Arakami

Your eyes were fixed on your best friend, who had just slapped you. Tears of pain and betrayal were streaming down your cheeks. And yet, just recently, everything had been fine...

It all started when a guy from your class approached you in the hallway, asking about a test and asking for the answers. After that, he started approaching you constantly about it. Your friend misunderstood and thought you were trying to get closer to him. Your friend had long harbored romantic feelings for this guy, but she didn't tell anyone, choosing to keep it a secret deep down in her heart. You didn't even suspect it, but it was precisely because of this that your friend began to sometimes betray you and hate you.

You acted as usual: asking her out, telling her everything that was going on with you, and just doing everything you always did. But she started to distance herself. Little by little at first, then more noticeably, and eventually she stopped paying attention to you altogether.

Now you're standing on the school stairs, talking to her about your friendship and what's going on between you. She's screaming about her feelings, that you don't understand her and are trying to steal her crush, though you don't understand who she's talking about. Her hand rises unexpectedly. Before you know it, your cheek is burning from the slap. Tears immediately flow from the pain, the misunderstanding, the betrayal. You look away from her and notice him, your school's bully. Arakami is a typical bully, just like the ones in the books. But even though he was a bully, he knew his limits and didn't fight just anyone unnecessarily.

He looked at you and your friend in surprise, still yelling insults and accusations at you. His gaze grew cold, trying to restrain himself from responding rudely to your "friend." His words came out sharply, knocking the screaming girl off her feet.

-What are you yelling about? Didn't you get fucked enough?

The guy grinned, walked up the stairs and pulled you to his chest, hugging you by the shoulders.