Peony POV

I took my sweet time walking slowly towards the classroom. Huffing my breath as I pull all mights inside my heart and soul to once again facing this situation.

It's been a while since Yu acted out like that. But this time, it's serious. He punched someone at the cafeteria during lunch break. And, the boy now is at the hospital.

So, instead of normal detention, he got himself what we called a confinement. The school placed him solely inside an empty classroom, far from the school building. He will be under investigation for the battery, but I don't know what happened during the discussion.

The victim's family decided to withdraw the case.

As usual, I need to pick him up from detention; or in this care confinement as his class rep. Even though I felt heavy-hearted, this is my responsibility and I know I should put away anything personal.

But, can I face him alone after what happened between us?

***

Peony pushed the door slowly, peeking inside the room. She saw Yu, who was sitting on the table, staring outside the window. The window was small, and was put a bit higher. It's sad to say, the scene really looked like it was in prison.

"You are free to go," Peony tried to control her stutter. Especially, when Yu moved his head to the side and locked eyes with her.

The boy never bothered to move, not even an inch. He seemed so calm and probably adjusting himself in this dreadful situation.

Peony's heart slowly melted when she saw how calm he was. That face always made her lose the inner self battle whether she hated him or pity him.

So, to avoid any more sympathy, she stepped inside the classroom, grabbed his bag and shoved it to him. The sooner he left, the better.

"Let's go home," said Peony.

All of a sudden, she was jolting into a deep embrace. Instead of grabbing his bag, Yu decided to grab the lady and pulled her into a deep hug. Peony was too shocked to even properly breathe.

"What are you-"

"Just for five minutes..." Yu whispered, slowly to her. And again, Peony lost it. Her brain said no, but her heart felt the warmth, snuggled inside the hug.

No words exchange. No argument. No scream. Nothing. Just a sound of nature from the forest and fans that cool them down. Heart that beats moderately, with regulated breath from both of them.

"Five minutes is over," Peony shoved Yu's body away, but the guy held her shoulder tight and made her look at his eyes with those dark gaze.

"Let me go! You hurt me!" Peony squeaked a bit. After a few struggles, Yu let her go. Peony stepped back away from Yu.

The boy huffed as he snatched his bag from Peony. He swung the bag over his shoulder, ready to leave the room.

"Yu," Peony balled her fist, supressed the anger that boiled inside her. She had enough of Yu who always looking for trouble.

"Yes?" Yu respond.

"Why are you keep on looking for troubles? Aren't you feel tired of getting punishment? I am sick of all this! Everytime when you are in trouble, I am the one who needs to bail you, pick you up, giving you advice..." he looked at her, with stern face full of hatred.

"Can you, for once, being nice and decent to everyone? Stay away from trouble, let everyone living life in peace? At least give me a room to breathe? I am so sick and tired of asking apology on behalf of you and hold this responsible by myself!"

"Never ask you to do that..."

"You think I volunteer? I have so many other things to do, rather than stuck in this place with you, giving you so-called advice, when you on the other hand, never changed!"

Yu slammed the table. He tossed away his bag, dashed his way towards Peony. Eyes stare at each other. His face stern, and for the first time Peony experienced the real fear.

But, this time, she didn't budged.

"Don't act like you know me! Don't act like you care. I never asked for your generosity, let alone someone like you to protect my interest. You are nobody to me! Even my parents never care about me. You are not even my mom, so stop this shit!"

"If I am a mother, I am ashamed to have such a evil son like you!"

"Oh, what's different of me and you, then? Imagine when your parents find out the truth about their so-called angelic daughter, fucking a boy behind their back,"

She swore she didn't meant it.

But it's too late.

The small pinkish palm touched the chiseled cheek with a deep force, turning the head to the side. Leaving the reddish mark on that white skin.

Yu smirked, rubbed his cheek. Peony quickly took aback her hand, stepped backwards a bit.

