Yankee Academy 6/10

Jun 21, 2011 22:34

Title: Yankee Academy
Author: Koi Choshi
Rating: PG15?? (is there such a thing?)
Pairing: LoL, this is so out of context but I ship TomaPi (still?) and yeah... guess what!
Genre: action
Disclaimer: Majisuka Gakuen is made by Aki-P. Arashi belongs to JE
Summary: More of Sakurai Sho's past would be revealed as he faces one of the weirdest fights he could ever imagine. Would he be able to beat the nightmares that Yamapi would make him see?
AU: Arashi and JE as high schoolers (and Yankees!)

CHAPTER 6: The Nightmare Whisperer


“I’m so sorry,” the doctor said. “We did everything we could…”

“You are the one who killed her! You killed her!”

Sho tried to block the voices, by covering his ears. Then he realized that his hands were bloody. He screamed and groaned in agony as he tried to wipe away his sister’s blood from his hands.

“NOOOOOOOOOO!” Sho shouted as he woke up. He was sweating and breathing rapidly. His heart beat was fast. He remembered that night again.

He noticed that it was already morning. He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and changed into his uniform. He did not forget to wear his necklace, the circular pendant necklace given to him by his sister. He looked at the mirror and suddenly, the image became different. It was his appearance back in middle school, when he was a full-fledged yankee. His hair was raised and he was adorned with different chains. The reflection smirked at him, making him pull the mirror from the wall and smashing it to pieces.

He panted, trying to calm himself, before leaving the apartment, leaving the mess inside his room.

***

“Kaze-san, please!” Pi pleaded between gasps as he wanted to get out of the water as soon as possible. The vice president continued to immerse the man under water of the school swimming pool. He was already drowning him but the superior knew that he had to do it. He had a deep reason. He needed to destroy Sakurai. Kaze tried to block his pleas as he continued pushing the man’s head below. Then suddenly, Pi disappeared.

“Pi?” Kaze said, calling for him. He was nowhere to be found under water. Then he sensed movement behind him. “Okaerinasai, Yamapi…” The figure behind him smirked. “You know what to do,” the vice president instructed. He turned around. Yamapi was wearing a black jacket with embroidered golden snake twirled around a tortoise. The kanji pendant was hanging on his right ear. His other eye was hidden under his hair but the visible one was enough for Kaze to swallow in fear. Yamapi ran his hands through his hair.

“Hai. I will make him see… his innermost nightmares,” he said before leaving.

***

“Why did you do that, Kaze?” the president asked angrily. He pushed him against the wall, looking at him with fierce eyes.

“Pi was really mad about what happened to Toma,” Kaze explained. “He told me to do it.”

“You don’t know what that monster is capable of,” the leader said, going back to his hospital bed. “He would be able to see your innermost nightmares! You don’t know how that feels!”

“That rebel deserves it,” Kaze replied, looking at the window. “He beat up Jun and Toma. He needs to be controlled.”

The leader sighed and shook his head. “I don’t know why you’re going this far…”

“Tell me, Leader, did you really think that Sakurai would be the one who will protect Yano High?” he asked. “Did you really go out with him?” He closed his eyes and gave out a sigh. “You even told me and the other kings to not visit you here!”

“Kaze…” Leader said in a small voice, realizing what he had done.

“You told me not to hesitate! You told me to protect Yano High! I will be the one who will protect it; no one should get in my way!” Kaze stormed out of the room.

***

“What do you know about him?” Maru asked Kame.

“The second king, Pi, was also called Yamapi by the others,” he explained.

Maru sneered. “Aniki would be stronger than him,” he said. Kame rolled his eyes due to the transferee’s ignorance.

“Well, I also wonder why he became a king,” Kame said. “He doesn’t really fight. He seemed normal. No evidence of being strong.”

“Then why?”

Nakamaru entered, panting. He suddenly ran towards the edge of the room, almost chewing his shirt off.

“Dude, what happened?” Koki asked, approaching him.

“No! Don’t come near me!” he shouted. He used his school coat to cover his head. “Don’t tell more!”

It took a full hour before they were able to calm their friend down. “What the hell happened?” Taguchi asked as he patted Nakamaru’s back. They also gave him some water.

“He told me stories… really scary ones…”

“We did not even tell a story,” Kame said, wondering. “What happened to you earlier? You just said you were going to take a leak…”

“A… a weird guy…” he narrated, rocking in his seat. “Eyes so empty… He… he grabbed my head and whispered…”

“Whispered what?”

