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Ep. 46 Helping
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Flashback

"Y/N this is heavy. Is it alright if you can take it?" Yui asks with a pouty grin on her face, carrying the same amount of stacks Crystal was walking with just ahead.

With literally no excuse why you shouldn't carry them you decided to be a great patron today and took about three pieces of papers from the stack.

"You're welcome" You gave her a thumbs up before she just pauses and fumes.

"Y/N! Not like that!!"

From in front, Crystal was having trouble to keep her balance. The kids around her snickered and kept making degrading insults, making Crystal become a lot less focus.

"Hehe look at how she walks"
"More like waddles"
"Lol"

"Shit!" You shouted as you dove for her body, letting go of the papers as you managed to slide beneath her just in time.

She lands on your chest, your breast being used like some sort of cushion to lighten her fall.

Everybody around you gasps as they stood in shock at the scene that prevailed. As the papers Crystal dropped scattered across the floor, even some just floating down, her body laid on top of yours as you held your head.

'Ow, fuck that hurt like a butt cheek on a stick' You thought to yourself before mentally laughing at your own joke before remembering you were in pain again.

"You alright?" You asked her as she seemed confused and winded, she stammers before getting off of me as quickly as she could.

'Wait, isn't she that girl from my class?!' Crystal asked herself.

"Ahhh shit, that was a concussion waiting to happen" You groaned as you lifted your upper body up, holding the back of your literal throbbing head "Ouch, it hurts to even think"

"A-Are you ok?" Crystal asks, a bit shyly as she swallows her pride to give you a helping hand. 'I might as well, she did get hurt trying to help me, even if she's one of the popular kids'

"Y/N are you ok?!"
"That must've been quite the fall"
"Do you need help up?" Some of the kids in the hallways asked, along with a worried Yui kneeling by your side.

"Y/N, do you need me to take you to the nurse!? That much weight falling onto you must've hurt a lot!" Yui says slyly as she wraps her hands around your own.

"Damn, y'all never heard of personal space before?" You shouted out at the kids surrounding you "I'm fine, y'all treating it like I haven't gotten a few whacks to my head before"

The kids around you all looked at you confusingly before remembering your backstory of being a gangster even through some forgotten.

"Oh yeah, you were a gangster"
"I only heard from the rumors through, you don't seem to be bad"
"I totally forgotten"
"It's been such a long time since the authors written this story she totally forgotten how your backstory goes thus we as the side characters are completely oblivious!"
"... Jung, you say the craziest shit sometimes"

Little did they know it was your mother who ever smacked your head upside down.

At that time, Crystal was just trying to pick up all the scattered papers on the floor by herself. As she was trying to take another piece, somebody from the crowd stepped on it with no real care as she mumbles.

'Yeah. I should've known, being involved with her is bad news' Crystal thinks as she glances at your happily oblivious form. 'Nice or not, she could always be faking it'

As the crowd were slowly walking away after making sure you were alright. You heard a desperate yell down the hallway calling out for you.

"Y/N what happened?!" Daniel shouts as he pants, catching up to your form as you had gotten up and dusted your skirt. "I-I saw the commotion, did you get hurt? Do-Do you need me to get you some medicine? How about a soda!?"

Why did he offer you a soda?

You watched Crystal at the corner of your eye, she was still cleaning up the mess of papers surrounding the floor. The kids still gossiping about her, still snickering at her when they noticed she was alone doing that.

"Fat pig"
"Look at her scrambling"
"She looks like a cow learning to dance!"

You felt the back of your head throbbing again, but probably not because of the fall, but of the huge migraine you're gonna have because of all the whispering around you.

"Daniel, I just need you to help me pick up these papers" You said before looking at Yui who was holding onto your back like your newly wedded bride. "And Yui, where the stacks of papers you were holding?"

"Oh, I gave them to my friend to hold onto!" Yui smiles as she clasps her hands together, tilting her head "Come here! I need my papers"

A random girl you've never seen before comes up to Yui, frantically trying to give them back like a maid trying to please her Lady's orders.

"See? I'm not like some screw up like somebody else here!" Yui smiles.

"..." You stayed silent as you watched Daniel help up all of Crystal's papers, smiling happily as he handed them to her. "Yui" You began, trying to be discrete to not embarrass her "The bitch look doesn't look good on anybody, so I suggest you to drop it"

You walked off towards Daniel and Crystal, helping them to pick up a bunch of papers as well before walking towards the class. Leaving Yui with a stunned look on her face. She starts to turn red, her eyes glaring down at Crystal as she bites her bottom lip.