"I'll remember this forever, Peony..." the boy grabbed his bag, gave a deep glare at her before stormed out the room, leaving Peony stumbled aback and held herself on the table.

She stared at her hand, shocked.

Tears roll from her eyes.

***

Two days later.

Peony walked out from her classroom, deplated and out of motivation. Exam week stole her deep sleep, with too much to handle and unstable emotion. She felt dead inside.

She slammed the door of her locker after shoved her textbook. She was alone that evening. Usually, during exam weeks, she won't had a chance to hangout with Tina due to different exam timetable. Furthermore, both of them were too busy with individual study session.

"Hey, are you Peony?" a boy with a blonde hair walked towards Peony, along with another raven hair boy.

"Yes?" asked Peony. She kept her composure and polite like usual.

"It's you, for real!," said the black hair boy.

"Is there anything that I can help you two?"

They look at each other, then looked at her. Both nodded.

"Yeah, we need a help. It's urgent,"

"And from I heard, you never say no," said the blonde hair boy.

"Sure!" Peony agreed. She had no objection, as this must be something related to study or maybe urgent.

"Okay, come and follow us..."

***

"Why are we here?" asked Peony. Currently, they were at the old library. The library was unoccupied for almost a month because the school moved the facility to the new building, next to the this old dusty building.

"What's wrong? It's cold, and quite..." said the blonde hair boy. He unbuttoned his shirt slowly.

"We even got a huge table, enough for three of us," the other boy smirked and patted the table.

Peony's heart sinked. She stepped back a bit, watched those boys who were staring her like hungry wolves.

"I gotta go..."

"Not so fast, angel..."

"Let me go!" Peony struggled in the boy's embrace. She knocked his abdomen with her elbow and managed to escape.

"You bitch-"

"Let me go now. I promise I won't tell anyone but please don't do anything to me!" Peony almost begged on knees.

"Yes, of course you will not tell anyone. Anything happen, stays in this room," the raven hair boy cupped her chin, tried to kiss her. But instead, he got slapped so hard by Peony.

That action made him furious.

"Hey, don't pretend that you are so pure, when everybody know what did you do with that Brunner boy!"

"I heard the bed creaking so bad that night! Well, what did you expect? Brunner got a reputation in bed," the blonde boy sneered and laughed a bit.

"People said, the most innocent girl in the crowd actually is the most naughties..."

"It's true. I mean, look at the video!"

"What video?" asked Peony. Her face was as white as sheet.

"This video..." the raven hair boy showed her a video from his tab.

Looks like someone shoot the video from outside the house, through a window. A figure that looked like a girl flopped on the bed with a boy laid under her.

Both of them sharing a lustful kiss. The boy rubbed his hands all over the girl's body. The girl gave him a full access. He ended kissed her neck, down to the chest. She flicked her hair back, enjoyed the kiss so much.

A few minutes later, the boy turned her body downwards. He woke up from the bed, walked towards the curtain with his shirtless body, pulled the curtain and covered the window.

"Looks like you had fun there..." the blonde hair smirked. He took the tab away and pushed Peony, with her back hit the table.

"Now, we demand the same thing. You don't mind taking two, right?"

"Let me go!"

"Don't worry, angel... It's gonna be fun just like that night. Or maybe even fun than that," said the blonde boy. He tried to kiss Peony when she pushed him with her might.

"Oh, come on! Don't be a brat, bitch!"

Even before they can continue, Peony ran towards the door, smashed it with her might and ran out.

She was shocked when she met a lot of students who stood outside the old library. She covered her face when she saw cameras everywhere.

The two boys came out later, smile and whistle happily. The crowd cheer as Peony tried to protect herself with her small effort.

"Whore!" a group of girls threw garbage at her. Some even splashed water straight to her face.

Peony never felt so ashamed and hurt like this before. Her dignity got tarnished even thought she didn't do anything.

Enough of this shame, she ran outside the building, straight home, in the middle of heavy rain.

She hoped she got struck by lightning.

It's better to die than facing all the shame.