“Boo!” he said, shivering as he heard himself saying the forbidden word.

Kame looked shocked. “You mean, he whispered?” he earned a nod from the fearful member of his gang. “What the hell?”

Maru approached him. “Hey, what happened?” They were all trying to calm Nakamaru.

Meanwhile, Sho’s phone rang, the number was not registered in his phone. “Hello?”

“Okaeri, Sho-chan…” a voice said, making his eyes wide with surprise. It almost sounded like…

The call was cut and he received a message. It was full of “okaeri”. He scrolled down and at the end of the message, it said, “Welcome back to the place where you killed your sister.”

***

“Do you promise me that this is the last fight you’re going to have?” his sister asked, pouting at him. She helped him clean his wounds from his final brawl.

“Thank you, onee-san,” he said gratefully. The antiseptic stung but that did not stop him from smiling. “I’m sorry that I made you break your own vow. You fought with me.”

“I guess, once a yankee, always a yankee,” she laughed. “But promise me that this should be the last time, okay?” she raised her fist and Sho replied by hitting his own fist with hers. They both laughed. “Ja, I just need to put bandages on your wounds. What about this Hello Kitty one?”

“Nee-san!” he retorted.

“Just joking. But if you break your promise, I will make you wear girly bandages!” she said in a sisterly manner.

***

“Nee-san, I decided already,” Sho said as he entered the apartment. His sister was wearing glasses and studying her lessons in college. “I’m going to enter university like you and take up Economics.”

She looked up and smiled. “I’ll let you borrow my books then,” she said as she stood up and went to her room. She emerged, carrying the review book she used for the entrance exam. “Take care of this one, okay?” She gave the Economics review book that he always carried from that day onwards.

“Hai!” he replied.

***

After dismissal, Sho excused to Maru, saying he would go to his part time job. However, he walked towards the park beside the river. It was empty and silent. He looked around. He did not know what his sister suffered just to let him fulfill his promise. But he still broke it. He was a bit surprised and confused that drops of water fell on him like rain, since it was under a bridge that could shield people from raindrops. When he turned around, he saw a creepy-looking guy. He did not know his name but the earring that carried the strongest club’s emblem was enough for him.

“Are you also a member of Arashi?” he asked. The man just smiled, though his eyes were still hollow. Sho was just surprised when the man speeded up in front of him so that their faces were just an inch apart.

“I’m Yamapi, the second king of Arashi. Yoroshiku!” After that, he used an incredible speed to land on the top of the stairs on the raised platform of the park. He then held out a silver chain and gave his hollow smile.

Sho’s eyes widened due to surprise. He felt his neck; the necklace was not there anymore. It was being held by his opponent.

Yamapi closed his eyes as he held the necklace. “I saw it. Sakurai Sayaka’s death.”

Due to anger, Sho lunged forward, his fist ready. Yamapi easily blocked it. He grabbed his arm and held Sho close. He first looked at his eyes, causing Sho to shiver in involuntary fear. He smiled and shifted his hold to his opponent so that the whisperer’s lips were near his ear. He whispered, “Sho… tasukete…!” The words made Sho weak as he almost heard the whispers in his sister’s voice, pleading to him, asking for his help.

Yamapi was able to twist Sho’s right arm, making him groan in pain. He also kicked Sho’s leg, making him kneel on the ground. He bent down after, holding him close while whispering, “In this same spot where I am standing, your sister died. She died because you did not want to fight. You killed her, Sho. Your yankee ways killed your sister. You weren’t there for her…” The transferee tried to block the things he was hearing using his free hand, trying to cover his ears.

“No… no… Onee-san…” he whispered to himself as he felt guilt, anger, and sadness rush through his soul. He remembered his promise to his sister, not to fight. He remembered the time when he rushed to her side, in the very same spot, to carry her to the hospital. He remembered the time when she was in the operating room and all he could do was pound on the glass helplessly, calling her name. He felt his soul torn into pieces. It was torture. He screamed.

“It’s your fault, Sho. Everything’s your fault! And now, you broke your promise to her! You’re fighting again! You’re becoming a yankee again!” He dragged him towards the riverside. “Look at your reflection, Sho… look at it…” he whispered.

