Well, Chapter 2 of my Freezing fic..am I alone here?

Abel could barely remember life before the L. Bridget manor, the head of the family: A wealthy businessman named Howard L. Bridget had taken the boy off of the streets on a bitterly cold and rainy day, in the beginning he had only intended to shelter him until Abel's family could be located but upon hearing the young man's sad tale of being purposely abandoned by his father after losing a knife fight with his twin brother Cain.

"I told father, that brothers shouldn't fight..and..well." He remembered pointing to the scar that extended past his left eye with a bitter sob, before Howard could go to comfort the boy Abel would smack himself harshly while gritting his teeth and enduring the pain. "Before I was tossed out Father said to remember the pain of this mark, it proves your weakness as a man who is unwilling to fight is unfit to be called a man at all!" As the young man was readying himself for another blow, Howard would embrace the child in a hug his own father had no doubt denied the boy growing up. Even as the young man broke down into a fit of sobs and embraced the businessman as best he could, Abel still felt the need to punish himself even still.

"Your father was incorrect, it takes more than brute strength to make a boy into a man. A true man stands by his convictions and uses his strength to defend those who can't fight." Howard would stand up slowly, placing his hand upon the young man's shoulder and giving him a loving smile. "We men always put the safety of our family above all else, even our own desires." Howard would waste little time in having a private investigator look into Abel's family, and after it was revealed that they were in fact a traveling troupe of jewel thieves they were promptly arrested mid-heist

"I should've been shuffled off into the system with the rest of the unwanted children, but my new father saw fit to protect me and even bring me into his own home." The rose-haired young man could still remember the butterflies in his stomach as he hid behind Howard's leg when the introductions were being made, Olivia (the lady of the house) was busy doting over her younger son Louis and giving him the tiniest bits of acknowledgement while his daughter Violet would look at him with fresh eyed curiosity. "It's alright Abel, come and say hello to your new family."

The young boy would squeak in surprise before letting go of Howard's leg and stepping forward to give a proper bow to his new mother and siblings. "H-hello..my name is Abel, I-it's an honor to meet you all, and thank you for letting me be a part of your family." He would gulp audibly as the nerves began getting the better of him, and while Olivia would give him the chilliest of stares before returning to doting on her Louis but Violet would give him a radiant smile before racing down to meet him and give him a big hug.

"Oooh I'm so happy to have another brother in the family! It's going to be great having you with us Abel!" Whatever nerves he had been feeling at the time were slowly washed away as he slowly retuned her hug, it reminded him of his new father in a way: Sure there was strength and exuberance behind it all but he could feel a warmth at the center of it all, she wouldn't be like the others in his life who sought to exploit him and use him as a puppet for their own gains.

Unlike present company.

"Wake up Abel you foolish boy!" His blissful sleep would be interrupted by a hard smack to the back of his head, rattling him back into the present and startling the Pandora across from him as Professor Ciel glared at her pet project. "Miss Phenyl has done us a gracious service by joining us on the plane ride back to West Genetics and the least you can do is show her a modicum of respect." She would lean back in her seat with an annoyed expression upon her face as Abel shook off the remainder of the cobwebs and faced the raven-haired Pandora in question.

"Shit now I remember: Miss Ticy was the one to meet us outside the base when the carrier helicopter landed, apparently I'm not the only knucklehead who transferred into West Genetics mid-term." Abel would look to the silent girl whose face was somewhat mortified by the professor's harsh treatment and immediately show off a calm smile, more for her benefit then his own as he watched her slowly sigh in relief. "You'll have to forgive the Professor, like most eggheads she works insanely long hours with very little sleep and is very cranky when denied her coffee." His smile would morph into a very cheeky grin despite feeling the older woman's furious gaze upon him, meanwhile Ticy would start to giggle slightly at his improved mood before looking down at his transfer papers.

"Hmm, this would make you the second boy I know named Abel. Funny how our world works isn't?" She would laugh nervously as her attempt at small talk seemed to fall on deaf ears, the white coated woman angrily gesturing for her to "hurry up" while the rose-haired boy seemed taken aback by her words entirely. "I-I mean because of my Limiter you see, h-he's named Abel too a-and you're named Abel so…" Her heart would sink slightly as her explanation of the jest only served to make the atmosphere between them all even more awkward, only to hear Abel sigh in disappointment.

