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Meeting/Wedding
"Damn It! Screw that pervert teacher!"
That was the first time I had heard Ryuji's voice. I don't think I'd ever be able to forget that day, even if I tried. Then again, I don't want to forget it either. When I first saw him, I was preparing myself for trouble. He looked like a delinquent, and he also seemed pretty pissed too. He had said something about a 'pervert teacher' and I couldn't deny, that teacher did seem somewhat strange. Oh how right we were.
"Pervy teacher?" I had asked, which caused my phone to sound out a soft noise which was barely audible over the loud rain and the hustle and bustle on the streets. He turned to me, and I couldn't help but jump a little. He gave me a look, a look of irritation and confusion. Ryuji stared at me for a few moments, before walking over towards me.
He was pretty intimidating if I had to admit. He slouched while he stood and kept his hands in his pockets. Not to mention that glare he had that just pierced right into me; I hadn't done anything wrong yet I was thoroughly convinced I was going to die right there. He just looked like a classic delinquent with blonde hair and an incorrect uniform. But still, I couldn't deny, something intrigued me about him.
"...What do you want? You plannin' on rattin' me out to Kamoshida?" Ryuji snapped, and it made me jump a little. I was pretty scared of him at that moment, but I couldn't pull my attention away from him and what he was saying. I hadn't even gotten to school at that point and I was already making enemies with a student. Or, so I had thought.
"What do you mean?" I questioned. I wanted nothing more than to calm him down, to talk to him reasonably. Really, I wanted him to trust me for just a moment so I could get him to not sound so threatening when he spoke. I was scared though, I thought that my ignorance to the situation would make him angrier and he'd start to threaten me. It's funny how different he actually is from the person he was portraying that faithful day.
"Huh? In that car just now. It was Kamoshida," Ryuji confirmed, kicking his leg at nothing in particular. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he didn't sound so angry a moment ago. He just sounded kind of confused. "He does whatever the hell he wants. Who does he think he is-the king of a castle? Don't you agree?" Ryuji cursed, looking at the busy road.
He sounded angry again, but at least it wasn't directed at me this time. I didn't understand what he meant by 'pervert teacher' and 'king of the castle at the time' but eventually I grew to knew what he was talking about all too well. The good news was that it didn't seem like he completely wanted me dead at that moment, so that was quite the relief. Still though, he intrigued me with his constant bickering about this man named Kamoshida who was apparently a perverted teacher.
"The king of a castle?" I asked, confused. Nothing he was saying at the time made any sense, and I'm sure he could tell by my reactions. "No, I mean...Wait, you don't know Kamoshida? Are you for real? You're from Shujin, right?" Ryuji queried, the threatening manner in his tone of voice fading once again. When he didn't sound so mean, I kind of enjoyed talking to him. Sure, he was strange and I had no idea what he was saying but something about him just drew me in. To this day, I still don't know what's so special about him that makes me want to spend all my time with him, but I digress.
"You go to Shujin too?" I asked, looking up and down his uniform. No matter how many times I replay that moment in my head I always feel like an idiot. We were wearing the exact same pants and jacket, the only excuse I had to not recognize his uniform were the shoes and shirt. I think he just made me so nervous for multiple reasons that my mind had lost half it's IQ points during that conversation. He didn't look angry though, just a bit more confused,
"What...? No other high school's got a uniform like this. A second-year huh...We're the same grade then. Never seen you before though," Ryuji explained relatively patiently. I couldn't help but sigh a little in relief that he wasn't going to get angry at me for asking stupid questions, but then again, he didn't seem the brightest either. "Oh, you a transfer student? Then no wonder you don't know him," Ryuji stated. Ryuji really seemed to hate this Kamoshida, and for some reason I really wanted to know why. It was like he had a personal vendetta against him, which isn't an understatement.
"This rain ain't too bad. We better hurry up, or we'll be late," Ryuji sighed. I couldn't help but perk up just a little, he was indirectly inviting me to walk with him to school! I didn't and still don't know why I was so excited to walk and talk with him, maybe it was because I wanted a friend in this difficult time. Ryuji was my first friend after all during that shitty time, even though I had a criminal record.
"UUgh, my head hurts...Damn it, I wanna go home..." Ryuji whined, placing his hand on his forehead. My head ended up hurting too, it was a sharp pain that made me feel a bit light headed. But we both pushed through it because we knew we'd be in trouble if we were late. Too bad we ended up being late already, severely late actually.
That day marked the first day on this long and taxing journey my friends and I had to go through. This day also marked the day that I met someone who was really important to me, and it's a day I will never forget.