Clash of the Titans, school edition...
Lily knew she was already tired, and her body was aching after taking a considerable beating from 3 people, but her pride wouldn't allow her to back down, even to the most feared person in school besides the Principal. However, her mind flashed back to the previous year, when she was a Freshman and, being Lily, she went on to establish dominance and that she'd be dictating the rules as far as students would go. No guy nor girl who stood in her path was able to stop her, and those who tried were beaten to the ground, which doubled as a show of force and to make examples out of them. But then, there was her...

At the time, a sophomore, and someone Lily had been warned about by those who she defeated, but she dismissed it all, thinking they were just trying to scare her. Plus, if there was a 'top bully' from 11th or 12th grade, beating them would truly show that she meant business. Given her previous experience with school, she anticipated it'd be some huge guy who relied more on intimidation than his own actual strength, so when she faced a girl that was shorter than herself, yet boasted a more curvaceous figure than her own, dressed in an overly tomboyish way and carrying a wooden Japanese sword, she just couldn't take it seriously.

"Ha! You're the one those idiots told me to fear?" She laughed in Orihime's face.
"What are you gonna do, smack me with that fake sword?" She further taunted, though Orihime remained silent, glaring daggers at her.
"Listen, little girl... I AM the real deal, so if you don't want to get that fat ass of yours to get smacked all the way back to your mama you better just scram!"

The crowd that was slowly gathering around them gasped. They knew it had to be a Freshman, no one else in their right mind would dare just walk up to the fearsome 'Princess' and challenge her just like that. Albeit foolish, this new girl's bravery inspired some respect.

"I will only say it once, bully... It is you who is beneath me... If you don't back away and get out of my sight this instant, I will make you regret it..." She said, speaking with an eerily calm voice while her eyes might as well have been shooting fire from how intense her glare was.

Lily laughed some more and then threw a punch, it was so up close that she figured there was no way she'd dodge... yet, Orihime did. Lily observed that Orihime was holding her wooden katana still, but in a reverse grip, and it didn't look like she planned to use it to fight, yet, she held onto it rather than ditching it. As if reading her mind, Orihime spoke:

"You're not even worthy of making me use my sword. In fact, I won't even use this hand" She said, and while normally she would've mocked any opponent trying to make such bold claims against her, Lily felt that she really mean it, plus with her whole 'Princess' persona, she couldn't help but be infuriated by this arrogant display and rushed to attack her more savagely than before.

Orihime blocked every single hit Lily threw at her, using only one hand as promised, using the other to just hold her wooden katana behind her back. Other than that, the combat looked like it was nearly evenly matched, and this was the longest anyone had ever seen the Yakuza Princess fight anyone, but it was clear she wasn't taking it too seriously while Lily was absolutely enraged, however, it was impressive in its own right that Lily hadn't gone down yet, and in fact, she was keeping Orihime on the defensive. But eventually, Lily slowed down and got careless, and Orihime struck her when her guard was down. Still fighting with just one hand, in few hits, Lily was gasping for air and had fallen on her knees while Orihime ominously glared at her from above.

"Next time... I will use both hands..." She warned, striking fear in Lily's heart, much to her own frustration. Learning later who she really was, she finally understood why she effectively stood at the top with no one willing to challenge her. But she still went on to bully and dominate her way to the top, and it looked like the 'Princess' was willing to ignore her as long as she did the same.

But now she couldn't even begin to understand why she'd step in when in the middle of such an inconsequential conflict to her... as far as Lily herself knew... but then again, what if Orihime had simply been bidding her time, waiting for her moment of weakness? It didn't seem like she needed to, but the idea was plausible enough.

Orihime moved fast, seemingly lunging at Lily, only to find out it was a feint, and in her panicked haste, she had protected her face and upper body with a cross arm guard. Then she realized her mistake, as Orihime punished her with a powerful punch that sank into her mostly soft belly. Quickly, Lily attempted to counter her and threw a downwards punch but she hit nothing. Orihime moved so fast Lily didn't even register it until she saw her standing before her.

'Goddammit! If only I had fought her before facing these idiots!' She angrily thought, knowing her own body wasn't moving as fast as she wished, since her muscles were all exhausted. Then, though, Orihime did something she didn't understand. She spun around her wooden katana and threw it up in the air, reaching quite high, since the school's ceiling was actually rather high. A few seconds later, still spinning, it felt back down and she effortlessly caught it in her hand.

"That is how long it will take me to end this fight" She solemnly said. Lily felt her blood boil and charged at her. Orihime, still with a stoic expression, did as she said, spinning her wooden katana and throwing it straight upwards, then she punched Lily in the face. Lily felt like she had just been hit by a truck, but she knew it couldn't have been much harder than Jen's punches, it's only her fatigue what made it feel worse.

Before she even finished processing the thought, Orihime hit her twice more, also in the face, with lightning speed and devastating force. Two powerful punches struck and sank into her belly, one knocked the wind out of her body, and the other hit her liver, which sent a paralyzing surge of pain that further shut down whatever might Lily had mustered at this point, but to add further insult to those injuries, Orihime also harshly kneed her in the stomach, although by then Lily's body had gotten numb from all the overwhelming pain signals her nervous system was bombarded by. With an almost blank look, shocked at how easily the Yakuza Princess made short work of her, she helplessly fell to her knees.

"Checkmate. You could've saved yourself many problems had you done this at the start" Orihime said, still giving her an intense glare as she caught her wooden katana without looking. And without hesitation, she smacked her in the head with it, finally achieving what neither you nor your friends could: Knocking the beast out.

With her foe defeated, she flipped her over using her foot with no apparent effort before nonchalantly reaching into her cleavage and digging you out. She then reached into Lily's pocket and grabbed the gun she had used to shrink you with, shoving that into her own pocket. It was then that her attention finally turned towards you, as she stood back up to her full height and raised you to her face's level. You were very, very small, so you were naturally very scared, this wasn't a savior you were sure you'd be thanking, for all you knew, she could be much worse than Lily, though in all honesty you simply didn't know... and that was scary in its own right...

What's gonna happen with you? Or the better question... how does she turn out to be?

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[Chapter End Notes]: Rather than giving specific choices as to what happens and what she does, I think that for these, you can take a possible interpretation of Zaniki Orihime's character and run with that, the rest would be up to you.
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May 12, 2023