Author's Note:Just over 3 thousand words literally 3003 words. I'm hoping I can keep up with this.
Anywa enjoy thr chapter. PS there's some romancy stuff
A New Perspective: Chapter 4
News of everything that has happened travelled fast. Many people signed up for the tournement after the assembly, once again mostly guys. For one reason or another they think that sighing up early will give them a better chance at getting into the tournement. The contestants are randomly chosen from a drawing.
This is what worried Aurora. Even if Alex DOES sign up he'll have to beat out the many of others who've signed up as well. Alex was going to wait to sign up until the last day. He wants to wait until then so he doesn't attract to much attention.
Over the next few days, Alex and Alfred trained together in the forest. Alex had informed Alfred about the tournement after meeting Aurora father. Alfred had suggested they'd train a couple of moves just incase Alex ran into some real trouble...
"Okay now.." Alfed started. "I want you to proect against my solarbeam okay?" Alex nodded taking a defensive stance. Alfred had selected a open clearing so he could get direct sun light. Alfred cracked his next the took a stance of his own. He opened his mouth a small orb appeared before him. It grew in size before Alfred said. "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be." Alex replied. Alfred fired the beam at Alex. He through up his arms and a small orb appeared around him. The beam collided and eflect off towards the sky.
"Very good." Alfred said. "But don't use it to often in the same fight. Try saving it for the more powerful attacks because the more you use it the weaker it gets." Alex nodded. "Okay how about... Ah I know." All of a sudden Alex's legs got wrapped up in the grass around him, immobilizing him.
"What the-"
"Grass knot." Alfred said. "Very powerful move against larger enemies and can stop an opponent in their tracks." Alfred stopped the attack. "Now it's your turn. Concentrate on the gras and move it to your will." Alex lifted a hand up and aimed it at the grass. He thought of it wrapping around Alfred's legs. A small amount of sweat trailed down his face. "Don't try to hard or it won't work."
Alex sighed. "Okay." He tried again but this time, just like Alfreds, the grass wrapped up his legs and held him in place.
"Very good." Alfred said. "Now while your opponent is trapped you'll want to attack quickly. If they have ANY form of blade or even a pyschic attack they can easily break free." Alfred's arms glowed green and he slashed the grass. "See. It's mostly used to catch your enemy off guard."
"Okay." Alex said with a nod.
"You still never told me why you descided to fight." Afred said. "And you'll know I'll find out so just save yourself and myself trouble."
"Fine." Alex said with a sigh. He walked other to Alfred and stood a few feet away from him. "It's for Aurora."
"Oh really why's that?" He asked scratching his chin.
"Well whoever wins..." Alex trailed off.
"Yes?" Alfred said spinning his other hand in a circle.
"Gets to be her guardian." Alfred's eye brow rose. "Her father said whoever wins gets to be his daughters guardian."
"So she agrees with this?" Alfred asked.
"If she did would she have asked me to sigh up?" Alex asked.
"Good point." A;fred said. "But why'd she ask you? She doesn't even know if you can fight or even protect her."
"It's not the protecting part its.." ALex paused. "She doesn't want someone she doesn't know or trusts to watch over her. She knows and trusts me. Thats why."
Alfred nodded. "I told you she liked you." He said smuggly.
Alex growled at him. "Thats not why!" He shouted. "She doesn't want some creep to be at her side at all times." Alex said crosing his arms.
"Ya THATS why." Alfred said. "It's getting late head back to the house I'll be there shortly." Alex nodded the turn to leave. Alfred watched as Alex left the clearing. Alfred sighed. "I knew something like this was going to happen one day but other a girl?" Alfred said to himself. "This may be a bigger problem than I thought."
Alex reached the house as the sun was setting. He quickly had a few berries from the frig and was heading up stairs when he heard the door open. "Alfred I'm going to bed night." But no reply came. Alex stopped and headed back down stairs. He stayed close to the wall as he walked to the door.
From the other side of the door way he heard several voices. "This is were he lives right?" One said.
"Ya. He shouldn't be back yet though sp we should set up quickly." Alex peeked his head around to see two people standing in the living room. He couldn't quiet see them because their backs were turned. Then he heard the door again.
"Alex you here?" It was Alfred. Rge two me looked at each other then hid. A;fred entered the room and looked around his eyes squinting. Then the two men poped up and attack him. The one on the left rushed at Alfred with a glowing blue fist. Alfred's eyes glowed blue and he easily dodged the attack and countered.
"Ahh!" The man screamed at Alfreds leaf blade s'ashed his back. The other man quickly attacked as well. Alfred turned his attention the man now rushing him. He didn't need to dodge instead he fired a bullet seed at him. The hardened seeds collided with the rushing man knocking the wind out of him.
