Desire - H. Umemiya

Chapter 14. Strength of 25%

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Yuki shifted her gaze to Suo who caught her attention. She made a confuse face when she saw how bright his face has become, quite different to the one he was sporting just a while ago.

"What happened to him?" she muttered making sure he couldn't hear her words but it seems like the guy has some kind of super hearing that he answered her curiosity. "Just because. The tides are on our side now." he replied as his gaze wander to another direction.

Yuki followed his gaze. Somehow, she could understand his relief when she caught sight of the second years. She didn't know when did they arrive but, it seems like the fight will become a lot lighter now.

She let out a small smile too, but before she could even plunge into that feeling of relief, she was immediately reminded that she is in the middle of a fight.

"Don't get too confident!!!" she heard angry voices from multiple people coming from various directions. She turned her gaze to Suo who offered some help a while ago and muttered. "...gladly."

Suo in return smiled at her. "Leave it to me." with his hands raised in a salute.

They had their backs on each other as they readied their selves on the upcoming attacks.

One came to her side with his lumber raised, she immediately grabbed his wrist and kneed the guy on the stomach before turning him around and kicking him on the back. Another tried to punch her in the face, which she immediately dodged before hitting him in the jaw as she stood up. She was caught in various fights that she couldn't even look at anything else except her opponents' faces and bodies.

On the other hand, Suo seems like he was having fun playing around with his opponents, and only getting serious for a few times, hitting them on their stomachs with his palm and slamming the back of his leg on his opponent's back.

Their fights lasted for about ten more minutes before everyone seems to have finished on their own battles.

Of course, Yuki didn't finish hers unscathed, as she had garnered a bruise on her side and popped lips. Well, she couldn't concentrate well, when she felt her body temperature boiling.

She was breathing heavily after the scuffle as she fights for her consciousness. 'This is lame.' She thought. 'Stressing your body so much just to help? Really, what have I gotten myself into?' she thought before collapsing.

"Shinomiya-kun...?"

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Umemiya was humming happily as he waters his seedlings. "Haven't you grown?" he even talked to his Okra plant when he saw it grow a lot bigger that it was a few days ago.

He was busy taking care of his plants when his phone rung in his pockets. "Oh, my." He muttered when he read the messages in his phone after fishing it out of his back pocket.

He grabbed his tailcoat from a nearby bench, and hurriedly speed down the stairs.

And now, here he was, at the abandoned shipyard, staring at the total mess in front of him. The boys are still busy fighting, but it seems like the odds were already on their side, so he didn't bother joining in.

Instead, he started walking towards Nirei and Yuri's direction. Everyone, both Furin First Years and Keel members, who was in his way stepped aside not even speaking of his presence, with the latter afraid to mess with him. But as he walked pass them, he saw Yuki, fighting in the crowd.

"Hmmm." He grinned. "That's kind a good. It's worth 25%." He muttered his subjective evaluation when he remembered his dear Kotoha and the failed confession. (Which didn't happen, not at all.)

He also saw Sakura and Kaji in the middle of his walk and couldn't help but widen his grin.

When he reached Nirei and Yuri, he asked the former if he was alright. Nirei was stunned by his unexpected presence but immediately nodded to his question.

Umemiya actually wants to help, but he wanted to respect his juniors' purpose in going there without inviting him, he just had to look after them that way, after all, he trusts that they can do it on their own, well, they are his little brothers, so...

He stood there for a few more minutes until the fight finishes. All the time, he was silent and was just observing everyone in the room.

But as he watches the entire fight unfolding in front of him, he can't help but let his eyes wander to Yuki whom is not looking well at all, despite fighting well.

"Tsk..." he muttered when she finally collapses. Fortunately, Suo was there for her to catch her. The lad, surprised by her fall, put her arm over his shoulder, and tried to walk but before he could go any further. Umemiya stood in front of him.

"Let me." He told Suo before slightly crouching in front of him, Suo who immediately understood his intention, lightly remove Yuki's arm on his shoulder and dropped her lightly on Umemiya's back before placing her hands over his shoulders. He stood up carrying her.

"Why is he so hot?" Umemiya muttered and immediately realized that Yuki might probably be suffering from a fever. "Tch." He whispered in irritation.

Unexpectedly, Yuki wrapped her arms around his neck a bit too tight so, Umemiya started choking. "Suo-Suo-kun." He managed to call for his junior's attention who chuckled at his situation before helping him out. He let out a gasp of relief and thanked Suo who might have laughed at him but at the least freed him from the breath-taking hold of their patient.

He turned his body towards the direction of everyone, since they are at the far end corner of the place, he was able to see them all, and took a deep breath. "Everyone!!!" he started. "Let's go back."

#unedited.