Mixed Emotions - Jinguji Fanfic

Chapter 10

I was pinned to the wall by Jinguji and started shivering in fear.

"Please...go away!" I pleaded.

I saw Jinguji's face come closer to mine.

"N-no!" I said closing my eyes, ready for the worst.

When nothing happened, I noticed that Tsukiko had seized one of Jinguji's arm.

"Jinguji, please stop. She doesn't want any of this" Tsukiko said quietly yet with confidence.

"What role in this problem do you have?" Jinguji said glaring at her. I tried to move but my body wouldn't obey.

"I'm her friend, and friends help each other." Tsukiko said frowning for some reason.

                      SMACK!

Jinguji...had slapped Tsukiko. She began crying. My body unfroze, but I just stood there, shocked.

"Did...you just...slap me?" Tsukiko stuttered while tears rolled down her cheek.

"I SAID YOU DON'T HAVE A ROLE IN THIS PROBLEM! GO AWAY!" Jinguji shouted angrily.

I had passed my shock and rushed over to Tsukiko.

"Tsukiko?" I said with a worried look.

"M-Misaki!" She said and began crying in my arms.

I looked at Jinguji in disgust.

"What is wrong with you?! Don't ever come near me again, you woman abuser!" I screamed.

"Let's go, Tsukiko." I said softly and helped her up. We went into Tsukiko's Uncle's break room.

I brought her tissues on the side table and went out to find Syo. Luckily, he was on a nearby bench composing music.

"Syo!" I called out. He looked up and I ran over to him.

"Just come with me and I'll explain on the way." I said taking his hand and dragged him away.

By the time we arrived in the room Tsukiko was in, I had roughly explained everything to him and his expression grew worse by the second.

He ran into the room, out of breath from running with me.

"Are you all right? Does anything hurt?" Syo said and immediately sprinted over to Tsukiko even though it was a 2 yard distance from the couch she was sitting on.

"Cheek..." Tsukiko replied and began sobbing again.

"Misaki, who did this to her?" Syo asked witha hint of anger in his eyes as he caressed Tsukiko in his arms.

"....." I couldn't say his name.

"Misaki, please tell me." Syo pressed.

"Jing..."

"Jing?"

"Jinguji."

"R-Ren?!"

"Yeah." I said quietly.

"When I find him, I'm gonna kill him!" He said, clenching his hands into a fist.

"No, promise both of you will still be part of STARISH!" I said, resisting the urge to cry.

"I promise." He said calmly. "So, how did this happen in the first place. We were rushing so I only heard half of it."

I explained to him how I was avoiding Jinguji because he was cheating on me; on the first day of our relationship too. Then, I told him how Jinguji had tryed to force a kiss on me and Tsukiko had tried to stop him but got hurt. He took all this in.

"So basically... he's 2- timing?" Syo said and began brushing his hand along Tsukiko's hair.

"I guess... I knew I shouldn't have said yes to his confession." I said, regretting everything I did with him.

Suddenly the door flew open.

"All of that is wrong and a misunderstanding."

It was Jinguji!