'That piggy bitch! Acting all innocent and helpless, she's totally manipulating Y/N!'

The crowd began to whisper about you two helping Crystal. Wondering why the most hottest students in school were paying mind to her.

"Omg, that pig is surrounded by hotties"
"She's trying to act all weak!"
"What a slut"

Crystal heard all the criticisms behind her, silently holding the stack of papers as the two of you walked by her side. Casually talking to each other.

'How... did it become like this?'

***
LATER IN CLASS

"Did you see DG's show yesterday?"
"He's so cool"
"Gah! He's so awesome!"

'As usual, they don't say a single word to me. Which isn't surprising' Crystal thinks as she munches on her boiled fish.

"Wow!" An obnoxious voice rang out as Crystal looks up to see Yui leaning over her "Crystal, I didn't know you liked broiled fish! Here, have some of mine too"

As Yui was in the middle of giving Crystal the broiled fish using her chopsticks, you appeared from behind Crystal. Before Yui could hand the fish over you gobbled it up.

You chewed it up, surprising the other girls and Yui as you swallowed it up in a gulp.

"Y-Y/N?" Daniel taps your shoulder "That was for Crystal, you didn't have to take it"

You thumbed the bottom of your lip, sticking your tongue out as you stared right into Yui's eyes "Yui, come on, I thought we were friends. How come you didn't come to me first when offering food?"

She flinches at your glare, it looked as if a fire was lit into them as she smiles back nervously. "Sorry Y/N! I just thought she'll want it more, next time I'll keep it in mind"

She clicks her tongue silently before walking away. The girls who seemed to be her bitchy friends followed right behind her as you watched.

***
(IF YOU DON'T LIKE FISH)

You placed a hand over your mouth, slightly gagging as your stomach felt wheezy.

'Ugh, fuck fish. How does anybody like seafood?' You think to yourself as Daniel worriedly places a hand over your shoulder.

"Y/N are you alright?"

Crystal looks up at you with a strange look in her eyes. 'Did she just...? No it can't be. A girl like her being nice to somebody like me?'

***
(IF YOU DO LIKE FISH)

You licked your lips before looking down at the in awe Crystal. Her eyebrows furrowing behind her glasses as you gave her a thumbs up.

"Dude, forreal tho can I still have more fish?" You asked her as she shoots you an estranged look.

"Sure?"
***

"That fat pig she lose some weight" Yui spits into the trash can, her eyebrows knitting together "And learn her damn place"

... THE LEADER OF THE GIRLS WOULD NEVER COME FOWARD

"She's waving her little pig tail to Y/N and Daniel" One of the girls laughed.
"Were always on your side Yui"
"Lol"

***

As the school day ended, Daniel and you had just picked up some dog food at the grocery store. Planning to slide by to see if the stray dog in your neighborhood was hungry.

"Hey Y/N?" Daniel spoke up to you while holding a bag filled with treats.

You glanced at him as he seemed a bit conflicted.

"Do... you hate Crystal?"

You scratched the back of your head "... why'd ya think that?"

"I mean the girls seem so nice to her but you seem a little off, you glare at her in the middle of class. You even took her food... Did she do something wrong?" Daniel asks in the most oblivious way possible.

"Huh?!" You gave him a weird look "When did I glare at her? ... oh never mind. I see where you're coming from" You suddenly remembered that you were actually glaring at the girls who were treating her badly in the middle of class. You guessed it looked like you were glaring at her due to how close the gals were sitting next to her. But even so, damn was Daniel oblivious.

"No I don't hate her" You said "I'm actually trying to be friends with her"

"Wha-Really?!" Daniel asks all excitedly as you nodded with a big grin.

"Hell ye— WOAH FUCK!" You stopped mid sentence, feeling your body launch forward as you tripped over something. You landed face first into the cemented ground as you shouted various cuss words that even Daniel hadn't heard off.

"Huh? Crystal?" Daniel exclaims as he lends you a hand to get up "Why're you crouching in the middle of the road?"

"Yeah, good fucking question" You held the side of your head. "Why are you in the middle of the road?"

"Woof woof!" You glanced over at the noise, finding Crystal was actually petting the stray dog.

