Unknown feelings/ Unknown rival

Jane: "You really are an idiot you know that" as i look at Lucy with a frustrated look as i see her look away as i see the hint of doubt and guilt in her eyes.

Smirking,"well you might not be a completely lost cast but." as i whisper "that doesn't mean i'm going to let you have her even though..." as i turn around and help Yang up.

Seeing that Jane is reaching her hand out to help me up i smile as i take it as she pulls me up. Once i'm on my feet i had "thank you."

Jane: "It's nothing, are you ok?"

Smiling, as i said "i'm fine" and she nods before walking away when she did i seen Lucy standing behind where Janes was.

Looking at her as she still has her head down i see the guilt and doubt in her eyes making me think that she's getting the message i'm sending her through my play.

Lucy: Realizing that Jane had left, i look up to see Yang looking at me with hope in her eyes to see it disappear when she notices me looking back at her.

Walking towards her i ask "are you ok? You didn't get hurt anywhere...did you?"

Still acting as if i'm avoiding her i give her an wary smile and "mhmm i'm fine, i just tripped let's go i still have to shoot my free throws" as i turn to walk away.

Lucy: Seeing her turning to walk away i think 'don't go!' as i grab her by the wrist.

She stopped but she doesn't turn around, i ask "can...we talk...after the game...i don't like it when we're like this. And...there is something...that i want to tell you, so after the game can you stay behind...in the locker... room with me."

Still not looking at her, i nod my head as i'd felt her let go i walk to the free throw line.

(After the game in the locker room)

Waiting for Lucy to finish getting dress i text my mother "i'm sorry...i'm going to be late getting home Lucy wants to talk to me i love you 💕💕💕."

Lucy: Walking over to Yang, i ask "hey you ready" after i had seen her finish texting her parents.

Looking at Lucy as i flip my phone close i smile and say "yea, let's go" as i get up and we walk out the locker room.

Lucy: Leaving the locker room, we walk down the hallway to the door to leave the school.

As we are i say "i'm sorry for how i played today" as i laugh dryly.

Looking forward, i say "it's fine we still won didn't we? and everyone has a bad game."

Lucy: Not hearing the usual softness and care in her voice it makes me frown and my heart feels at if it's being grabbed.

As she also didn't look at me as she said that we reach the door leading out of the school.

I held the door for her and walk out after her as i walk to the side of her i say "Yang can we go back to how we...used to be. I don't like when we're fighting.

I'm sorry that I didn't realize that you were doing all those to be able to play with me in the games. And that i didn't consider your feelings".

Walking pass the gate as i heard what Lucy said as she was apologizing to me. As I think 'she still hasn't...understood anything as she still doesn't realize why i'm upset and hurt'.

Lucy: Still not getting a reply i say her name "Yang...please talk to me. Yang i'm sorry... don't ignore me" still not getting a answer i walk in front of her making her stop.

"Yang if this is about the scholarship, i'll turn it down i don't want that to come between us an make us fight."

Sighing...I look at her and say "you still don't get it...do you? and it's not about you getting the scholarship. Lucy even if you did go i would follow you and just go through the entrance exam."

Feeling the effects of the system making my sickle cell feel 10 times worse i try to end the conversation as quickly as i can to get home.

Lucy: Running to catch up to her, i ask "then what is it? why are you so upset with me."

Turning to face her i say "Lucy....did you really not...understand my message. Did it truly not get through to you, did you not understand it through my game play today. Didn't it seem different to you." As tears start to leave my eyes.

I shout "WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND HOW! I FEEL ABOUT YOU!" Seeing the look in her eyes that she did receive the message that i was trying to send through my play but she has doubt and guilt in them.

Smiling while i try to hide the pain that she is causing me to feel as it feel that i will never be able to get through to her along with the way the pain is making me feel. It as if being hit by an truck thats constantly going forward and then backwards crushing my bones.

"Lucy there's no rush we have the remainder of the season for me to show you what you mean to me. And why i made the choices i've made and that i will continue to make to show how i feel about you.

I just hope that when you realize your own feelings for me you will understand the choices i made."

As I give her a kiss on her cheek and walk away from her a she is frozen in place from me kissing her.

(After leaving Lucy)

Walking around the corner i lean against the wall a few blocks from my house i leaned my arm against the wall panting as i drop my bag and falling onto my hands and knees in an agonizing. Pain as i hear an familiar voice shouting out to me as i'd heard my name "YANG!"

Looking up, i saw Jane running over to me as she had fear, and worry in her eye's.

Jane: Reaching her as i saw her on the ground panting to had looked up to me as i could see that she was in agonizing pain i crouch down to her and help her up while i grabbed her bag and started to walk to her house.

(Reaching Yang house)

Closing the door behind us i had felt Jane readjust my arm around her shoulder as my breathing gotten hard i ask 'Suzy is this really from the effects of the system and my sickle cell...this is alot more pain than i expected'.

Suzy: 'Are you ok Yang? And yes as i told you before being that for you to be able too use the sacrifice system you would be using your health. Which is equivalent to be you life as the more you increase your training and the more you cause your sickle cell to affect you.

You will increase your sp to upgrade your stats but at the cost of your sickle cell to flare so it can balance out the growth.'

'I-im fine....Suzy....thank you for worrying' when i see mom and mother come around the corner with somone else me and Jane try to walk away from the door. When i feel my legs give out from the pain causing me an Jane to collapsed to the ground with Jane still supporting me.

Maxicine: Seeing my daughter sweating heavily and falling to her knees while Jane is still trying to support her i run to her with Gabby and Kelsey as we reach them "Yang are you ok? Is it the sacrifice system after effects".

Nodding to moms question mom helps me up along with Jane and brings me to my room they lay me on my bed.

Maxicine: "Jane can you go to your mother's bag and bring the medicine she's brought with her as that will help with pain and bring some water."

Seeing the look on Jane's face i grab her hand and give her an wary smile to try and reassure her that i would be ok.

Jane: Sighing, "fine i will...but.." Looking to my mother and Yang's parents as i hesi- tantly say "we need to...tell her about the hidden part of Suzy...so she can know that she...has more than one option to help but...."