Shiko looks at Aiko, confused, she slowly nods. Aiko gets closer and stands in front of Shiko while looking at the side instead of in her eyes. She crosses her arms.
Aiko: H-Hmph! As you may or may not have noticed; I bullied you before!~ she says with pride yet unsure of herself, Shiko looks at her, confused.
Shiko: Hm? You mean with cutting my hair? Aiko looks at her, annoyed
Aiko: N-No! Well... yea after. Gah! I put that gum in your hair on purpose! I was helping Nagisa, Erika and Lucy with their master plan!~ S-So you seemed less... girly..? She says again, unsure of herself. Shiko rubs the back of her neck, not knowing what to say for a bit
Shiko: U-Umm... okay... I mean I liked the way you styled my hair instead of ruining it purposely... You seem very talented at cutting hair and so on... I mean I wish you hadn't joined the bullies... but still... she averts her eyes, smiling very slightly, a lil uncomfortable. Aiko looks surprised
Aiko: E-Eh?! What's with that response!? I bullied you! Shouldn't you be mad..? She hits her own head
Gah! I should have ruined your hair! I just didn't want to lose my chance of practicing cutting hair seriously on a real person... she face palms and sighs
Damn it! I'm so in my head! I'll never be popular... she complains to herself, then re-realizes she's in front of someone else and shuts up, Shiko smiles a little and glances at the swing next to her
Shiko: H-Hey... why don't you sit down..? She says kinda hesitantly, Aiko puffs her face, annoyed
Aiko: W-Why!? I'm the bad one here! Know you place! Y-You can't tell me what to do! Hmph! She says, glancing side to side, unsure. Shiko sighs and smiles a little
Shiko: Because... you look like you have a lot bottled up... I'm kinda used to being bullied anyway so I'd rather listen to a freshman of mine rant to me a little... so, go ahead.. she says hesitently and kinda silently
Aiko thinks a bit but then gives up, grunts and sits down at the swing next to Shiko, she doesn't say anything until Shiko breaks the silence after a minute or two
Shiko: S-So..... why did you even want to bully me exactly..? She giggles a little uncomfortably, Aiko thinks about not answering but gives in after a while
Aiko: Because the girls said they'd take me in... join the popular girls... she says silently and clenches her fists. She kicks the ground.
But they just used me. After I cut your hair, I asked them a few times when I'd be included... they just looked down on me... she grunts and grinds her teeth
Ugh how could they not...! I shouldn't have been so blind.. She says silently, Shiko looks confused
Shiko: What...do you mean..? Aiko doesn't answer for a while, Shiko gulps, not knowing what to do, she takes a deep breath
L-look... Being popular doesn't mean anything... those girls are bad people.. they're not nice.. you're better of without being popular... you don't have to be a bully... she averts her eyes, Aiko raises her voice
Aiko: O-Of course I do! The faster I become a bully the better! Or other people will bully me like how they do to you! I already get made fun of enough because of how I look! She looks at Shiko, kinda angry. Shiko gulps
Shiko: O-oh... well.. she takes a deep breath and thinks a moment
Being a bully is no better. Also there is nothing wrong with how you look... in fact, you are really pretty... she smiles slightly,
Aiko madly kicks the ground a couple more times, annoyed. She raises her voice again.
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Hard Paper
Dla nastolatkówThe world is cruel indeed. Our story takes place in a school where that is no joke. Bullies are normal and nobody cares enough to do anything about them. Woman who don't bully are treated as fragile as paper and the men are supposed to be hard wille...