"So what you're tell me is that not only is there another guy named Abel already at my new school, but he's already gone and snagged himself the prettiest Pandora there too?" He would give a more exaggerated sigh of disappointment this time before winking in her direction and causing her to blush in embarrassment as she hid behind the paperwork, relaxing in his seat before looking at her with a serious expression. "Although in all seriousness Miss Ticy, I'm well aware of West Genetics could teach me: I know that Pandora are trained to fight the Nova, creatures that we have very little information on: Where they come from, why they're attacking us. But what's really bothering me is why West Genetics accepted my transfer request when every other Genetics Academy turned me away, not that I'm complaining." He would see the professor rolling her eyes in disgust at the obvious answer to his question, as she figured it was down to the L. Bridget family's influence (or to be more specific, the patriarch of the family himself.) since he already had a child in their care.

Ticy would still be a blushing mess even as she looked past the paperwork and a good look at the young man himself, noting that he wore a modified version of the Genetics Academy uniform from a branch she didn't recognize. "Well ya see, we've been getting reports of your…unique circumstances. Never in our history has a male with the abilities of a Pandora been heard of until lately, and Sister Margaret thought it would be prudent for you to learn in a more open environment then your current Academy setup." She would give him a friendly smile before looking down at the paperwork once again, analytical notes of his data readings only serving to confuse her. "Besides..isn't it lonely being the only big fish in a small pond?"

Parcé would scoff at the Pandora's jests as she observed the pair now conversing over meaningless subjects like the weather and even her own Limiter, the other boy known as Abel. "There's no point to my Incubus being put in with normal Pandora and Limiters. Friendship, lovers, stability..none of these should matter to a weapon such as him."

For Satellizer L. Bridget the Carnival was just another excuse for her to let loose and prove her abilities to her fellow Pandora, and for the fair-haired woman it was child's play as she raced through the combat area and dismantling any unfortunate soul who had been stupid enough to try and fight her. Eventually it had come down to a one-on-one fight between herself and a Pandora known as Ganessa Roland (a.k.a. the Angel of Binding) and under normal circumstances that would have been the end of it as she would've left with the title of top-ranked second year Pandora, unfortunately the appearance of a newcomer would derail any hopes of such a thing happening. Ganessa had pinned her down with her Chains of Binding and cemented her place at the top of the Second Years, leaving Satella injured and now sitting in the infirmary as her eye was now being bandaged and the rest of her wounds being looked at.

"H-he touched me..but it didn't feel bad, not like back then." Her body would tremble at the memories of her brother Louis taking liberties with her body during the midnight hours, not even going to her mother had proven effective as Noelle Allongraich had her own hands full fighting a losing battle with illness. She still couldn't quite recall what had happened on the last night of her step-brother's violating visits, but she did remember someone- another boy busting through the door and stopping the madness, a rabid dog that had gotten free of its chain and proceeded to lay waste to her tormentor. "Why..why can't I remember his face, his name?" Her mind would flash back to the night in question: Louis's hand moving far to close to her private area as his voice whispered words not meant for her virgin ears, the sound of the doors being flung open and the flash of blue sapphire out of the corner of her eye. "I could try asking Violet but…no, the best thing I could do for everyone right now is to keep my distance. Maybe my injuries are actually getting the best of me." With her thoughts finally centered and the events of the Carnival behind her, Satellizer could finally focus on getting back to her regular studies as a Pandora. Being ranked second would do little to deter her from her goal of being the best and not losing to anyone to anyone, be it a stuck up Pandora like Ganessa who had gotten lucky due to somebody else's interference or a boy who had managed to touch her without making her skin crawl in repulsion.

As for the one who had finally been able to save her from Louis's lecherous advances, well there was a reason she considered herself an L. Bridget in name alone.

For the record, I didn't know Ticy's Limiter was named Abel. Did I know she had a Limiter? Yep. Almost all Pandoras at a Genetics Academy have one (Unless you're Miyabi, then you have quite a few and ohohohoho I can't wait to drag that Man-eating bitch into the Limelight!)

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I'd also like to thank fellow Freezing fic writer Veidin for their Freezing fics, honestly I was about to declare this canceled due to lack up inspiration until I stumbled upon their stories.

Ta-Ta for now!