The Horsemen Archives: Tape #3 (Junior Years)

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Horsemen Colors: Yona, Hazel, Iris, and Phoebe.

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Provoked by her conversation with Yona and Mio, Iris probed the depths of her mind for an answer to Hazel's question. Her memories were a bit muddled from her constant drinking, but she remembered their high school years vividly well. She remembered how she'd always bully both Yona and Mio, the latter being more passive than the other. Her brunette-haired victim always had a sharp tongue, never going down without a struggle, but always eventually succumbed, nonetheless. It had made Iris feel powerful, knowing that once she got home, she'd have to face her father. In a way, she could admit now that she took out her anger on her two teammates, but Yona—she always took the full brunt of the attacks. Sometimes, Iris would even go easy on her because she felt bad that she'd get beaten daily by the purple-haired bully and her friends.
However, on a warm, spring morning, Iris' usual clique of girls had all gathered in the bathroom, prepared to pull off the worst misfortune they'd ever given to Yona. It wasn't long before Daphne and Ariadne burst through the door, the former yanking forward a beaten-up Yona by the hair. She grunted over and over, struggling to slide herself free from Daphne's grip. Ariadne wasn't known much for her composure, immediately sending a hard, right jab into the brunette's stomach. She gagged in pain, one of her eyes beginning to grow watery as the other one closed shut. Daphne, the green-haired prom queen, tossed Yona on the ground, Iris standing right in front of her. She'll never forget that moment where Yona glared up at her, so weak and defenseless, yet so defiant and rebellious. Iris knew Yona wouldn't do anything to hurt her, especially not when she knew she'd be incurring the wrath of about seven differently girls. There were actually eight of them, but her girlfriend, Dawn, wasn't one for violence. She even tried to convince her to stop, but it seemed like the thrill of it all had meant more to Iris than her first love.
One of the other girls noticed that Yona was beginning to get back up, quick to stomp on her head, forcing her face against the tiled floor. In all honesty, they could have gone all day, but they knew they'd have to be quick if they didn't want to get caught by teachers. Iris, specifically, was given the task of amazing the audience in the form of severe humiliation. Dawn held her hand in disapproval, but Iris slapped it aside, clasping Yona by the hair firmly. Soon, she had got in her face, not remembering much of their conversation, but confidentially recalling that Yona had spit on her. Triggered into absolute resentment for the weakling, Iris banged her head against one of the bathroom stalls, repeatedly aiming for the metallic parts of the door until Yona was covered in her own blood. She noticed that throughout it all, she was biting her lips like she didn't deserve what was coming to her.
Iris laughed, the other girls following suit. She wasn't exactly a bad person, but she was an easy target, never having many friends or seemingly any parents present in her life. One thing she had, however, was the attention of most of the boys in the school. Even Iris had to admit, Yona was the prettiest girl in the entire school, but she was always timid and silent. She didn't do much to purposely try to stand out. At one point, they even invited Yona to join their group, but she declined; basically why they targeted her to begin with.
Iris knew it was wrong, but shit, was it wonderful to see Yona beg to be spared. Her expression was that of a puppy, but after a few attempts, Iris never let it get to her; partially not this time. They had to make the brunette far more submissive to their abuse, like Mio, so they did one of the worst things they could think of. Iris, in the present day, remembering all of this, couldn't help but be disgusted, piecing together what she had done to her. The last memory she could truly handle was of her dunking Yona's face in the toilet, Iris placing her shoe on the back of her head, and constrained her to suffocate until she couldn't take it anymore. Her hands clawed at Iris' thigh, only making her more angered. She kicked Yona in the crotch, pulling her head back so that the other girls could strip her down to her bra and panties.
"Yona, I'm *hick* really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, sorry about what I did back when we were kids," Iris (Present Day) declared, hugging Yona tightly.
"Eh?! Nah, it's okay, in the end, it only made me stronger, right?" Yona remarked, trying to comfort her former bully with a soft, worried smile; rather glad they've moved past the talk about her parents.

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