Chapter 7: Harrassment At School

Many weeks had passed and every so often, Ji-Hoon would catch himself thinking about Saku... she wasn't at school... and he stopped seeing her at the hospital... Kim Ji-Hoon didn't understand why he would worry so much, seeing how he didn't even need to... but... his time was separated just like that... School, Band, Cousins... and Saku...

After droping the kids off at school, Kim Ji-Hoon rushed to his school. When he got there, there was a circle by the main entrance... It looked like a fight was going on... Amai, Omoiagatta, and Sugureta came up behind Ji-Hoon. He acknowledges the three and all four begin to make their way to the fight...

-Amai scoffs

"Shouldn't the school be taking care of this already?"

-Omoiagatta answers

"Not all the time... and look at that crowd... its worse than what we have to go through..."

-Sugureta laughs

"Must be one hell of a fight... Come on! Let's hurry up and see what is going on! There hasn't been a good fight for weeks!"

-Kim Ji-Hoon shakes his head at how Sugureta responded

-Omoiagatta and Sugureta race off to see and Amai goes to get a closer look at a slower pace

-Ji-Hoon continues to walk slowly towards the fight

-Amai suddenly breaks off into a run and yells out to Ji-Hoon

"Ji-Hoon, it's Saku in that fight!!!"

-Kim Ji-Hoon's eyes widen and he drops his things and sprints towards the fight

-He can hear it now as he pushes through the screaming crowd

"Get her!!"

"Don't let her go!!"

"Come on!! Show her who the boss is!!"

"Let her know what the consequences are!!"

-Kim Ji-Hoon, very concerned, tries to add up all of Saku's injuries... They shouldn't be too bad now since a few weeks had passed since the car incident... but... she was definitely not in that good of a condition to be fighting...

-When Kim Ji-Hoon made his way to the front of the crowd next to Amai, he was surprised at the sight

-Goshippu was blocking Saku from two very pissed off girls, while Irei had another girl by the collar of her dress coat, punching the living daylights out of her

-Saku's nose was bleeding and her two friends had some injuries of their own

-Amai nudged Ji-Hoon and he ran into the middle of the fight with Irei and the girl, prying the girl away from the very pissed off Irei

-Ji-Hoon walked over to Goshippu and yanked the two girls that were attacking her away

-The three girls were about to turn on the two guys when they realized who it was

-Ji-Hoon's icy glare had them frozen in place

-Amai spoke up

"What is the reason for this unnecessary fight?!"

-The girls broke away from Ji-Hoon's glare and confidently spoke to Amai before walking away

"Punishment!!"

-The crowd around the fight began to dissipate and only Sugureta and Omoiagatta remained... both had a scowl on their face as they groaned

"You ruined the fun..."

-Irei quickly rounded on them and spat

"Shut your damn mouths you stupid punks!!! What, did you think we were fighting for your damn entertainment?!"

-Ji-Hoon stared at the girl standing before him, ignoring the girl who was now reprimanding his two 'friends'... she no longer had any marks from the car crash... and a little color tinted her fair skin again... 

-Saku had a surprised expression on her face, not from noticing Kim Ji-Hoon staring, but at her friend's reaction

"Irei... you were never so violent before..." 

-Irei's expression softened as she looked at her dear friend

"Saku, I'm not just going to stand by while you get pummeled and harassed everyday... no more..."

-Goshippu nodded in agreement

"You shouldn't be handling this on your own..."

-Amai cleared his throat

"Saku... Goshippu and Irei... are you hurt very badly?"

-Irei slightly blushed at the concern in Amai's voice and shook her head

"Thank you... but I think we'll be fine... Thank you for... ending the fight..."

-Amai smiled

"My pleasure... I can't have you pretty ladies getting hurt over something so trivial..."

-Kim Ji-Hoon took note of Saku's gentle smile when Irei and Goshippu giggled from the compliment of the young boy... then he felt a frown edge it's way onto his face

"Saku, what has been going on?"

-Saku's smile vanished and she looked at him

"Nothing of your concern..."

-Irei scoffed and pushed her aside, taking out her phone

"I believe you should see this Ji-Hoon..."

-Irei showed Ji-Hoon a picture of a desk covered with threats and hate... all directed to Saku

"They... seriously can't... damn... fan girls are a major pain in my--"

-Goshippu interrupts Ji-Hoon with a serious comment

"Ji-Hoon... I've also heard from a very good source about plans to hurt Saku, whether it be from ganging up on her, or hurting from afar..."

-Saku suddenly grabs her friends' hands and yanks them away

"They don't need to worry about my problems so let's go!!"

-Omoiagatta scoffed at the abrupt exit

"So rude...

-Sugureta chuckles

"Looks like she doesn't even want any help..."

Kim Ji-Hoon felt his attention span drop... he paid no mind to his studies whatsoever and his only concern was for Saku... the girl was getting death threats and all she had to help her was the support of her two friends... 

Kim Ji-Hoon no longer thought of "Why" he cared so much for Saku... but rather, how sorry he was for her...

Ji-Hoon felt his guilt constantly wrapping its fingers around his throat as he continued to watch Saku deal with his fan girls... who couldn't seem to get over a simple slap to the face and an apology... 

He continued with his schedule as if in a trance...

Kim Ji-Hoon could only think of one thing for the rest of the day and night: "I feel like I should be protecting her somehow... from all this pain and suffering..." He just didn't know how he could... Then... an idea sparked in his head... One that he would execute the next day... on Saturday morning...

Author's Note

This sort of seems like a crappy chapter to me... so, I guess in time, I'll take the time to rewrite it... but, I still hoped it was enjoyable to read...