"Nako, you loser!"
"Nako you're pathetic!"
That's what they usually calls me. And i, i am so used with that.
This school is a wide and open place, one small mistake and you'll be judged and attacked, especially if you're a commoner like me.
"Look at her, she's not really likable, she was just small but I don't think she's cute"
Yeah, you can call it whatever you want. After all it was your opinion, not mine. I keep on walking away like I am not hearing a single thing from them. I am a cry baby at first, not until i realized that no one gives a damn about it.
"Here she comes.."
All of them set their stuff to throw at me As i walk in the hallway.
"Fire in the hall!"
All of them threw a different kind of stuff as I walk pass them.
I can imagine myself crying if I am still the old me, but my heart was finally stoned to the pain that i once succumbed, I just get used of it, them bullying me, them ridiculing me. This is the daily drama here in school.
"Hey.."
Someone behind me approaches. I must be dreaming, Who in the world would approach an ill-favored, good for nothing, petite wench like me?
"Hey, wait up!"
For somehow, I have felt a different warmth in my hand. I turned around
*panting* "Girl, you're walking too fast, I can't catch up you know"
I look at her, she was wearing the same uniform as mine but I haven't seen her around.
I was stuck looking at her..
She's tall, Her complexion is slightly dark, her eyes are beautiful are wide and beautiful, like an ocean.. She's downright, jaw-dropping, dead gorgeous.. She's astoundingly beautiful.. and here I am, just a garbage compare to her.
"Earth to small people, hello?"
Then she pinches me?
I was just staring at her. She suddenly pinched my nose..
"Hey!" I said.
"You're cute" she said then she pinches my face harder.
"Hey stop it!" Then I gently pushes her away. "Who are you? And why are you here?"
"First of all, we're in the same university"
"I know right. Your uniform said it before"
"Second, you're so adorable!"
"I am not adorable so who the heck are you?" I said but instead of answering, she just smiled and grabs my hand then rubs.
"H-hey, Wait! Where are you going?"
"To the place that only the two of us knows!" She said.
"But i cannot trust you! Mom says don't talk to strangers!"
"But i am not just a stranger, we can be friends!"
"But i don't know your name yet!"
She just looks at me and smiled. "Trust me"
Her eyes are gleaming, it was shining beautifully that it radiates the sun. I tried to lose my grasp on her but I lose the strength to fight the moment she holds my hand. I completely lose it, I fell into her eyes, i was defenseless and she caught me off guard.
Everything suddenly feels good and light.. But something tells me that I should not trust her, I don't even know her name, and it seems that she doesn't have any plans on telling me.
But the warmth that comes from her hand objectifies every thoughts against her that is coming from my mind. What should I do?
We finally reached our destination, it was a beautiful scenery, it was my first time being here, it looks unrealistic, but beautiful.
The reddish sunset completes the scenery as both of us stared at it and appreciate the beauty that it offers.
A subtle wind suddenly breezes, it feels good.. So good that, I don't want to go home now..
"How do you feel?" She suddenly asked then looks at me.
I didn't answer, not because i didn't trust her but simply because..
"It seems that you're not a fond of people, aren't you? Your eyes tells me that you're getting annoyed when you're around them.."
Something tells me that
"You don't trust people, aren't you?"
I shouldn't be with you..
"That's your kind of normal, right?" She asked.
"I simply hate people, that's all" I said then looks away and focused on the sunset.
Something tells me that you're going to hurt me, you're going to betray me..
"Perhaps there's a valid reason why you hate people. People are the most beautiful creature that descended from above you know"
My head says no..
Then she holds my hand as she laid her gentle eyes on me. "And you're one of those"
But my heart says go..
We got both of our eyes locked up to each other the wind that breezes around somehow whispers that i should follow what my heart was saying..
Even if i don't know what her name is..
I gently removed my hands and look away. "How can you say so? How can you tell that they are? They're all cruel" I said. "Their vast hostility is what defines them. I hate myself for being one of them"
"I used to have the same mindset too you know" then she stares at the sun that is rising down.. "I hate people, I don't want them around, they disgust me" the sun slowly lowers down but the sparkles in her eyes still lingers.. "They're all mean, and cruel.. but lately, I realized that.. this world has too much of bad people, what good still remains? So.. i decided that ... if no one wants to be a good person" then she stares at me again with a pure and genuine smile that no one had ever gave. "Be a good one. It should all start with you" then she puts her head on my shoulders and holds my hand so tight as she closed her eyes and puts her others hands on my waste. "You're so warm and soft. I have tranquility when I saw you and now, I feel like i am resting on the safest haven.."
