She walked down the hall quickly head down. She didn’t feel like making eye contact let alone acting normal for her. She tugged on the sleeves of her uniform with both hands and sighed. She entered an almost empty corridor and let go of them. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. She was almost out when she heard voices from one of the classrooms.
“that’s strange,” Kokoro thought “these classrooms don’t have classes just yet” she frowned when she heard the topic of conversation. Kikyo. She didn’t know the older girl that well but she really liked her. She pressed her back to the wall and listened. They didnt want her to play. Kokoro became enraged. What right did they have? The tournament was for everyone! Even non-talentless jerks like them. She cracked her knuckles and grabbed the shouji doors handle about to yank it open, expose them and teach them a lesson when she heard fast approaching footsteps. She stared as kikyo hurried down the hall in front of her (like when the halls intersect and make a T), and slowly took her hand off the handle biting her lip. She wanted to follow after the older raven haired girl but instead her feet carried her to the outside field. She would go talk to kikyo, but after she calmed down.
The ball hit the tree with a resounding thud. She was getting closer to the makeshift goal she had created. This time she was only eight feet off. Kokoro retrieved it and set up again. She started running weaving as if playing in a game, ball always in control, lifted her foot back and kicked the ball torwards the goal. Finally the ball headed straight and in the path she wanted. She cheered jumping up and down, but her cheers soon died in her throat when the ball passed over the goal, ricocheting off a tree behind it and headed straight for her hitting her straight n the forehead. She fell back with a loud “oof!”. She laid there staring at the stars rubbing her forehead as she thought about the events today
*FLASHBACK*
She just heard the news that Kikyo was going to be allowed to play and was running down the hall looking for a certain group to rub their faces in it when she collided with someone falling on her butt. Her face split into a wide grin when she saw it was Kikyo.
“KIKYO!!” She exclaimed “I heard the news! This is great!” she laughed. Kikyo smiled. “Oh yeah..” she hesitated not letting kikyo get a word in “i-uh-overheard the jerks conversation about you but don’t worry!!! I’m on my way to gloat to them right now!” she stood up bowed to the still standing girl and turned to continue on when she felt a hand on her shoulder stopping her. She turned around to look at the still smiling brunette. But this time there was something…sinister…in her smile
“don’t worry about it” she said “I’ll handle it”
“Are you sure?” Kokoro asked
“hey” kikyo replied as she walked away from over her shoulder, “’when im good I’m good, but when I’m bad I’m better’. But thanks anyway” she waved and turned the corner
“I KNEW there was a reason I liked her” kokoro laughed
*END FLASHBACK*
Kokoro laughed at the memory letting her hand fall to the grass. “I hope they got what they deserve. Or I’m coming after them next” she giggled as she looked at the moon. She sighed turning over to her side, her left arm stretched out in front of her. She reached with her left and gently pulled her sleeve up and stared at the scars that lied there. She ran her finger along them biting her lip. With a start she yanked her fingers away and grasped her hair sitting up with a start hyperventilating as flashes of memories started playing in her mind. When they stopped she slumped foreword. She stood up and ran her hand through her hair and took a few steps deciding to continue practicing. Instead she fell on her face. She turned her head from the dirt and started chuckling monotonously. She stood up, tested the strength of her feet and continued to practice all through the night.
As the sun rose in its pink and yellow glory kokoro collapsed breathing heavily. All around her were broken trees, deflated balls, and craters. She turned her head slightly to look at the goal. A single soccer ball was laying inside. She giggled with glee as much as she could with the limited amount of energy she had as her lids slowly covered her green orbs and she drifted to sleep
^________________^ ADDED YOU KIKYO! ^___^ HOPE THIS IS OK!
