MAJI no Fight

Part I

She was waiting by the riverbank for three hours now. The person who she was supposed to meet was late for two hours and fifty minutes already and Rena felt frustrated. They agreed on a friendly date; Sae was supposed to take her to the movies but the said girl still was nowhere to be seen and she didn’t even answer Rena’s calls. The raven haired girl gritted her teeth for the nth time in those three hours. She prepared for today with a special care. The girl was wearing a white dress with a light brown belt and matching sandals. Her hair was tied in two low-loose ponytails, nails neatly polished. Rena had a brown bag over her shoulder and a silver watch on her right wrist.

The girl frowned and looked around. There were many people by the river and it made her all the more vexed because she hated crowded places; of course, there were some exceptions. To think she sacrificed herself for the person who was so late… Suddenly she felt vibrations coming from inside the bag and she sighed. The girl picked her phone from inside the bag and noticed a message came. The sender’s name on the screen was not the one she expected though and came at the wrong time. At least Sae could have left her the message with the explanation of why she’s late or that she won’t be coming. Now of course she knew the message had totally different contents inside and all uninterested the girl opened it.
 
[You have a job.]

The girl scoffed and gripped tightly the hem of her dress. Rena wanted to ditch this job really badly as she still had hopes of Sae coming to meet her. However, when she was about to put the phone away another message came. Its contents made Rena’s heart stop.

[I heard someone named Gakuran is being beaten there. You should hurry. –address–]

Her eyes widened and the phone fell down on the pavement. The raven haired girl was so afraid right now…afraid to lose Sae… She might even be too late to save her… The Ikemen girl could be even… The ‘d word’ was the worst case scenario and Rena didn’t really want to think about such an outcome. The pale girl’s terrified gaze stared at the river, her shaking hands clutching onto the railing tightly. A headache crept up slowly and then exploded vastly inside her head. It was extremely painful and nearly unbearable. It felt like many sledgehammers were being rammed onto her head while at the same time being stabbed with a sharp dagger with it being inside the hole it made.

Rena couldn’t stand the pain anymore and screamed, unable to take in the ache. The raven haired girl began hearing voices and she knew what was about to come. Whispers in her head were becoming more powerful screams which only made the headache turn even stronger than before. She held onto the railing so tightly that her hands became paler than ever. Matsui was afraid to move even an inch; she didn’t even flutter an eyelid. Her breathing was haggard and her voice came out raspy when all of the sudden she screamed with all her might.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Then, after few minutes of silence, she opened her eyes. Some minutes ago, while Rena was still fighting the pain, people were considering the thought of helping her. She looked fragile, scared, lonely and weak. Now some of them were making clever decision – hiding kids, leaving the park, going further away from Rena. It was a wise decision because her eyes now were dark and cold, and a wide devious smile was apparent on her face. The air suddenly became cold, even though it was midsummer and the sun was shining really brightly. Rena began biting on her nails which was followed by a fit of giggles. In between the giggles and the sounds of nails clicking the word ‘BUKKOROSU’ slipped out of her mouth, though it was in a playful manner.

The people who were still around stared at her in a weird way, probably thinking she ran away from the asylum. However, the raven haired girl did not pay any attention to them because she was already thinking about the job that awaited her. Rena started walking towards the direction she needed when suddenly someone lightly tapped her leg. With an amused expression on her face Matsui turned around only to find a small girl standing in front of her, holding a mobile phone towards the crazy girl. Even in her crazy mode Rena loved kids and she never hurt them. She giggled and squatted down so to face the little one.

“Nee…what’s your name?” the raven haired girl asked while biting on her nails and tilted her head.

“Kato Rena desu.” It seemed the girl was not afraid of her at all, unlike most of the people here, and it amazed the crazy girl. “This is your phone, right?”

“Hahaha…” gladly the raven haired was still in Chuukara mode, so her giggling came out rather soft and mild when compared to the usual. “It’s mine~ But…can you hold it for me…? Haha… Nee, would you...be able to bring it here…tomorrow, around the same time?”

“Un. I come here every day to play.” The little Rena smiled and put the phone in her overall’s pocket. “Eto…can I know your name?”

To the older one the kid was really like some newfound land and she giggled even more. The little Rena looked like a smart kid and it captivated the older raven haired a lot.

“Me?.. Hahaha… I’m also Rena… Matsui Rena… Hahaha…”

The little one was enthralled by this discovery and smiled happily.

“Uwa~ Another Rena… Suggoii~”

“Hahaha… Now I have to go… See you tomorrow…”

Younger one nodded her head, waved at the giggling girl and then skipped away. The older Rena was delighted by such a brave girl and stood up while tilting her head to the side. There were only a few people who were not afraid of her Gekikara state, those few being Yuko-san, Maeda-san, Gakuran and Misa-chan. Now this little version of hers could be added to the list. She smiled one last time, then put her hand behind the neck, held it and cracked it. Tossing all the unnecessary thoughts away she left the park and the riverbank, heading towards the address in the message. Slowly from Chuukara she turned into Gekikara; her mind set only on one thing: revenge.