I just let her talk while looking at the ocean as the sun completely falls down and the moon finally rises.
"Never even thought that your side is the safest place to stay.. I should have known.."
I saw my reflection, it feels weird and strange but I am enjoying the moment with a stranger whom I just met, who doesn't want to say her name..
When I feel like she's falling asleep, I gently remove her hands off me and quietly walks away.
It's already evening, I checked the time.. it's already 8:30. I never thought that I stayed with her for that long. I quietly arrived at home, there's no one here, no one but my filthy self. Books and dirty laundries are scattered everywhere, I am this messy and unorganized, my house somehow depicts my life right now, messy and disarranged. I skip my meal and went to bed. Perhaps I'll call it a day..
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Another morning had passed, another scenario at school, nothing changes..
"Here comes the loser.."
I closed my eyes and waited for them to throw something at me..
Not until..
"Don't touch her!"
I have felt a warmth embrace again. I opened my eyes, it was her. Everyone suddenly stopped. She hids me from behind and walks.
"I'll protect you" she said, she looks at me again. "I'll definitely do" then she grabs my hand and runs away from school. She took me again to that place, that beautiful place that I haven't seen not even in my fairest dreams.
"You do realize that we're slacking our classes" I said.
"What good shall it brought? You're letting yourself be hurt by them? That's kind of unthinkable you know.. Why are you letting people treats you and do rude things to you?"
"At least they're not stoning me to death. They should have let me live because i their lives would be pretty boring without me"
"That's one unjustifying reason you know. It was never good to let them treat you like that.."
"But i am starting to like it"
She just looks at me, i look down.
"Deep inside, you don't like it, do you? But you have no choice, you have no guts to fight because you refused to fight in the first place"
I remained speechless like I always do. Not because she's right but because I am just... perhaps she's right.. i started like this, i don't fight back because I'm small, I'm weak.. I'm ugly.. I'm .. I'm..
She gently holds my face and wipes the subtle tears that was falling from my eyes as she leans her nose closer and locked her eyes on mine.
"Tell me" she whispers..
I can feel both of our hearts beating rapidly. I hold her face and press my body closer to her.
"I don't have a strength.." I answered. "I am weak.."
"That's because you choose to be weak and refuse to reveal that sleeping powers of yours.."
"I am small.. and fragile.."
"But the real strength comes through inside.." then she holds my chest "In your heart. This is the real foundation of strength. I will help you to find that strength, I'll make you feel what a special person like you should feel.."
Then she puts my head on her warm and broad shoulders.
We spend our days like this, Meeting each other at school and going here. It was fun, I finally forgot what was I, what I see myself, because of her, because of how she makes me feel.
Not until..
She suddenly left for no reason, I saw her one time, I called her out but she ignores, she just walks away. I tried finding the secret place that only the both of us knows but I can't find it, I got lost, I got lonely.. I was devastated.. I should have listened to what my head was saying, never to trust her, never to trust people, they're all just the same. People do really come and go huh? Human's nature, that's why I hate being a human.
Another day had passed..
It was all normal, everything went back to the way it was. the school remained silent.
They're still bullying me, they're still throwing things at me. The only difference is that I became so numb, number than before. The feeling of nothingness finally devours me. I cannot feel anything anymore after she left me..
I went to the library to look for a book when something drops by in purpose.. It seems like an old notebook, i cannot tell how old it is but it was rugged and ratted by the time. I picked up the notebook and secretly sneak it outside but the librarian caught me.
"ahem? What's that thing youre hiding, Miss Yabuki?" she asked.
I show her the notebook. She was astounded, her jaw suddenly dropped as she starts quivering in fear.
"Are you okay mam?" I asked.
The librarian calmed herself.
"Let's go outside and I'll tell you" she said.
We quietly went outside.
"That library was owned by a grade 9 student named Ahem Yujin" the library said.
"That's a beautiful name." I said. "And I can tell that she's beautiful either"
"Ang Yujin is a slender woman who is popular to men because of her looks and was hated by women because of the massive attention she's garnering from men. One day, she was found hanging on the room 129"
My eyes suddenly widens..
"That's our room"
"That notebook was found underneath her.." then she looks down. "I am not convinced that she committed suicide.. Because she was smiling when the last time I saw her, it seems that she was excited to meet someone.."
I look at the old notebook. It was kind of dusty so i wipes it off.
"Have you read it already?" I asked.
The librarian just tilted her head.
