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[   Chapter 14   ]

Nishizaki is fighting bare-handedly against a group of guys armed with rods/bats (remember the 'gang' from previous chapters?) He looks like he's having a pretty rough time (getting beaten up).

Hina jumps in and tries to pull him out. But being the stubborn person he is, he tries to fight her off ^_^ (even Koshiba has to join in and start punching guys off) "Physical violence is really not my thing!"

"Koshiba! Get this woman off me!"

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Iijima and Gouwatches the fight from a distance. Gou really really wants to join them (hence the starts in his eyes), but Iijima doesn't (poor Gou!). She doesn't want to have anything to do with this. (could it be because of Nishizaki?)

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The cops (police) showed up.

"Koshiba, take this woman away from here!"

Koshiba pulls Hina away from Nishizaki.

"But Nishizaki…!"
"We have to get out of here!"
They ran off with the Greys. Nishizaki was left with the gang to deal with the cops.

(R/N: I love this part. It shows that Nishizaki still have some humanity in him)

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The Greys are back in school, discussing. Who left Nishizaki go? Koshiba have it all on tape. They watch it.

Nishizaki still tied up >> he notices something >> its Isshiki >> they started talking >> Isshiki cuts Nishizaki's ropes with a knife >> Isshiki hands Nishizaki the knife.

Unfortunately, they (the Greys) couldn't hear a thing (mic not on during recording). Anyways, judging by the tape, it seems like Isshi and Nishi doesn't look like they want to rip each other heads off. Koshiba remembers seeing them on the street, talking (chapter 9)

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Hina ran to Isshiki's office and demands to know why he gave Nishizaki a knife. Isshiki smirks and says that if Nishi uses the knife on someone, he'll definitely be expelled, and that'll be one less problem for Hina.

He avoids Hina's penetrating gaze. She climbs onto his desk and grabbed him by the collar.

"When talking to someone, look them in the eye!" They froze.

"Why do I feel like … I've done this before …"

~* scene flashback to them when they were younger *~

Koshiba stands at the door. Hina lets Isshiki go. "If Nishizaki had used that knife on someone, I'll never forgive you!" She storms out of the room.

Koshiba stays behind to talk to Isshiki.

"You can't be our enemy. Now that I'd done the same thing for her (bowing to Iijima), I understood how you felt." That got Isshiki's full attention.

Koshiba continues. "I will not lose to you. It's time you step out onto the stage."

(R/N: That made no sense. I think what he meant is that Isshiki should stop hiding his true feelings for Hina.)

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Next day at school…

Hina's reading a notice on the school's board. It states that Nishizaki is taking time off school to … recuperate at the hospital.

(Ryou: It could mean that he's suspended, I'm not sure)

Iijima comes up to her and comments that its so typical of Nishizaki to get into trouble. (Ryou:I'm not too sure about this…) Hina was surprised that Iijima knowns Nishizaki. "Yeah, I known him since Junior High." she will say no more and walks away.

Gou stays to tell Hina the past between I. and N. They used to date when they were in J.H. (about 13/14 yrs old). But only for 3 days, because Nishizaki is frivolous and supposedly dating an older women at the same time. After she saw them together, Iikima never talk to Nishizaki again …

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Later..

Hina pays Nishizaki a visit at the hospital (he has a broken leg and looking as pissed off as usual).

"Why did you come here for?!"
"To visit you, of course!"
"Its all your fault that I'm hurt!"
"If I haven't held you back, you would've been hurt worse!"
And on goes the squabbles…

"After this incident, the 'relationship' with everyone has changed …"