Chapter 8: Danny, Raka's New Friend
"I'm sorry, I made you cry and let you choose something else. But, never lie to your destiny, it must be the best for you. Don't you remind me again, I'm not for you. Even though I beg and ask for your heart, don't ever leave her just for me."
When Lia approached Raka, Raka turned off his smartphone and pulled out his earphones.
"Yes?" Raka asked, seeing Lia standing beside him.
"The break is over, we have to get to the pitch now. You already have a gym uniform, right?"
"I have that."
Before Lia took her gym uniform, she said, "We will join Clara's class, Class 2-A. So, you will meet her later," to Raka who was still leaning his head on the table.
"Um, okay. Thanks for the information, Lia."
"You're welcome. Then, I'll change my uniform. Don't forget to change into your uniform."
"Yeah."
Raka is lucky enough to have a classmate like Lia. He got good warnings from Lia repeatedly. Raka is very lucky that Lia will always be beside him because Lia's seat is beside Raka.
Before Raka plans to change into his uniform, he once again hears music.
"You mean so much, special in my heart, forever this feeling. When we are old we will live together, remember this day..."
Raka changed uniforms in the locker room that the school had provided. He was the last person to change into a sports uniform. The reason he is like that is that he doesn't want to show his body which is full of wounds, quite strong muscles, and a very large orange cat tattoo on his back. Raka is very shy to show it.
After changing the uniform, Raka quickly headed to the multi-purpose hall, which became the playing field, which was located in a special building.
Arriving there, he was greeted with a smile by Clara who was already there in the sports uniform she was wearing.
Clara waved her hand in the direction, and Raka just nodded. After that, Raka walked towards and joined the line of his class.
"Today, we will play volleyball with Class 2-A. You will compete with them. I will judge you from here, whether you deserve to get an A+ or not. So, don't lose to Class 2-A."
The teacher said that the sport this time was a volleyball match against Class 2-A. He would judge the students of Class 2-E by what they did, the volleyball match with Class 2-A. For this reason, the assessment will be carried out according to their respective skills and teamwork.
"I'm not going to differentiate between genres, so you'll get male and female groups. So, you compete not only with males but also with females, who will become a group with you. Understand?" He continued.
"Understood, Mr. Gunawan."
"Good."
One group, which is divided into 3 groups, which has 6 players and 2-3 substitutes, will compete with a group from Class 2-A which is also divided equally. Raka gets group 2. He is in the same group as Danny, a guy who has messy red hair.
Raka realized that he needed the cooperation of his group. Therefore, he tried one more time to talk to Danny.
"I just realized this, it seems I have to be friends with you, Danny," Raka said without hesitation after standing in front of Danny.
"I told you, didn't I? You deserve to be friends with me."
After Danny said that, he just walked away from Raka. He went and went over to his friends, leaving Raka who still wanted to talk to him.
Stubborn.
Raka said that in his mind, feeling a little irritated by what Danny did to him.
After the group 1 match ended, which brought together Lia and Clara, which Clara's group won, Raka stood right behind Danny.
"Fight with sportsmanship!"
"We understand, Mr. Gunawan."
After the whistle sounded, the volleyball was served by someone from Class 2-A. The ball was right in the direction Raka was.
With shrewd eyes, Raka managed to reach the ball up.
"Safe."
"Nice ledge, Pradana!" Mr. Gunawan praised Raka.
The ball was floating in the air, and right under it was Danny.
Danny was able to turn the ball and give the ball to his group mates. After that, the ball was smashed, hit the net, and managed to make the opening score.
The match passed without the slightest problem, and the score of Raka's group was superior to that of the enemy group, 15-9. When that happens, when Raka is in the defensive area, someone directs the ball right at Raka after successfully smashing the ball.
Raka noticed that, but not to the ball, but something else. He realized that Danny, who was beside him, was trying to block the ball—or perhaps, Danny was trying to protect Raka from it.
And sure enough, when the ball almost hit Raka's face, Danny was able to block the ball.
"Safe."
"Nice brush, Danny!" Mr. Gunawan praised Danny.
"Thank you," Raka thanked him for protecting him. Even though he was able to block the ball, he still allowed Danny to do it.
"No problem."
