Male!Osoro x Ayano | Love Like Roses

-What a Display of Strength-

It seemed to have been stomped on. 

Kneeling next to the corpse of the kitten, Ayano said a prayer and plucked a flower to place near the kitten's corpse. 

Bowing to the kitten with respect, Ayano sat on a nearby bench and hurriedly ate her lunch.

The next class was fast approaching.

[ALANA MIDDLE SCHOOL : 3:50 PM : 2 YEARS PRIOR]

"Hey, Umeji." Osoro called to his friend.

"If you ever catch me going soft for something.. Make sure the thing withers and dies."

"Yes, boss."

[ACADEMY HIGH : 8:10]

Umeji watched as his boss pet and fed a cat. 

When Osoro left, Umeji walked over to the cat, and with a tear in his eyes, stomped the cat until it stopped breathing.

Wiping the blood from his shoe onto the concrete, Umeji went back to his circle of friends.

[ACADEMY HIGH : 8:25 AM]

Ayano set her empty bento into her backpack and walked to the doors leading inside. 

She pressed onto the place where Osoro hit her. Pain rushed through her body, making her smile. 

Pain was a constant reminder that she was human. Without it she might have gone insane.

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Ayano took her seat and waited for class to start. 

She positioned herself leaning on the right side to have the pain constantly aching. 

[ACADEMY HIGH : 8:40 AM]

It was already ten minutes into class when the door slammed open.

The room fell silent and teacher stood there dumbfounded.

Everyone put their heads down. 

Well.. All but Ayano. 

Gasps and murmurs were heard around the classroom until the teacher continued their lesson.

The day continued and It was eventually cleaning time. 

Walking to the hallway with a bucket and mop, Ayano started to clean the floors.

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Walking outside after cleaning time was over, Ayano took out her hair-tie and let her raven locks fly freely in the colder evening air.

She walked to the gates, seeing a flash of blonde rush out of hiding she blocked with one hand. 

Another came from behind her, she grabbed him with her other hand. 

She sensed a pattern. she was now sideways, and another guy was meant to be coming from behind her.

So when she heard footsteps approaching she kicked back as hard as she could, hitting the attacker in the crotch. 

The pressure on her arms lightened as she did so. It seemed as though they cared about each other.

Taking a step forward, Ayano let the two guys bump into each other.

It seemed to work at knocking them off balance.

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Osoro walked out of the school, Umeji in tow and saw three of their friends laying on the ground next to Ayano. She was facing away from them in a fighting stance. 

Umeji was going to run in to help, but Osoro stopped him. Wanting to see how this would play out.

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Ayano heard something clang at her right, a distraction. 

She turned towards the sound, to protect herself from the oncoming attack from the left.

Her back got berated by a metal pipe once she turned.

Ayano turned and kicked, knocking the pipe away from all of the guys. Picking it up, she knocked the attacker out.

Her breath was labored, her hair was a mess, beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. 

She fell to her knees exhausted. 

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Umeji was trying his best to hold himself back from attacking Ayano himself while Osoro stood there. A flustered mess.

What a display of strength.