If any of you guys want me to reupload what I had and remove them as I post the updates I can do that as well. Thanks for your support everyone. I'm currently learning game development so I got a little distracted from writing!
-Raoul
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The gymnasium stank of floor wax and sweaty desperation.
Ren sat on the bleachers beside Ryuji, Ann and Shiho chatting behind them. Ryuji's feeling for the rally was written all over him, as he was slumped in his seat so much that he had kneed the person in front of him twice.
"I hate thissssssssssss." Ryuji complained loudly
"Sakamoto, sit up you asshole!" The student in front of them snapped
"My bad dude, but you get it right?" Ryuji grumbled as he sat up.
"I feel you dude," Ren replied, "This is like a pathetic show that he is putting on to prove he isnt a washed up old man."
Below, Kamoshida played in the exhibition match with his team of teachers with a smug look of superiority, he, of course made sure to maintain his facade to his fellow teachers, but his arrogance slipped regularly. The opposing team, the school's volleyball team had pale faces of exhaustion. Every single one of the players had at least one obvious injury, many wearing braces, even those benched.
"He's playing against exhausted teenagers as a former professional athlete. I want to claw his smug face." Morgana stated
"You know it's bad when the physical representation of smugness says it." Ryuji grumbled
"Morgana or Cats?" Ren quipped back
"Hey!"
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Shiho's eyes meanwhile, tracked Mishima.
He was playing despite his limp, his brace and swollen eye. Most people would be impressed by his commitment to the sport, but Shiho was sure Kamoshida was not only the cause of those injuries, but also the reason he was forcing himself to play.
She eyed his wince every time he had to change directions suddenly, his braced leg's shake.
Ann, who had been talking, noticed Shiho had stopped listening and looked in the same direction as her best friend.
"Shiho, it isn't your fault. Kamoshida is at fault for doing it. You did not cause Mishima's injuries because you didn't get injured instead."
"It is though, I'm sure. I made Kamoshida mad and when I didn't show up to practice, he must have taken it out on Mishima. He gets it the worst honestly, but this is excessive. He's seriously injured." Shiho groaned as rubbed her cheeks in frustration.
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On the court, Kamoshida glanced at the bleachers to be greeted with the sight of Ann, and Shiho chatting, with a smile, tapping Ryuji and Ren on the shoulder and talking with them occasionally.
'Sluts! Don't you see im better than that criminal and deliquent?!' He thought in fury as he jumped into the air.
Ren who had been paying closer attention than the others to Kamoshida, was shocked by the amount of anger and malice in Kamoshida's eyes as he put a spin on his spike, the ball rebounding off the ground and slamming directly into Mishima's injured knee.
KRAK.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!" Mishima yelled as he collapsed onto the floor.
Kamoshida gave a brief smirk, but no one had noticed since the attention was focused on Mishima, who was being surrounded by others.
Finally calming down, Mishima opened his mouth only to shut it directly as he noticed Kamoshida had arrived. The group of students and medics helped Mishima off the court before,
CLAP CLAP.
"Let's continue!" Kamoshida declared and the match resumed as if nothing had happened.
Ryuji, eyes wide, stared at the court.
"For real?" he said blankly.
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Ren and Ryuji left a few minutes early, they couldn't take the glares from everyone due to their scowls towards Kamoshida, or rather, Ryuji wanted to go to the vending machine.
After getting their Water of Rebirth, they headed back towards the gymnasium to meet up with Ann and Shiho as they had promised prior to leaving. They took their phones out and Ren filled Ryuji in about Carl Jung, Archetypes and Tarot. Ryuji, despite being interested could barely grasp the symbolism and ended up just nodding along. Morgana and Ren trading questions and observations.
After waiting for 5 minutes, they began to worry. Morgana shifted in Ren's bag, and quietly said.
"They should be out by now"
Ren glancing at the gym door as two girls walked out.
"Poor Ann. She always gets pulled into dealing with him."
"Aren't they dating?"
"Maybe? Why is Suzui even friends with her? Gross."
Ren, Morgana, and Ryuji met eyes and nodded.
"Guys." Ren said firmly.
"I got the side exit," Ryuji said quickly darting away.
Hopping out of Ren's bag, Morgana broke into a sprint directly into the gym.
"Ren! I'll find you later, someone is getting scratched if anything happens to Lady Ann and Lady Shiho!" He growled.
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Inside the equipment room, Kamoshida stood with his arms crossed in front of the closed door. Looking at Ann and Shiho like they were lesser beings.
Ann and Shiho had been required to walk in first, Kamoshida appearing a gentleman to observers, but the silent threat would have been quite obvious to those who were looking. Unfortunately, no one was looking for such a thing. Ann standing in front of Shiho, she hadn't conciously decided to do it. She had simply done it despite being terrified herself.
"I will keep this brief," Kamoshida said with a pleasant tone "Suzui, I understand you are going through a lot, however the team needs you. With Mishima injured, we need all the help we can get. I think you know that."
Shiho simply remained silent, waiting for him to finish.
"And I think you understand that there are consequences for when my players decide to be difficult." He said with a lowered voice. "But, I think we can work this out, can we not?" He said as Ann and Shiho saw the perverted smile of the Shadow Kamoshida appear briefly on his face.
"You understand don't you Ann? I appreciate your cooperation." he said with a grin
Ann's stomach turned. She knew what he meant, he had all but said he would remove Shiho from her starting position unless she sent him…pictures of herself. Nothing excessive…yet.
She was stupid. She understood and internalized that deeply, especially as she sent it. No shit he was going to use that against her. But what was she supposed to do?!
"I'd hate to have to report that. The laws are very strict about this kind of thing. A shame about the photographer and subject. They truly photograph well." He winked
"What exactly do you want?!" Ann demanded defiantly.
"Suzui returns to the team and sees me for 'Special training'. She is starting, and she has already missed some practices. Ann, I'm sure you understand?" He said flatly, like a command.
"And if we don't?" Shiho asked.
"Well, there would be quite an unpleasant conversation with the administration, about a certain transfer student manipulating impressionable girls in compensated dating for a starting position, eh?"
?!?!
Before they could respond, Kamoshida spun on his heel opening the door and triumphantly walking away."You have until the board meeting. The earlier the better." He called back, licking his lips.
Morgana, luckily was out of his line of sight as the totally not-cat deftly jumped onto the nearby bleachers and hid. Glancing at Kamoshida briefly, he growled once more and darted towards the girls who were blankly leaving the equipment room.
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