Alfred grabbed him and twisted his arm are his pack, holding him there. "You really thought you could take me." Alfred said coldly. He tightened his grip and cause the man to shriek in pain. "Now why are you here?" He asked.
"Go fuck yourself!" He shouted.
"Wrong answer." ALfred twisted harder snapping the mans arm. "Now if you don't want to lose it answer the question."
"We... We came for the boy." he said through the pain.
"Who sent you?" Alfed asked.
"If I told you he'd kill me." He said.
"Not if I do first." Alfred said as he lifted a glowing arm again.
"Alfred!" Alfred turned to see Alex standing in the door way. "What the hell?"
"What you think they'd let you live?" He asked.
"No but you're not them!" Alex shouted back. "Take them to the cops. Don't get..." Alex looked to the man. "In trouble because of some idiots."
"Fine get the phone." Afred sighed still holding the guy down. After only 5 minutes the cops had arrived. Alfred told them a lie about how they broke into the house and tried to hurt him. The cops didn't seem to concern seeing as the situation ws taken care of. Alex went to bed after they left.
The next day at school Alex other heard a conversation between some people in his first class. "Did you hear what happened to Burns?" One of them asked the other.
"Ya." The other said. "They had to take him to the hospital. They say he had a couple broken ribs and one of his lungs were messed up."
"Thats right but did you here about who did it?" The other asked.
"Who?" Alex then saw the one look at him. He shook his head and looked out the window ignoring the rest of their conversation. Aurora wasn't at school today which worried Alex. Did she get in trouble because of him? Alex sighed. No, she probally just need a break.
The rest of the morning was slow until lunch. Alex was laying in his usual spot on the roof. The sun warmed him as he relaxed. His right ear twitched when he heard someone behind him. "So this is where you hide all the time." Alex looked up and saw Gale. "I would have guessed a place where you didn't stand out so well." He sat down next to him.
"Шта желите?" Alex asked looking laying his head on his hands again.
"What do I want?" Gale repeated. "Just to talk is all." Alex seemed surprised he could understand him.
"How-"
"I took some classes about ancient languages a few years back." he said. "I can't believe you know it so well. It took me years to learn."
"Моји родитељи говорили." Alex said.
"Ah thats why." Gale said. "So your parents must have been raised with it as well." Alex nodded. "But why do you always talk like that? Doesn't it annoy people who you talk to?" Alex just glared at him. "h right you don't talk much."
"So really wwhy are you up here?" Alex asked.
"Well." Gale paused. "What are you going to do if you don't get to participate?"
"Then there's nothing I can do." Alex said sitting up. "If I'm not chosen I... I can't really do much."
Gale nodded. "Well I hope you do." he said. "Unlike most people you're not doing this fpr yourself." He looked to Alex. "You're doing it for a friend." He place a hand on Alex's shoulder. "I'll talk to ya later." He gave Alex a pat and left him to himself.
Alex layed back down to think. He's right. What will I do if I don't get picked. Aurora with frak if some creep wins. No... I have to win. A glint appeared in his eye. "And I know how." He said to himself.
The next day Aurora returned. She told Alex how her father tried to get ehr to stay away from him. Told her he was a bad influence. If it weren't for her mother telling him he's a good kid then he would've had her home schooled. " неосетљиви кретен." Alex stated.
"Hey that might be true but he's still my dad." Aurora stated. "Why can't he just let ME choice my guardian?"
"Why won't he?" Alex asked.
"People like me." She started. "'Legendaries' are often taken for ransom or other reasons. So families get others to protect us. My father wants to make sure nothing happens to me. It happened to my mother when she was young."
"Ah." Alex said. "Како су се упознали?"
"What?" Aurora asked.
"How did they meet?" Alex repeated. "Your mother and father. It's not to often where two of the same legendaries have a family."
"Oh." she said. "It was an arranged marriage." Alex looked at her with a raised brow. "My fathers family saved my mother. So in returned they made an arrangement to have there children wed. My mother, after meeting my father, quickly fell in love."
"Really? That's..." Alex started. "Odd."
"Ya my mom called it 'love at first site'." She said.
"I don't really belive in that." Alex said.
"I do." Aurora said. Alex gave her a strange look but before he could ask her what she met the teacher interupted.
"Okay class." The teacher said. He was a class 3, which was surprising. Hus messy white hair hung low and his brown suit went well with his wood-like skin. Leave stuck out of his wrist. "We have a special guest today." As he said with a nidoqueen entered the room. "Hanna welcome to the class."
