Affliction // Tekken

Chapter 4

"Where have you been?" I hear her voice as soon as I walk in the door.

"I was seeing a friend." I attempt to walk pass, but she shoves me.

"Who did this?"'

"Just a girl from school, she hit me and I was with a friend getting cleaned up at their house." I roll my eyes, she still doesn't let me pass.

"Whose house did you go to?"

"Kazama."

"Jun is a great friend of mine, she's like a sister to me." Rika states.

"Sweet." Once again, she stops me from walking off.

"And who did this?" Rika questions.

"Ling Xiaoyu."

"I must talk to Wang, this is unacceptable," Rika sighs "Daichi won't be impressed."

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Second day of school, and I regret getting up. I slept in by accident, I run around getting ready for school. I was glad Rika wasn't home, but I would have to wait until she gets a phone call tonight to having trouble hovering over my shoulders. I run to school, dashing up the stairs. I find myself on the concrete stairs fallen onto my ankle.

"Ah shit!" yelping, I stand up limping to the lockers down the hallway. Unlocking the lock, I take out the Math textbook, notebook and pencil case before slamming the locker door closed. I open the door and the cliché happens; water splashes everywhere, all over my new things. Everyone stares and I walk off. I knew it was Xiaoyu, she had it planned. I dash to the bathroom throwing everything around. Angry, I look at myself in the mirror pulling my arm back and forcing a punch straight into the mirror. Cracked and shattered, I feel my knuckles for blood, the substance runs down my wrist, I rub them roughly underneath the stream of water crying seeing the water turn red.

"Aya? Are you okay?" Julia's voice quietens me, I instantly calm down.

"It's Xiaoyu, she's doing all this!" I over exaggerate.

"She hit you?"

"Not just hit, she began violently bashing me." I show her my Jaw and nose.

"Then what happened?"

"Jin stopped her, he blocked her attack and told her to leave."

"Really? That's so sweet!"

"His mom wasn't happy about it though."

"You mean you had already met Jun? Wow Aya that's a big step, he doesn't usually let that happen." I give her a confused look, why would he take me back to his house?

"Come on, we should go back." Julia speaks collecting my materials.

"Yeah, but I'm all drenched. Sort of." We walk back to class, everyone staring at me and I feel like crying. No teacher again, we have a class discussion.

"Guys, since Mr Chaolan is away, I want to know who did that to Aya." Julia roars settling the class down.

"We already know it was Hwoarang." Miharu blames.

"It was not! Why would I do that?"

"Look guys, I appreciate this, but I know for a fact it wasn't Hwoarang and I'm not pointing names, got it?" I roll my eyes.

"Attention seeking bitch." I hear Xiaoyu whisper loud enough I can't help but launch myself onto her punching her several times in the face. She rolls me over gripping my leg pulling in her direction. I groan rolling forwards flipping Xiaoyu over me. She gets up in a crouching position with her arms spread out. I stand in the cliché stance waiting to fight.

"Fight! Fight! Fight!" Chants of voices continue the uproar; I take the first hit missing her chest. She takes the next hit sweeping my legs. I grip her tie rocking my body back then shifting my head into hers knocking her back. When she's down, I constantly punch her until I'm stopped taken by the strength of arms wrapped around my bust. I had no bother to try no more, I was done with everything I walk out. I open my locker door staring at the photograph of my adopted parents the night before the car accident.

"Fuck!" I slam the door closed running with my fingers gliding across the number of lockers.

"Aya, stop!" A voice echoes from down the hall. My body stops at a complete halt.

"Why is this happening to me?" cries turn into whimpers, I can't help but feel like a complete loser.

"Because she is jealous, Aya I may not know how you feel, but what I do know is that you are a beautiful person, deep inside you may not believe me, but it's true."

"Thank you," Tilting my head to see the one whocompliments me "Hwoarang?"