Raka realizes that Danny is not a bad person. Danny must be a good person. However, he has a problem that forces him not to be friends with Raka.
When the ball was still soaring in the air, Raka thought for a while and looked at the ball.
Strength, everyone wants power. When one sees something strong, that person must want protection. If one is afraid of power, that person will surely give up and let the stronger one do everything. Therefore, cursing from a stronger person is the best option. That way, you are saved by taking cover behind someone stronger than you.
Raka thought about it. He seemed to be looking for a way to befriend Danny. He even thought that with some strength Danny might take refuge in him. He thought that as far as he thought.
When Raka finished thinking that, he ran, getting ready to wait for someone to throw the ball at him.
"Give me some good bait!" Raka said and ran then jumped.
"Take this!"
Someone gave the ball to Raka who had jumped quite high.
Raka took a deep breath, focusing the flow of his strength into the muscles of his right arm. After that, he sighed and looked at the ball that was already right above him.
I've used this before. I used this too hard so it made my enemy bounce and hit his head pretty hard against the wall. He was in a coma for 2 days because of my slap. Then, what will happen if I use this on this ball? I don't know, so I'd better try that here now.
After wandering in his mind, Raka slapped the ball hard enough, making the ball crash very fast towards the enemy group area.
After the ball hit the floor hard and fast enough, it flew far enough and made a "ciisss" sound.
The ball was deflated due to hitting the floor quite hard—no, the ball was deflated due to Raka's very hard slap. Everyone was shocked and stunned by that, even Raka didn't expect that the ball would deflate and almost be crushed by what he did. He was also stunned when he saw the ball.
Wow... I'm exaggerating. But wait! It seems that I have not lost my strength. Even though my appearance has completely changed, my strength is still the same as before.
After saying that in his mind, Raka turned to his group mates and rejoiced, to welcome the score he managed to get.
"Hurray."
However, when he wanted to hug them, they were still shocked by what had happened. Raka hugged those who were still in shock, but that didn't make Raka lose his joy.
"Yeaayy… We got the score."
"P-Pradana, g-good hit!" Mr. Gunawan praises Raka nervously, afraid of Raka.
"Of course," Raka responded with excitement.
And at that moment Danny thought, "He's so strong. Maybe he can help me to fight that guy, and free me from all this. But, he wears glasses, people who wear glasses can't possibly be that strong. Maybe it's just my coincidence. The ball must have been deflated earlier. I'll have to check it once again if it turns out he's that strong."
After that, Raka got an A+ for sports lessons.
"Nice hit, Raka," Clara said.
"Thank You."
"How can you do that? You must be exercising a lot, right?"
"Yeah, I exercise a lot."
Raka plays sports to hit people, not sports as Clara imagined. It happened in his past so his muscles are still building and awake. Raka realized that his strength could be far more than that. He knows the limits of his abilities so that he can limit his powers. If he used all the strength of his muscles, the ball would crumble over time, like mush. For that, Raka must limit his strength.
After Raka answered that, Clara suddenly approached him, holding Raka's arm to confirm something.
"It's true, you have amazing muscles. I only saw this from the outside, and I just realized that your muscles are quite big. You must be very diligent in exercising, right, Raka?"
"Of course. I work out a lot…"
Hitting people who are after me.
Raka could not tell the truth. He could only say that he did a lot of exercises, which Clara thought was normal exercise.
As the two of them were talking to each other, Danny suddenly came up to them.
"Raka... your name is Raka, right?" Danny asked, looking straight at Raka after glancing at Clara.
"Yes, my name is Raka. What is it?"
"I want to..."
"Umph?"
"I want to be friends with you. My name is Danny—yeah, just Danny. Nice to meet you, Raka."
"Oh... Nice to meet you too, Danny."
Raka has managed to make Danny friends with him. That's the point of doing it. In other words, with his prediction, Raka had managed to convince Danny to take cover behind him. Raka is sure that Danny has a problem and is seeking refuge. Therefore, he uses his old ways, showing his strength, so that Danny wants to be friends with him.
Then now... Who are the loan sharks chasing you? If you were my friend, I'd be happy to help you, Danny. Believe me, I am a good person, who is looking for peace in my life and finding out about that person.
"Hehehe..." Raka smiled in front of Danny, hiding his true purpose.
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