jennifer shrugged. "Your turn." Kappa knew she was gonna choose him. Alright Kappa this is it. Your going to be killed right now. "Truth or dare Kappa." She asked. Kappa knew what he had to pick. He sighed. "Dare." He mumbled. "Alright, close your eyes for 20 seconds." Alright. This is it. You've lived long enough time to die. Kappa closed his eyes and started counting. He didn't hear anything. No laughing no blades being drawn out of their holders no running away. Nothing. Once he got to 20 he opened his eyes. Nobody was there. Louise, Jennifer, and Brandon were nowhere to be found. Kappa sighed. That was pathetic. He stood up and looked around, only to realize he didn't know where he was. He had followed the three here and was only paying attention to how he was 'about to die'. Oh no. Oh no no no no no no. "Fuck." Kappa muttered to himself. What was worse was the noises of the Forest at night, everything was so creepy. Well, if those three didn't kill him, this would.

"Jennifer! Louise! Brandon! Please stop this! Come out! I'm begging you!" Kappa cried as he ran through the woods. He heard a growl behind him and ran faster, dodging any obstacles he could. He felt like he couldn't breath. If the woods OR Jennifer's friends didn't kill him, he'd have to kill himself. He squinted at what was head of him, he could barely see, but he could make out the opening to a cave. Kappa ran into the cave as fast as his legs would let him. It felt like the world was closing in on him, he felt small and hopeless. Tears fell from his eyes like a waterfall, he couldn't stop anything that was happening no matter how hard he tried. "Okay Kappa, just breath. Just take some deep breaths, it's okay, everything is okay, your okay." He said to himself. He felt lightheaded, like if anything happened to him he'd pass out. He turned once hearing a low, soft growl, but his legs gave out, and he fell to the ground, completely knocked out.