Rivalry

School rivalries can get fierce, but none as fierce as this one.

It’s been drilled in since the very first day, no matter what class you were in. From math tournaments to football games, these schools live and die by their standing. If one of them wins, the entire school wins. If they lose, then the school loses with them.

The fun in this rivalry has long since been drained from the system, replaced with spiteful desperation and a toxic desire. The sort of thing that has spilt well beyond the competition hall or the sports field, so much so that local authorities have had to step in for the safety and peace of mind of the students who might’ve gotten hurt in the chaos.

Needless to say, no individual is really to blame—or maybe all of them are.

You’re coming off the back of a crushing victory at the start of this year’s Summer Cup, bringing home an early advantage that, to you at least, has meant you could finally take a breath of fresh air, relax, and support your school the rest of the way. You had been chosen for the bits of media coverage (some of this actually makes national TV) such as the post-game interview spots, something not particularly fun, but something that gives you a chance to enjoy the win and rub it in the face of the rivals. Meaning that you were late to the ice bath and the shower and you’re now walking through the corridor alone, while everyone is outside awaiting the next game.

Everyone except her.

There’s a girl, wearing an outfit in the colours of your rival. Her yellow (really short) shorts, and white top, rolled up to just below her bust.

“You’re in the wrong place,” you call out as she walks closer, but she says nothing and gives a casual side-eye as she tries to walk on by. This pisses you off, so you move to block her. “I said you’re in the wrong fucking place.”

“Funny,” she replies through that contemptuous smirk is there. She doesn’t even try to mask it. “Since you’re the one that’s in my way. Get lost.”

“See that?” You point to the wall, to the crest of your school. “This is our building. You aren’t supposed to be here. What? Can’t you read?”

The girl, having fully shifted her attention to you at this point, folds her arms beneath her chest. “Oh, grow up. It’s an athletics competition. This is an athletics centre. You can take your tribalism elsewhere, bud.”

The nickname and condescending tone, the absolute nonchalance that this girl seems to be able to project when speaking to you…it does something. It sends a twitch through your fists. “My tribalism? You’re the one sporting your colours in our building.”

The girl makes a brief, sarcastic sound. “I hate you all the same, but that doesn’t mean you can deny me using the toilet in here. Move.”

“Why don’t you walk your pretentious arse back out the door where you came from, find the one next door and use it instead? Just seems like some foolish excuse to come in here and sabotage us, you people have a track record of this shit.”

“Yeah, or,” she responds, giving the most fake smile, before taking a step forward into your space. “Maybe I really need to use a toilet. Ever consider that, smart guy?”

This close, you can really take a good look at her. From her petite and lithe, athletic figure, to her soft skin, and messy ponytail. Her demeanour, too, along with her hazelnut eyes and pouting lips. It takes a moment, but soon, you recognise her. This is Shuhua. Maybe the most vocal of your rivals. Known for her antagonistic behaviour, her temper, her endless mocking and recently her frustration with always coming second.

“I know you.”

“Congratu-fucking-lations, now step aside unless you want me to piss down your leg.”

You grit your teeth at her crude words, “Toilet huh? Okay. Use it, but I’m escorting you there and then back out of the building. I don’t trust you as far as I can throw you.”

“I don’t know, I’m a pretty skinny girl and you’re a strong guy, maybe you could throw me pretty far…” Shuhua says as she steps past you. “You can wait by the door, fucking pervert.”

You roll your eyes but don’t dignify the insult with a response. Instead, you make sure to walk closely by her side and lead her to the ladies toilet. “You’ve got five minutes.”

“Oh no. So scared,” she drones before you swing the door open for her. She’s about to step in when she stalls and glances up at you. “Sure you trust me? What if I… Oh, what if I leave the tap running and waste your water? How’s that for sabotage?” Shuhua absolutely drenches her words in sarcasm.

You pull the door closed, forcing her to step inside without waiting for a reply. Once more, your fist twitches at the annoyance.

A couple of minutes pass before the door finally swings open and you watch as the girl saunters back out with a self-satisfied smirk. “There, that wasn’t so hard, now was it? Want to come in and check the taps?”

That, funnily enough, does make you laugh, if a little humourlessly. “Don’t you ever get sick of yourself? Actually, scratch that, that was stupid to ask, of course not,” you mutter. “You know, I almost feel sorry for your school. Having to deal with you must be a real fucking burden. Hey, what’s that they say, one bad apple and all that.”