"It's really none of your guy's business" Crystal mumbles under her breath, still on guard to the both of you.

"Oh really?" You cracked a sadistic smirk "So I wonder who's good we're carrying?" You grabbed the dog food outta Daniel's bag before swinging it around.

"She kinda looked like a stray so we brought some food" Daniel explains "Crystal, did you come to see the dogs too?"

'These pretty people are kinda weird... So, I guess they like dogs too? But why strays?' Crystal wonders.

"You dummies, you guys only brought food! She needs water too" Crystal scolded the two of you.

"Oh, really?" Daniel asks as he leans over you, watching you pet the dog too.

Something than caught your eyes as you point it out "Hey, is the dog bloated or something? Her stomach looks a lil big"

"She's pregnant" Crystal deadpanned.

"... So puppies?" You squealed girlishly as Daniel and Crystal stared at you after your totally out of character squeal.

"What?" You asked "I love puppies and dogs. As long as it's not some worshipped god from some evil cult it's all good"

"..." The two stayed silent before shaking it off.

"By the way the dogs name is Enu" Crystal explains "I think she was abandoned by her owners because they moved or something. She's wary of humans but she doesn't bite hard"

You watched as Enu took Crystal's entire hand in her mouth. 'Wow, high pain tolerance' You thought.

"Hey, eat the food not my hand!" Crystal smiles.

You let out a small chuckle "You're super nice, ya know that? Hey, how bout' we become friends? You can talk to us anytime ya want, we don't bite. Oh atleast he doesn't"

"Yeah! Isn't school life a lil hard on ya? We can—" Daniel smiles.

"You're Y/N and Daniel right?" Crystal began as she looks up at us "Thanks for your help, but I don't need any pity or sympathy"

You stood by, staring at her seriously as Enu chews on Crystal's hand.

"Enu... she's fighting alone, she doesn't have anybody by her side. And I can survive alone myself too" Crystal states before looking down "After all, I'm not as weak as you think"

A sudden familiar feeling hits you, almost your life, you had helped many weak or bullied kids in the past. Thinking they couldn't fend for themselves.

Johan instantly reminded you of that, his innocent smiling form from when he was a kid to how he glared up at you in the tournament flashed through your head.

Damn it, now you started to realize you had latched onto Daniel as well. What if your relationship with him turned sour like Johan and your's? No way! He's different! You won't let that happen.

"AGH! THE FEELS!!" You shouted frustratingly before clasping onto Crystal's hands, taking her by surprise "Crystal! If you ever, ever need help, don't ever hesitate to message me! Here's my Line!"

"Huh?" Crystal tilts her head as you gave her your contact information whilst begging for hers.

"Oh, I'm pretty new on Line through, so don't put me in some kind of spam folder if you receive a message. If there is a spam folder. Dunno" You pointed out.

"Honestly, What is with those two?" Crystal thinks as she pats her hair with a towel, instead of using her chubby form she's in her skinny body. "Are they pretending to be nice or not? Seriously, if they are they're doing a great job at acting"

"I still can't believe they would transfer me into the same class as him! But honestly the both of them are so unusual, one more than the other"

I HAVE TWO BODIES

"Ugh, are you serious? 87 calls and 103 messages when I was out? Seriously, the guys always go for the pretty girls, always. That's why the world is so fake" Crystal clicks her tongue in annoyance as she unlocks her phone.

She sees a text that catches her eye through.

"Huh? Who's this?" She opens into the message box, the only name that was set up was 'Unknown' and there was no profile picture. 

The message read:
Unknown: sup it's me

Even through you hadn't specify who "me" was, Crystal had a good idea at which idiot sent her that message. She lets out a laugh as she rolls her eyes.

She types into her phone, answering back with a simple yet sweet message "dummy, you can't say 'me' without telling me who you are"

That was the only message she responded too, the only one out of 102 other messages.

I LIVE 12 HOUR SEGMENTS.

Crystal slides her phone into her pocket, she had changed into a business suit as she slips on some high heels.

"Well than..." She sighs.

AND MY REAL LIFE STARTS AT NIGHT

"I should go to work, maybe stop by CVS later too" Crystal contemplates.

***
AT YOUR HOME

You heard a ding on your phone, looking at it, it was Crystal's message.

Crystal: dummy, you can't say 'me' without telling me who you are

You began to respond back.

Unknown: i do what i want