Liar, Liar, the Mage's Desire Vol. 3 (Return of the Oumeno)

The Bully (End)

   Himiko was about to close her eyes as she leaned comfortably into Kokichi's chest when suddenly, Kokichi gently nudged her. Himiko looked up at him, and he gestured with his eyes towards the door, silently telling her to listen.

   "I'm going downstairs to eat," Nanako was saying to Hiroko as she opened up a protein shake and gulped it down in one swig. She let out a gigantic belch before throwing the protein shake bottle down to the floor as if she were an animal at the zoo. "Clean that up," she continued. 

    "Y-Yes, Nanako," Hiroko mumbled, scampering to pick up the bottle and throw it away. "I-If you don't mind, I want to eat, too. I haven't eaten all da-"

  "THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM!!!" Nanako interrupted, grabbing Hiroko's arm. "You'll do as I say because if you don't, I'll tell your parents what you did at that party last year!" Hiroko's eyes widened with fear.

   "P-Please...don't!" she begged. "I-I didn't mean for that to happen!"

   "Well, if you want me to keep quiet about that, you'll stay up here and do my homework!" Nanako threatened. Glaring at Hiroko, she stomped off, leaving Hiroko alone to cry. 

   "Nyeh...I kinda feel bad for her," Himiko whispered. 

  "I kinda wanna know what she did at that party last year," Kokichi whispered back.

   "I guess we'll never know," Himiko replied. "So, what do we do now? Do we sneak out while she's crying?"

   "Nah," Kokichi answered, waving his hand dismissively. Much to Himiko's shock and horror, Kokichi merely stepped out of their hiding space and revealed himself. "Wooow, she's a huge jerk, huh?" he asked Hiroko. Hiroko jumped and spun around in fear, facing Kokichi and Himiko.

   "Wh-Who are you?! What are you doing here?!" she demanded. 

    "Hmm...well, who we are isn't as important as what we're doing here," Kokichi replied. "As a matter of fact, we're here to help you!"

  "H-Help me? How?" Hiroko asked. 

   "After seeing Nanako treat you so poorly, we thought we'd help you get rid of her," Kokichi replied. 

   "Oh, I can't exactly do that," Hiroko replied. "She's...my cousin."

   "Nyeh...you're cousin?!" Himiko exclaimed. Hiroko nodded. "How can your cousin be so rude to you?!"

   "You'll have to forgive her," Hiroko said. "She's always been like that ever since her parents died when she was younger. My parents brought her in to live with us. But ever since then, my parents have always spoiled her, you know...since her real parents weren't around to do that, so I guess my parents wanted to give her extra love. But because of that, Nanako used that to her advantage, and she ended up becoming a spoiled brat, always getting away with things. She'd play the victim and would always blame me for the bad things that she did."