(This one's gonna be a lot shorter)
Taka's POV
I frowned a bit after Mondo left. It was nice having another student here who actually cared if I was doing well. I didn't want to stop studying. It made me feel better so I didn't put the book down. It's not like I was focused anyway. What happened earlier is still replaying in my head..
(Flashback)
I was walking into school about an hour early, so I could study in the library and get to class early. I felt someone shove me into the ground, the ground was pretty muddy too.
I tried to get up, but when I sat up the person shoved their foot down on my chest.
"Please get off! I need to go to the libr--" The kid kicked my mouth from the side and about 2 or 3 kids laughed. Tears filled my eyes as they kept kicking me and laughing. I felt bruises forming, blood coming from my mouth and nose, and felt an unbearable pain in my arms. I couldn't remember anything else, I was unconscious I assume. Next thing I know I'm in an ambulance and I was told I was tied up in a closet and a student found me.
(End of flashback)
The only difference from then and now is that I'm under anesthesia and I can't feel the pain for another 4-5 hours. I also know how I'm injured. 2 bones in my left arm are broken and they apparently took a knife to my torso and cut it about 7 times. I can't move very much either.
I didn't tell my dad what happened. Or the hospital. No one but me and the people who did this know what happened. If I tell who it was, then they will get in trouble and miss school from suspension or being expelled. I can't have that happen! They need their education.
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Sorry I made Taka's so short, I felt bad for Taka in the flashback then I got sad and lost all motivation :(
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Mondo's POV
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"I have to what?" I asked, very confused.
"His dad asked us if you could bring Kiyotaka's homework to him tomorrow, he has a day shift and can't make it," Leon said, laughing. Chihiro giggled as well.
"He specifically wanted me to?" They nodded in response. I sighed, "Fine, I'll do it."
"Yay! Thank you Mondo,"
"Oh and, call him Taka. He told me to."
"Okay.? So what did Taka look like?"
"Fine actually. Like nothing happened."
"Should we get him a present?" Chihiro asked.
"No, I'm not. We hate each other," I said with a scowl. They looked at me in confusion, like genuine confusion. "....Did you guys think we loved each other or sum'?"
"Yes," Chihiro said confidently.
"No! He gives me a detention slip like every fucking day! He's annoying!"
'But your face always turns red when you're around him!" Leon said. I didn't have a response to that. "So are we gonna get a present?"
"Yeah yeah whatever.."
-Later- (They are hanging out at Mondo's dorm)
"This gift is stupid. He won't even like it."
"Then why didn't you buy him something he likes?" leon said smugly.
"I don't know! I just thought it would look nice."
It was a sweater. I know it's stupid considering I'd never see him wear it, and I doubt he would actually wear it. It's a light brown sweater. I think he would look cute in it. Wait, cute? What? No, It would be comfortable for him. Not cute for me. "I'll give it to him tomorrow. When I deliver his homework."
"Make sure to tell him how you feel," Leon joked, maybe. I couldn't tell if he was joking or not.
"Oh how I want to tell him all the reasons I love him," I said in an overly dramatic voice.
"There ya go!" Chihiro cheered.
I roll my eyes, "Dude quit it, I'm just gonna deliver it and leave."
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The next dayyy
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I walk into the hospital room and hand him a gift bag. He looked very shocked, "Mondo? What's this?"
"It's 2 presents. For you."
"You didn't have to get me anything Mondo.. That's very kind of you!"
"Just take it!" I snap back, tossing it at him.
He nodded in agreement and took the homework out of the bag. "Thank you for bringing me my homework," He paused while he took the sweater out, "What's this.?"
"It's a sweater, dumbass."
"Oh. Thank you," Taka seemed a bit puzzled, but he had a soft smile anyway.
I crossed my arms, "do you like it?"
"Yes.. although I am not trying to deliberately hurt your feelings.. I don't wear other clothing other than my sets of my uniform."
I paused, "Well why not?"
"It is my job as a student to fully commit to learning, and after school it helps me study better to be in school attire."
"What about when you aren't studying?"
"I'm always studying."
I open my mouth to ask why, but I close it. I figured it wasn't going to get this conversation anywhere, "So I have another question, what actually happened?"
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Taka's POV
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I felt my heart drop, I looked back down at my book and ignored the question. It wasn't polite, but I didn't want to tell him. He would tell everyone.
"Taka?" he paused and sat beside me, "What's wrong? What happened?"
When he sat down I felt a certain warmth, a mental one. A sense of comfort. He sounded genuinely worried, and I want to tell someone. I took a deep breath and told Mondo what happened. I stared down at my book the whole time. I didn't know his reaction until I was getting to the end about me going unconscious and I felt a warm embrace.
Mondo was hugging me. It stung really bad at first but I didn't care, I hugged back. I felt my eyes welling up with tears. Mondo held my body close and whispered in my ear, "I'm sorry Taka. That's fuckin messed up. Did they get in juvy? Or at least expelled.?"
"No. You are the first person I mentioned it to. Besides, I don't know who all of them are. If only a few of them get in trouble, that's not fair. And if I tell them who it was, they will be expelled and miss school. They can't lose their education."
"Taka you need to tell someone. I'm serious. This ain't okay, if you don't I will."
"Mondo I appreciate your concern but I'm really fine. I have been through worse."
"And that's not okay. I'm telling your dad and the headmaster about this."
I nodded. I didn't feel like arguing. Mondo let go and crossed his arms. I put my book on the nightstand and laid down.
"What are you doing?"
"Sleeping. Please go away."
Mondo left, and I began to cry. Of happiness, really. I didn't realize anyone really cared that much that I was injured. I grabbed the sweater from next to me and hugged it tightly, maybe Mondo was nicer than I thought.
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1140 words! I don't know if you could tell but I lost motivation pretty quickly in this chapter. Hope you like it though!
