OK, Chapter 2 after no long wait…

Godzilla is © Toho.

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A HELPING HAND

Takuya stared down blankly at his lunch. It was Pizza- one of his favourites.

Right now, though, he was just sitting there, gritting his teeth irritably, brown contacts in his eyes to hide their real colour.

He was in a bad mood. Mainly because his Math teacher had been coming down on him. Again. The reason for that was that he hadn't done his homework… it was basically just to read a chapter they'd already skimmed over in class, but he just hadn't seen the point.

And when he didn't see a point to something, it was a rare thing if he did it.

He rubbed his eye again. The new contacts were itching. He hadn't gotten used to them yet.

He hated having to wear those things.

"What's up?" A voice came from above him.

Akira sat down next to him, taking a bite out of a sandwich.

"Nothing." Takuya said flatly, finally taking a bite out of the pizza. Lots of Pepperoni. Another thing he rarely bothered about- vegetables. In about two bites, he'd ingested the whole thing.

"You know," Akira smiled, "I don't think I've ever seen anyone who eats fast as you. Hell, you eat and eat but you don't gain a pound."

"It's my metabolism," Takuya shrugged. "Guess I'm just one of the lucky ones."

"Well, where you going when you're done?" Akira asked. "I gotta get this homework done before History class, or the old man's gonna bust my butt again."

"Sure," Takuya nodded as he finished the last of his fries. (They didn't really count as vegetables.)

After a second, they stood up and left the cafeteria, heading down the corridor to the library.

"Hang on," Takuya thought out loud, looking down the corridor. Oddly, he found himself suddenly sniffing the air.

A girl with long, dark hair was walking down the corridor when one of the boys reached out and pinched her behind.

"Quit that!" She snapped, as another one grabbed her round the waist. "Hey!"

She gasped in offence as the boy slid his hand around her front, down in between her legs. She immediately turned round, slapping him in the face.

"Don't…" Akira said quietly.

Down the corridor, one of the boys tripped the girl as she tried to walk away.

"Too good for us, huh?" One of the trio laughed as he reached down toward her breasts.

A second later, he'd been hoisted off his feet by one hand and slammed into the wall.

Takuya stood there quietly, anger visible in his eyes despite the contacts. His fist tightened as he held the boy up by his shirt. His teeth gritted together, a low, rumbling noise escaping his throat.

"Leave her alone." He ordered flatly.

"Or what?" One of the others asked, taking a swing at him from behind.

Takuya dropped the boy he was holding, grabbed his attacker's arm and hurled him into his friend, before lashing out and kicking the other one back with absolutely no effort.

The boy was sent flying back into a wall with a dull 'Thud', before slumping to the floor. Just barely, the sound of ribs cracking could be heard.

Thankfully, Takuya had held back. A lot.

"You're dead for this, freak!" The ringleader yelled. "After School, you're dead!"

Takuya barely even heard him, leaning down to the girl.

"You OK?" He asked softly.

"…Yes…" The girl answered, standing up. "Thank you…"

"No problem," Takuya smiled. "I'm Takuya."

"Akane," She answered with a smile. "Akane Yashiro."

"Well, you're welcome," Takuya finished. "I'd best go…"

He walked off in a hurry.

"Was that necessary?" Akira finally asked.

"You saw what they were doing," Takuya answered flatly as they entered the library. "Scumbags. All of them."

He felt angry again. Very angry.

He sat down quickly, looking out of the window.

He needed to calm down.

He shut his eyes, breathing slowly.

He felt that growling again, emanating from somewhere deep inside him.

'He' was awake again. Growling. Snarling.

Wanting to get out.

To finish them off. Just as its instincts demanded.

Just as they always had.

"You sure you're OK?" Akira asked.

Takuya turned round quickly, blinking.

"I'm fine," He lied, picking up a book that caught his attention.

A Biological Study of Godzilla.

'He' growled again. As if it knew what he was looking at.

He closed the book and leaned back in his seat, staring out the window again.

Part of him wished he was out there, in the fresh air. Free. He'd always loved being outside.

Nevertheless, history was a strong point of his. And his friend needed his help.

Sighing, he turned back to Akira.

"So, what are you working on?"

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Hey, it was longer than the last chapter, wasn't it?

As you may have seen there, Takuya seems to channel a few of Godzilla's traits… we've just seen an innate sense of honour (helping Akane, who is indeed named after the movie character) and loyalty (to Akira), as well as a knack for fighting.

So, how did I do? All reviews welcome!