“Ugh, the fucking ego,” Shuhua shakes her head as if she can’t believe the nonsense. “You’re even worse in person.” She sighs and gestures in a bid for you to lead the way back towards the exit.

“Sounds like jealousy to me,” you retort and start walking, and she follows behind. “Doesn’t feel great, does it?”

You don’t have to look, her exasperated scoff speaks volumes. “Wow. Is this really what your school thinks? Of course, it is, why would I ever have thought differently. You are all so fucking alike. All stuck in this same, boring headspace. And for the record, no, it isn’t ‘jealousy’. There is no jealousy here because I, unlike you, can pull my head out of my arse.”

She’s nothing if not stubborn, and while you know she’s trying to get a rise out of you, you bite, “You’re all the same at that fucking school, this is who they raised. Vocal, obnoxious, bitter. Too much time caring about how you look rather than results—”

A door slams behind you. You turn. The door to the locker room. Shuhua has disappeared.

You rush into the door, throwing it open. Empty, or so it seems, but she has to be in here somewhere. You walk down the left row of lockers, taking slow, quiet steps. Listening, hoping to hear the smallest bit of movement. The crunch of feet, a giggle, the slight jangle of coins.

Nothing.

You’re approaching the end of the row of lockers and nothing so far. You get right up against the corner, readying to quickly round it when you think you hear a small breath from just the other side.

Three, two, one, and you launch yourself around the corner.

Shuhua is right there, waiting, she grabs you by the shoulders and pins you against the lockers with a crash, before smiling sweetly.

“What the fuck are you doing—”

You’re immediately hushed by the feeling of something soft pressed against your lips, followed by the press of a hand against your groin and a thigh, nestled right between yours.

It takes a moment. You’re not quite sure how to process this. It’s instinct more than anything that makes your hands come to grasp and clutch Shuhua’s ass firmly. She grins and lets out an approving hum, slipping her tongue in while squeezing harder against your groin and getting another equally pleasurable response of you tightening your grip on her.

There’s a few moments of this, kissing, back against the lockers, Shuhua against your chest. Then, your tongue meets hers, and she lets a soft moan into your mouth. A moment of weakness that allows you to shove her backwards against the wall with a thump. It takes less than a moment and you’re both back at it again, clawing away at each other. Your body presses her into the wall, lips parting before briefly, quickly reconnecting. Shuhua doesn’t resist, and not long after, you’ve parted the kiss, she’s moved her lips to your neck and you’re running a hand down her thigh.

“What the fuck are you doing?” you growl into her ear as your fingertips approach the edge of those frustratingly short shorts. “Did your little brain figure out you can’t win these events so you have to find other ways to know what winning feels like? If you can’t beat them, fuck them?”

The girl pulls herself from your neck and takes a fist full of your hair. “You piece of shit,” she seethes. “Like you aren’t desperate for this pussy.”

You aggressively push your hand up under her shorts and she squeaks as you clutch the flesh of her ass in a tight grip. You pull her and she raises a leg around you. “This pussy? You have got to be kidding me. Have you seen the cheerleaders at our school?”

She uses her legs to push you aside, forcing you to swap positions with her. She has you against the wall now, and her hand has dipped down the front of your shorts. She’s grinning, groping you in a tight, frustratingly wonderful, fist. “Bunch of bimbos who fall to their knees as soon as you turn on the charm.”

“I didn’t even have to turn on the charm for you. What does that say about you?”

She takes a firmer grip on your length and a loud groan escapes from deep within you. Shuhua can’t help herself, her lips quirking into that insufferable smirk, her eyes shining. “It says that you couldn’t take your eyes off my ass the entire walk down that corridor, you fucking animal. You were practically salivating. Just like you’re doing now.”

She uses her free hand to swipe her thumb against the corner of your mouth.

“Pretty sure that’s yours,” you tell her before you slide your hands up her exposed sides and slip your fingers under her shirt, pulling it up and she quickly raises her free arm so you can slip it over it and over her head, leaving it around the arm still buried into your trousers.

There she is, bra and tits on show and being fucking annoyingly hot.

Even if she doesn’t stop you from undressing her, she still berates you for it, “Look at you, can’t wait to touch them, can you. Are you really that simple? See a pair of tits and you get hornier than a fucking dog in heat?”

“So says the girl who can’t get her hand off my cock,” you reply, hand slipping beneath her bra and your fingers closing around her nipple.