When Sho looked at his reflection on the water, he found himself facing his old appearance. The reflection smiled at him. “You won’t be able to escape me…” Yamapi whispered, as though it was what the reflection wanted to say.

Yamapi let his arm go when he was satisfied in torturing Sho’s mind. The man was helpless on the floor, his hands on his head. He was screaming incomprehensible words, except for “I’m sorry.”

Sho stood up and saw his sister at the end of the park. He stood up, exhausted with the mind rape, and approached her. “Onee-san, I’m so sorry… onee-san…” he held her hand and knelt down in front of her. “I broke my promise, I’m sorry. Take me home now, please…” He reached out and hugged his sister.

Yamapi was surprised with the contact. It was actually him but because of Sho’s disorientation, the man thought that the guy was his sister. It was all an illusion. The whisperer felt cold as Sho touched him, he was able to read his thoughts like an open book. Unfortunately, Yamapi was also able to see things that he should not see. He broke into Sho’s soul and now everything was being laid down in front of him.

There was screaming, and tearing. He saw, from Sho’s point of view, how he banged on the hospital window, crying as he called out for his sister’s name; he saw Sayaka’s hand limply hanging on the bed as she died. He saw Sho’s frustrations; his uncontrollable screaming filled his ears and head. Yamapi tried to break away but Sho continued clinging unto him, saying the words ‘I’m sorry’ repeatedly. Because of that, the king could not escape the pounding noises in his head, in combination with the sadness and anger that the transferee was able to make him feel.

“NOOOO!” Yamapi shouted as he gave up. “Stop it! Stop this!” Sho’s feelings were too powerful that they were able to beat him. He fell unconscious.

Pi woke up moments later, his mind-reading ability shut off again due to exhaustion. He was lying on the top of the small platform in the park. He saw Sho’s back; the man was looking at the river. “Sakurai-san…” he said in a small whisper.

He felt afraid when Sho turned to him, his eyes empty of any emotion, and he slowly walked towards the king, who was able to feel anger around his opponent’s soul. He was not surprised when he was repeatedly beaten up by Sho, receiving strong blows on the face, head, and stomach.

Sho only felt anger. He felt anger to Yamapi who showed him the past that he was escaping. He felt anger to the people who neglected him and blamed him for his sister’s death. He felt anger to his sister for not defending herself. He felt anger to himself because he was not able to do anything. He did not stop hitting the helpless king who was just lying on the ground. He just stopped when he saw his sister’s necklace lying on the ground beside Pi.

“Onee-san…” he said as he picked it up. He looked at the white pearl in the middle, stained by the blood on his hands. He pocketed the jewelry and walked out of the park slowly, like a body without a soul. His eyes were empty.

“Aniki!” Maru said as he saw him walking limply towards home. “What happened?” he asked, worried as he saw the bloody hands and the cut cheek.

“Don’t come near me!” Sho shouted at him.

“But I want to help you, Aniki,” he said as he still followed.

“No… No, Maru, you can’t help me…” he cried as he held on to him weakly. He was exhausted.

“I can! I’m your friend! I’ll take you home, aniki,” his friend replied as he gave him a piggyback ride. He was not able to refuse as he was near to fainting.

***

“Pi!” Kaze said as he found the very weak man lying in the middle of the park. The other three kings were behind him.

“I’m so… sorry, Ka…ze-san…” he managed to say as the vice president nodded at him. It was Toma’s turn to help him up. Jun also helped assist the second king out of the park, leaving Kaze and the first king.

“I ‘ve had enough…” Kaze said as he tightened his hold on his fist, making his knuckles white.

“Ne, Kaze-san, are you mad?” the remaining king asked, laughing afterwards. Kaze smirked, turning around and facing his remaining pawn.

The last king, the childish king, looked at him, smiling sweetly. His red jacket looked as fiery as ever, his eyes shone like the golden embroidered phoenix on the back of his jacket. The club symbol was shining, hanging on his belt. His hair was swept to one side, revealing a rusty silver earring and a diamond stud that was stained red. “Aiba-chan is seriously mad now…”

“Aiba-chan, starting tomorrow, you can return to school,” he said calmly.

“Really? YAY!” he said, skipping and laughing happily.

“I guess I can now allow you to play with Sakurai Sho,” the vice president said, leaving the park as Aiba continued laughing hysterically.

A/N: My favorite would be the next chapter... Seriously... I spent like 5 days perfecting that one...

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