Opposite..

chapter 3- Thankful ? (part 1)

Aka Minagi :

'Annoying !' All the girls keep squealing at me. It's totally getting on my nerves. On top of that, there's that hated girl who knows my secret. No matter what, I'll have to kill that girl to succeed. Hmmm. Next is the gym class, so maybe I can corner her up, or maybe I'll get close to her and then slice her into pieces? The second option is probably better. So... "Hey you, Meko, can you please show me the way to the gym class?'' Keeping in mind the situation she currently is in, this should do. But, the girls in the class......"Why her? Let me show you" "No, me" "No, I'll show you the way" in no time a dispute arose among all the girls, and after a few minutes, some of the boys also charged me demanding for an explanation and asking why I should be the one to have all the girls to myself. 'Annoying! Annoying!' "So Annoying!!!! Shut up! Just shut up!" I shouted while bringing a fist down upon my desk with force and everything went quite. The only person indifferent to all of this was none other than that Ichimatsu who was already walking out of the class. 'Darn! I can't be so suspicious on the first day! Darn!' Collecting myself, I spoke out with a calm tone "Look, not to be mean or anything. But, I don't like too much noise. Since I know Meko, I asked her for help. It's nothing to make a fuss about." This should do.

After a few while, the matter should probably sink in. Now my only problem was.... I've already lost that girl. Sigh. 'Just great!' Without a second thought, I made a wild guess and walked of towards the west side of the school and after sometime, I found her. Reaching her with a charming smile, ''Hey! Please show me the way to the gym class?" She must probably be trembling with fear. 'After all, I am a creepy guy!' I waited for a terrified reaction, but... "Why didn't you ask the others? And to be more precise, why didn't you ask one of the boys? You have to change, so you need to go to the boy's changing room first. You could have asked Yuto. And please don't go acting around as if you know me. Else your reputation in this school will be at a stake." She blurted out with a cold gaze. WTF? "(Sigh) Anyways, come. I shall show you the way only this once. Hayaku!" Saying such, she started walking away leaving me dumbstruck, with no choice but to follow her. 'Is she insane or something? What.... couldn't she read my intentions? Or...... waaaaaah , my head is gonna explode. What is wrong with this girl?'

"There" Meko started, pointing towards a room. " Yuto and Kazuma would probably be inside already. If you are smart enough, please understand the circumstances and never reach me again" Saying so, she walked into the girls changing room. My mind was really struggling hard to process everything. 'Come to think of it, do I really need to actually kill her? If she had intended any harm, then she could have handed me to the police yesterday itself! Yet, she saved me,didn't she? But I don't think any of that explains her cold, shy, and creepy attitude, does it? Actually, should I be grateful to her and say thanks instead of harming her? GAAAAAAH !' With so much in mind, I entered the boy's changing room and some familiar voice greeted me. "Hey! You're quite early!'' Yuto exclaimed with a huge grin. "Hey Kanzaki, who's this guy?" Another guy who was there asked Yuto. 'She was right!' "Hey Minagi? You listening?" The other guy asked me with concern.
"Sorry, I was spacing out a bit"
"Figured that much. Hahaha. I'm Kazuma Fujioka from class 2-3"
"Yeah, I know already. Meko told me"
"I see! Speaking of which, how's she doing? The whole of class 2-3 is worried for her." Kazuma said with a really sad tone and worried eyes. 'What's going on?' My confusion must have shown on my face coz, both of them started telling me about Ichimatsu Meko. They took in turns and told me the whole story.
Meko was alone for a long time. There wasn't a single soul in this school who would talk to her. She was becoming more gloomy day by day, until she was left completely expressionless. The final blow was when her dad passed away. After that, she had become just like a robot. If anyone tried to help her, or speak to her, they would be treated as outcasts by the rest of the school. That's why, whenever anyone tried to get close to her, she would behave rudely. Which is why, all those who have a secret crush on her, still haven't been able to come out and confess.
'I see...... In short, she is a loner with incredible talents and lots of plus points. Lame, what use is that information to me ? I need information about the principal, not about girls. But still, I need to thank her, for that day, when she saved me from that situation. And maybe, I can be friends with her. Nah.... who cares? I'll just do the job and leave.'

"Okay, so today, those of you whose name I call out will have to jump upon these boxes. Ready? Shimada, you're up" the coach yelled all the while pointing to the 7 boxes that stood on the field. This is really easy for me, I can jump upon 12 boxes, no biggie... lot's failed, but most succeeded coz sensei was only picking out the athletes. Then, he called me too. As I took my position, a lot of girls cheered for me. As I waved back to them, I could see that weird girl, Ichimatsu being mocked at while she tried to calm a violent looking girl. Turning back my attention, I took off in the direction of those boxes, and without the help of the launcher, I effortlessly threw myself in the air while my hands rested on the cushion of the top box, did a backflip and then landed on my feet. Both the guys and the girls were gasping like idiots, except... "Even Meko can do that... so why does that newbie gets applauded and cheered while she gets mocked at, huh?" That ferocious looking girl with Meko shouted. But sadly, those shouts resulted in nothing, but a roar of laughter from a majority of our classmates and a nervous smile from our Ichimatsu, as she hurriedly tried to calm down the commotion, declining the fact and stating that someone as clumsy as her would never be able to do something like that. 'Maybe, I do want to do something for her after all. Huh ?' Be it thankfulness or pity, for some reason, I really want to be there for her, be with her and help her. I really really want to.....

"Hey, Ichimatsu!! You should at least try. Please?" I pleaded, immediately bringing the class down from a huge uproar, into a faint murmur. With sweat beads forming on her forehead, she tried to laugh it off. But I personally wanted to see her capability. Kneeling down in front of her, with pleading puppy like eyes, I said it again... "please?" This was a technique to lure a nervous, unsure woman to do what we want her to. This can only have effect if it is executed in front of a crowd.

With nervous steps, she made her way towards those boxes. Before taking her position, she judged something from the sidelines. Taking her position at a particular point, after calming herself with a sigh, she took of. As soon as she closed in at the boxes, using her right foot, she launched herself into the air. That too, without using the launcher. As soon as her hands came in contact with the cushion of the top box, she supposedly used her body weight to make her feet stand vertically in the air. As soon as her body was fully vertical, she used her palms to through herself further higher up into the air, to an incredible height. And then, with a magnificent backflip, came down. It would have been really awesome if she had not stumbled upon landing. Plus, after landing, she walked back towards that ferocious friend of her absolutely without any expression. In short, her exit was a total flop.

The third chapter..... hope you enjoyed it. Sorry about the late publish. If you like it, please leave a comment or vote. I you dislike it, then please state why. Your opinions would be really helpful.