"Thank you sir." Hanna turned to the class. "I'm sure you're all ready for the tournement right?" Just about the entire class said yes. "Well theres been a change of plans. Instead of selecting only 20 we've increased the number to 32." The class cheered a bit. "Now now. That doesn't change your chances of getting in. Those 12 slots have already been filled." The class didn't say anthing. "5- I'm mean 4 of them have been fill by myself and the others. The last of the slots are filled with a select few."
"So what does this mean?" The teacher asked.
"It means that we will be seeing other students from around the world." She said. "Our sponser has collected 7 very skilled students from other regions to participate if the tournement." She paused. "Also, these 7 along with myself and my friends will be competing for the prize." The guys in the room seeing really depressed. "So there will be 2 tournement going on at once."
"Wait you said '7 students' who's the last one?" A student asked.
"Ah yes." Hanna said. " The last one is a student here at this school. "The other students started looking around. "The other classes are being informed of this as well. The last contestent will be reveal on the last day for people to sign up."
The teacher stood from his desk. "That you Hanna for the news and have a nice day."
"You to Mr. Root." She said as she walked out. But before exiting she looked at Alex. He didn't notice but someone did.
"Why did she look at HIM when she left?" The student who noticed asked another.
"It can't be him." Another said.
"Ya no way."
After class Alex slowly made his way to lunch. The halls were mostly empty. This gave time for Alex to just enjoy the silence. But he can't ever have nice things...
"ALEX!" Came a voice from behind. He turned to see a lopunny running towards him. 'There you are I've been looking all around for you." She said as she walked up besides him.
Alex raised a brow. "Зашто?"
"Oh ummm..." she said.
"Why?" Alex repeated in english.
"Oh Gale told me what you did to Burns." She said. "Thanks I didn't want to see him the the contest. Oh I'm Heather by the way." She said lifting a hand to shake.
Alex was about to say something but Aurora walked around the corner. "Oh Alex I was looking for you." She said taking a spot on his other side. "Oh your Heather right?" She asked noticing the lopunny.
"Oh hi ya that me." She said. "Wait your Aurora!" She said excitedly.
"Uh ya." Aurora said.
" Можемо ли да посетите?" Alex asked looking towards Aurora.
"Oh sorry Heather but we have to get to lunch." Aurora said.
"Oh okay see you later." She said turning down the next hallway. "By the way to two make an excellent couple!" She said as she ran down the hall. They both blushed at the comment.
Aurora was the first to speak. "Come on lets get outside to eat." She said grabbing his hand. Alex nodded but blushed when he realised she took his hand. Lunch was pretty uneventful as was the rest of the day. They made it through their last classed with ease and headed on their own ways.
The last day of the week was... strange. Everyone seemed to act differently and stare at Alex as he walked down the hall. He din't like all the eyes on him ao he quickly rushed to his first class. When he arrived, once again, everyone was staring at him. He took his seat by Aurora. "Шта се дешава?" Alex asked in a whisper.
"Someone broke into the schools computors last night." She said looking worried as she spoke.
"So?"
"They found the list of students for the students that were going to be in the primary tournement." She said.
"Okay whats so bad about that?" Alex asked again.
"They posted it on a blog." She said still sounding worried. "You..."
"What?" Alex asked leaning in.
"You were on it." She said slowly.
"What?" Alex said. He shot back into his chair. A million thoughts raced through his head but one took the spot light. Why was Aurora so worried?
"Alex I don't want you to do this." She said.
Once again Alex was shocked. "What? Why?." He asked.
'I don't want to see you hurt." Aurora said a tear trailing down her face.
Alex sighed. "Listen Aurora." He said rawing her attention. "I'm not backing out okay? I told you I'd do thid for you."
"Really?" She asked. Alex nodded. "Oh thank you!" She said giving him a hug which he returned. "But promise me you won't get hurt."
"I can't-"
"Promise." She said again.
"Okay... I promise."
For the rest of the day Aurora seemed to stay closer to Alex. When they left the school instead of heading their seperate ways Aurora follow him home. When they reach the door Aurora tapped Alex on the shoulder. "Yes?" He asked.
Aurora hugged him again. "Thank you." she said softly. She looked up at him. Aurora leaned in a kissed him on the cheek. Alex blushed deeply when she did this. She backed up and waved goodbye before heading back home.
Alex rubbed his cheek and smile slowly showing on his face.
Okay well there you have it. 7 characters will be joining the story and I need help. If you read and enjoy and have a character please follow this:
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Now that that's done,
This is Raziel 'Eric' Beyon and have a nice day :)