as Kuro lost in his thought, a hand hit his back. almost making him fall into the pavement, face first. 

Kuro look back to see his fear smiling back at him.

"you didnt meet us at recess, thought you were sick of us.." the leader said as he huff out the cigarette smoke. 

"y-yukio??" he stutter to see the grey haired guy smirking back at him.

one man appear behind him, chewing his gum he laugh, "whats with the look, kuro?" 

"you look like you just see a ghost.." Yukio, look back to his friend Haruhi, who was looking around the corner. 

Kuro try to back away, but Yukio grab his hair while asking Kuro with a smile, "where are you going? youve abandon us like that, now you want to run??" 

Kirishima stop chewing his gum and take it out from his mouth and hold it in his hand.

"if you eat this, we all gonna ignore that you abandon us at recess. how about that??" Kirishima hand out his eaten gum to Kuro. 

Kuro stare at the gum, frozen in place not knowing what to do. 

suddenly Kirishima shove the gum to Kuro's face. but Kuro manage to turn his head away from Kirishima hand.

Kuro reaction enrage Kirishima, making him to throw a punch to Kuro's face.

Kuro fall to the ground, his hand were holding his face that was punched. blood drip on the pavement. 

Yukio slap Kirishima face so hard he struggle to stand stil, "what did i told you about hitting at the face?" Yukio voice becoming more stern. 

Kirishima glare at Yukio who is now getting more pissed. 

Kuro look at the blood on the ground, he touch his nose and look at his bloodied finger. quickly wipe the blood off his face using his hand. 

suddenly Yukio pulled Kuro hair to make him look right into his eyes. "you know, ive learn this one way to exorcist. and i really want to put it to practice.." Yukio gently brush Kuro's face before let go of his hair.

Yukio look at Haruhi.he look around the corner and nodded when he see that no one was at the corner.

Yukio smile grew.

Kuro watch as Yukio raised his hand, he sigh as he close his eyes..

Kuro sit on a swing near his house. he stare at the ground for sometime before he sigh again. 

he look up to the dark sky, "was i too happy today..?" he question.

suddenly a tear fall from his face, he try to wipe it off. he try to think positive. 

but it only make the tear fall more than it should.

he sit at the swing, and weep silently.

he open his front door, looking at the dark and dirty house. he step into the dark house, closing the door behind him.

his bag slowly fall from his shoulder, and dropped on the floor. 

he crawl to the pile of trash in his room, and sit next to it.

he stare into the void in the empty and silent house. 

the dark house blind Kuro from bruises on his body, yet he still could feel the pain.

he tremble in pain, he couldn't even hug his body without trigger a stinging pain. 

he sigh, as he force himself to sleep. yet it was all in vain for the pain force his eyes wide open. 

"i thought todays gonna be a little better.. are my wish a little too much..?" he wonder alone in the dark house. 

slowly, Kuro become numb to the pain and his eyes starting to become heavy.

alone in the dark, Kuro sleep while being surrounded my black trash bags.

Kuro wake up surprised by the neighbour bickering.

he sigh, "they should really get a divorce.." he mutter as he rub his eyes.

Kuro jolted by the pain at his face, his hand quickly launch away from his face.

"shit, i forgot that happen.." he stand up from the pile of black trash bags. he clean himself and wore a cleaner school shirt on his bed. 

he stand silently in front of his mirror in his bathroom. he carefully examine his face with a large bruise at his cheeks.

he sigh as he shaking his head. "does Kirishima really need to do that to me..?" he ask himself while searching for a mask in the mirror cabinet.

"oh wait, i do have one!" he reach out for one singular mask at the cabinet corner. he put it on and look at himself at the mirror. 

he turn his head from side to side, making sure that he cant spot the bruise from different angles. "if people notice this large ass bruise, i would definitely be in trouble..."

now that he is ready, he only need to open his front door and walk to school.

yet he halt his movement, with his hand trembled as he look at the door knob. 

he tug on his shirt as his anxiety rise.

"no, it is nothing.. this is normal to me.." he told himself trying to get his body to move.

he then finally grab the door knob and twist it. 

"i just need to survive until tomorrow.." he encourage himself with a bright smile.

he walk to school carefully by peaking through the corner of the streets. making sure Yukio gangs wasn't there to jump him.

his heart beat fast with fear as he walk through the neighbourhood. his hand still tugging tight to his shirt.

unsure where Yukio, Kirishima or Haruhi would popped out, his head was filled with anxiety.

a little black cat that were chase by crazy dog who would mauled him on sight.

finally Kuro arrive at the school. standing in front of the school, he release a sigh of relive.

he have avoided going to school beside Yukio and his friends. if he did, then he would've been bullied and being mocked all the way into school. 

suddenly from the distain, Kuro could see Albert that were greeted by the female students. Kuro watch Albert smiled brightly as he was praised and loved. they all look up to him.

silently Kuro watch the scene.

he then step in the building, with his head lowered. 

he knew deep down, that he would never be able to be happy like him. he was a curse, a misfortune. he was a bad luck. like a black cat. 

but he already made peace with that fact, he have lived like this for years. 

as he try to get back to his reality, a hand pat his shoulder. 

Kuro shudder and quickly back away, making him hit the locker with his back. 

"pft- whats with that reaction?" smirk Albert seeing Kuros reaction. 

Kuro eyes widen to see him, "i-its nothing, i was just surprise when you suddenly pat my shoulder, haha" laugh Kuro.

Kuro look at Albert with a soften eyes.

they will forget about him or abandon him one day, but this exact moment, one of the loved schools Pearls are smiling at him and talking so casually like how friends does. 

Kuro smile with his eyes, seeing Albert kindness toward him. 

yes, Kuro shall savour warm and sweet embrace of this friendship before it crumble and left him cold.

"did you get sick?" Albert ask him while raising his hand trying to hold Kuros forehead and check his temperature.

yet, Kuro quickly hold out his hand and guard his head out of reflects. Albert shudder a little seeing Kuro reaction, he then slowly put down his hand. deciding not to touch Kuro head. 

"your weird.." said Albert as he make his steps faster so he would walk in front of Kuro.

slowly Kuro put down his defence and walk behind Albert silently. but internally, he was screaming of embarrassment.