Soul for a Girlfriend?

** This chapter may have stuff that's disturbing for people sensitive to any sort of assault. Reader's Discretion Advised **

"Is that so?" Uyeno said, and by her tone I understood that the real thing was about to begin now.

Kizhashi was back against the wall, with Isobe still grabbing her cheeks between her thumb and fingers of her right hand. Looking at Kizhashi, I realised something.

Her eyes were empty. There was no fear or anxiety in her eyes. They were blank, like the expression on her face. Her hair was messy as Uyeno was playing with it. It wasn't the usual cheerful and bold Kizhashi, rather it looked like a person who has given up on everything.

I was still confused because apparently; I thought Gaisen resolved this matter, assuming his carefree attitude about this matter when I talked about this.

Could it be that Uyeno pretended everything was fine in front of Gaisen but the conflict was still ignited latently between the girls? If that actually happened, then Isobe saying "We'll get back to you" to Kizhashi made sense.

Uyeno was giving a menacing look at Kizhashi, who seemed unfazed at that moment.

"You'll flirt with my boyfriend, little whore!" Uyeno punched her on the side of her waist with so much force that even I could hear the impact of her fist contacting her body. I could feel the hatred in her voice.

Kizhashi's bit her lips in pain, but she didn't make any noise. Uyeno retracted her left arm and again drove a punch into her stomach. Kizhashi gasped for air as her stand became sloppy. Looking at this, Isobe kicked her in her shin bone, which made Kizhashi fall on the ground.

Kizhashi was looking so helpless and weak. Her blonde messy hair falling on her head, her bow which became unkempt ever since Uyeno grabbed her by her collar. She slowly raised her head to look at her assailants. Though Sakuma was there, she was barely taking part in this assault. 

I definitely didn't expect things to turn this bad so quickly. I don't understand why she is letting this happen to her? Why isn't she fighting back? I mean against a three on one fight it's hard to do that, but why did she even agree to meet them here.

Sakuma mentioned some deal between them. I assume that it has something to do with this. I'm sure Kizhashi isn't dumb that she wouldn't sense their ulterior motive. But looking at her body language, it looks like she allowed them to assault her.

But why?

And what the hell was that deal?

This whole matter is so messed up and confusing. I wonder how Gaisen will react when he'll know about this.

Isobe again kicked her in her shin bone with all her might. Kizhashi whimpered in pain as her hands reached for the spot where she was kicked. 

This is so pathetic to look at. Uyeno and others were looking down on her like she was a cornered prey between a group of hyenas. Uyeno hates her this much just because her boyfriend is more interested in Kizhashi than her?

Well looking at her behaviour, no wonder Haruka did that. This girl is crazy.

She grabbed Kizhashi by her hair and raised her up. Kizhashi's face was clearly showing all the pain she was enduring. I'm impressed that she can withstand this much pain. 

Getting kicked hard on the shin, that too in the same place is quite a painful experience. Also getting punched on the side of the stomach is quite painful too. Considering she is a normal high school girl, this was surprising.

Uyeno kicked her in the stomach again, as Kizhashi slammed against the wall and fell on her butt. Tears were beginning to roll down her cheeks.

"Crying won't help, princess." Uyeno said in quite a rough tone, as she let go of her hair.

"..." Kizhashi murmured something in a low voice, that even they couldn't hear what she said.

"Huh!?" Isobe bent down to her eye level and tilted her with a hostile smile.

"... sorry" I heard her say this word. Her voice was so weak that it felt like she was breaking from inside. Isobe again kicked her hard on her waist.

"Please don't beat me." Kizhashi pleaded as she finally started crying. Tears were rolling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, please…" She was curled into a ball as her head was tucked in her knees and she was covering herself with her hands.

"I swear I didn't do anything!" Her pleads continued, and so did their merciless beating. She was getting punched and kicked without any second thoughts. 

"Shut up your dirty mouth, Whore!" Uyeno kicked her on the shoulder, and Kizhashi kept whimpering.

"Leave me alone, please it hurts..." It sounded like it took a lot of effort for her to utter those words out of her mouth at that moment. Her voice was cracking.

"You agreed to this, didn't you?" Uyeno pulled her head backwards by her hair and stared into her eyes.

"Please…" She kept pleading, though the volume of her voice was rather low.

"You should know your place." Isobe laughed, almost mocking Kizhashi. "This is a consequence of your own actions." She added.

"Why!?" Kizhashi murmured.

"Why!?" She grabbed her hair with both of her hands and started repeating the same word while staring into the ground.

"Why me every fucking time!?" Her voice was getting louder than before. I'm pretty sure she is having a mental breakdown.

"Look at her." Isobe was grinning with Uyeno.

"Listen, you are the reason this is happening to you. You let this happen to you. You're nothing but a useless little whore."

"Know your place from now on." Uyeno leaned in closer to her and held her chin with her left arm and raised her eyes towards her own.

"... deal" She uttered those words, while staring at Uyeno with her azure coloured eyes which were wide open with tears on the edge of them.

"Huh!?" She tilted her head as what Kizhashi said wasn't audible.

"Oh yeah, I remember it." Uyeno pretended to think about it and then nodded as if she recalled it.

"What about it?" She asked her. As those words left her mouth, Kizhashi's face turned more grim.

"... bu..but you said." She said with her shaking voice. I can't even imagine her feelings in that situation. She got assaulted in spite of some conditions, and then those conditions were disregarded like trash.

"I don't remember saying anything?" Uyeno smirked while wiping her hand in her handkerchief.

"Do you Isobe-san?" She asked Isobe for affirmation and she shook her head left to right in denial with a malicious grin.

"... why?" Kizhashi leaned on the wall behind her and stared into the air blankly while murmuring something.

"Let's go, let her be." With that, they all started walking towards me. I quickly ran around the corner behind me. Looking at my mobile, I recorded some good stuff in high definition. Putting my mobile back in my pocket, I went to the admin building using a different route.