I commented "What kind of person is Ahn Yujin, I wonder?"
"Read that notebook if you want to know.."
I slack my classes again and opened the notebook, I suddenly found the way to that secret place where she usually takes me. I went to that place and looks around, the sun is beautiful..
There's a bay and not too far, there's a school! I went to that school as I start reading the diary .."My name is Ahn Yujin, I am 13 years old, Grade 9 student from Seoul School of Performing Arts."
Seoul.. SOPA? That's where i'm studying too!! How come? I continued on reading while walking..
"I want to be a performer someday, I can play Piano, guitar and Violin.. I can dance and sing but.. for somehow, it seems that performing isn't right for me.."
There's a lot of personal things that was written there so I skipped it. I finally reached an entry where every stuff that happens on her was written, from someone asks her out, to her being bullied and stuff. I know what I'm doing is a bad habit, I should not pry about other people's business.. but something tells me that this material that I am holding right now has something very important to say, what is it? It has nothing but some personal stuff..
I suddenly stopped to a building.. This place looks familiar. I went inside as I saw a very familiar person.
"YOU!???" I said.
She looks at me in aghast then i pinned her on the wall. "Why did you left?" I asked. "Why!?"
Yujin holds my face.. "I didn't left.. I looked for you.."
Tears from her eyes subtlety fell down.
"Liar!" I cried. "You left.. you came without a sign... and left without a warning... You.. you.."
She was looking at me with eyes full of guilt then she noticed the notebook that I was holding.. "that notebook.. where did you find it?"
I didn't answer, I turned my back on her and walks away but she grabs me and pins me to the wall. "Where did you find this?"
I was just staring at her..
She gently grabs the old notebook and wipes her tears and walks a little distance from me. She burst a small yet forced laughter "This is my notebook."
My eyes suddenly widens..
"You're... you're.."
I put my hands on my lips as I was breaking from everything that I have heard..
"Y-you're ..you're Ahn Yujin?"
She looks at me with those sad eyes, it was drenched and swollen.
I start shaking with fear as I tried to run away but she grabs me closer to her and restrained me with her embrace. "Let me go!" I said while punching her. "This was all just a dream, this was all just a dream! Just a dream! I'm just being crazy.."
"This is not a dream!"
"Wake me up! Wake me up in this nonsense!"
"I took you here okay!?" Yujin said then cries.. "I took you here, I simply took you here.."
I never said a word again..
"Because you look like a friend whom I loved.. No.." then she holds my face "You are her.. right? You're her.."
"No.. no.. you must be mistaken.." then I pushed her and run. "This isn't all real! I must be dreaming! Wake me up please, wake me up.."
I suddenly stopped and starts crying, I can tell that she was just behind me, I can feel her presence, the warmth that she once provided me..
"I took you here.. this school that we're currently standing in was the school that you're currently studying.."
She slowly embraced me and puts her head on my shoulders. "Nako is your name right? I am secretly watching you.. I want to be your friend but I don't know how to approach you.." she said then hugs me tighter. "You're so soft and warm. I have felt the safety when i put my head to yours.. when I hugged you and felt that subtle warmth from your body.."
I lean myself closer to hers and cried on her shoulders..
"I.."
Butterflies suddenly swarmed around us as her body starts fading away..
"Hey, what's going on!?"
"It's about time Nako" then smiles as she lets go of me and started to float alongside with butterflies but I grabbed her hand and tries to pulls her closer to me. "No! I won't let it! You're going to stay with me.."
"But i have been wondering this world for too long.. Let go now Nako.."
"No!! I want you to be here! with me! Please!!" I cried..
"Nako, we will meet.. In another life.." then she lets go of my hand as the butterflies tooks her above..
"YUJIN!!!!!!!"
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Nako woke up, she was panting.
"That was a weird dream" she thought. "I was being bullied, there was a girl, time traveling and stuff.. that girl.. she's beautiful.. but I wonder, what her name is?"
She went outside to take a breakfast and went outside. "There was a beautiful place at the back of our school.. weird.. so weird.."
She went outside biting a bread on her mouth.
"Good morning Nako!" One of her classmates greeted"
"Goodmorning!"
She was in a hurry that she didn't noticed a person in front of her.
"Awe!!"
She accidentally dropped her stuff. Nako helped her up until Nako noticed her hand.
She suddenly stopped. "Those hands, i have seen it before.. but where.."
Both of them looks at each other as they slowly stands up.
Both of them got locked up to each other's eyes as Nako slowly return her stuff to her..
"You.." both of them said in unison
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