Well here is a little short chapter thing to give you guys a little content during this period that I'm currently in right now, stressing hardcore about this senior exit shit, but oh well, school is school.
Though writing something like this was exactly what I needed to brighten my own mood, because let me tell you, I had a ton of fun writing this. Honestly I feel kinda narcissistic saying this, but I laughed a bit more than I really should have while writing this. By the way, I got a question after last chapter about the second part of Got Your Tail and when it will be. It will be after the next chapter, because the second part of Got Your Tail is mainly about Koel and Marriott, and so is the very next chapter as well, so I figure that would be the best time to have it. And also Nemasis, I am a dude, you had asked me last story, but it's all good. Anyway, enjoy!
Silver is more than used to getting picked on, her family history pretty well documented, but she didn't let it bother her typically, even when whoever was talking was bold enough to verbally attack her family name, she really didn't care or bother listening to it.
"Are you really everything your family is?"
… but it did get a bit annoying after a while.
"You sure do got a lot to live up to don't you?"
And this girl would just not let her go live her life peacefully.
"Why is it that someone like you is automatically the best at something just because of their family's past? Why a faunus especially?"
Silver must have rolled her eyes a million times by this point, and they were just now leaving their classroom. She didn't even know who this girl was, she had never even seen this girl around. 'She must be some annoying, overconfident first year or something.'
As already established, Silver was used to this stuff, but she has poised herself over the years to deal with these types whenever they might appear, there were some who were just going to hate for the sake of hating, she couldn't help that, so the best she could was just ignore it. But it didn't always help her when they were as relentless as this one.
"I sure hope that first year went well," Silver could practically hear the smirk in the words from the girl she refused to look at. "Sure would be a shame if your oh-so-important family found out they had a failure."
Silver clenched her fists tightly. She was having a really difficult time keeping herself in check. Every time someone, specifically a human, wanted to get under her skin, she had taught herself to automatically think of the wise words her dad told her when she was much younger.
"Keep yourself composed if they attack you, verbally or physically. If you counter a curse with a curse, they'll hear yours, if you counter a blow with a blow, they'll only see yours."
"But why are they like that?"
"They just want to prove that they're better than us, and they will do anything to do so, even if it means being worse."
She was so innocent and blissfully unaware of the world around her back then, but she understood now, and she kept those words close to her heart, she wasn't going to let this despicable girl faze her. Silver took a deep breath, and endured it till the end.
Which didn't come too long afterwards.
She heard the girl shriek behind her, and she turned around to see her being lifted up and off the ground by none other than Marriott, who looked none too happy with the girl currently squealing and squirming in her grip.
The irate redhead practically glared holes in the back of the girl's head, holding her up tightly by her waist in an unrelenting grip, keeping her off the ground and stationary in midair. That's something she realized about Marriott not too long after they were put on the same team, that she really had incredible physical strength. Silver was sure that she could hold someone lightly (lightly for her standards of course) and keep them firmly planted in place. "Where's the trash can?" She demanded, though Silver wasn't sure if was actually serious or not, and Marriott looked around the hallway, some students starting to chuckle at the display.
"Hey Marriott," they randomly heard Olivia call from further down the hall. "There's a recycling bin over here."
Indeed, Olivia was in fact standing next to a recycling bin with Koel by her side, who looked ready to cause a murder scene as she glowered heavily at the girl.
Marriott nodded at them. "Bet, good enough." She then started to basically power-march to said recycling bin, still clutching the girl tightly on her way. The girl had stopped squirming, now stock-still in her arms, and a petrified look on her face.
"Wait, hold on, what do you think you're doing?!" She squeaked out.
Throughout this exhibition, all Silver could do was just silently stare, not really sure what was going on. She found out from Koel that Marriott could be awfully protective, and ruthless at that, but this was not what she was expecting, so all she could do was stand by, her mouth slightly ajar.
But what happened next made her jaw practically drop to the floor.
The girl screamed as she was dumped, just straight up dropped into the recycling bin, her midsection completely submerged in it while her head and lower legs were the only things visible. She looked up at Marriott with more than disbelief, her eyes wide and mouth hanging open in incredulity, while Marriott stared back down at her with a cold, pitiless gaze.
Most of the students watching had burst into laughter as soon as Marriott dumped the girl, Olivia and Koel included, Koel in fact having to lean against the wall to keep from falling over. Silver though had yet to process what had just happened, her crimson eyes full of astonishment to say the least as she watched on, frozen at the spot where Marriott had picked up the girl. 'What the fuck just happened?'
While everyone balled in laughter around them, Marriott never so much as chuckled, but just continued to stare down at the girl in silence for almost a full minute before she finally spoke. "This is only level one punishment for messing with my teammate like that, don't give me a reason to increase the level, am I clear?" Her voice was just as icy as her gaze. The girl didn't respond, just kept staring up at her with the look of a kicked puppy, but Marriott of course didn't believe she was as innocent as one, and she wasn't going to tolerate a no response. "Am I clear!?" She questioned, or more like demanded, raising her voice dangerously.
The girl gasped, and vigorously nodded, seemingly shrinking back into the recycling bin, suddenly wanting to use it as protection more than anything. Marriott merely nodded back, not saying another word. She began to walk past the bin, but looked back after a couple steps, looking back at Silver once she realized she was still standing where she had. "Hey Silver, you coming or what?"
The warrior's call knocked her out of her trance, and she shook her head, beginning to numbly walk towards her.
After a few seconds, Koel and Olivia composed themselves enough to walk with them, and they all walked down the hall to get back to their dorm, though the two previously mentioned would still let out little giggles, unable to completely hold them in or muffle them. After not saying a word, or even making a sound of any kind, Silver finally spoke up. "You didn't just do that, did you?"
Marriott smirked at her disbelieving tone. "Hell yes I did."
"But why?" Silver couldn't help herself from asking. "Do you realize how much trouble you could get in, or what this could do to your public image?"
"Do you realize that I don't care?"
That made Silver's jaw snap shut, unable to find any more words
Met with silence, Marriott continued on. "I won't tolerate someone talking down to you like she did, or any of my friends for that matter. I won't let them badmouth you, your family, or even the fact that you're a faunus. I could care less about what people say about me, it doesn't affect me as much as when I see any of you getting picked on like that."
Silver was silent once more before she scoffed in amazement. "You really pride yourself on being the guardian of the team don't you?"
The redhead chuckled. "Yeah, I guess that's what I am, so yes, I pride myself on that very much."
The young team leader shook her head, though smiling fondly at her. "You can be really insufferable sometimes," she reached out and wrapped an arm around Marriott's neck in a side hug in a show of her gratitude. "But you're freaking amazing too."
So, uh, would you guys believe me if I said this was kinda based on a true story? Because it sort of is actually, not completely, but it loosely is. One of my friends from school actually did dump someone in a recycling bin last year after another one of my friends said "yo Marvin, there's a recycling bin over here" and yeah, you can guess how the rest of that went. Marvin is my friends name by the way, and he's actually on the wrestling team, and it's not a good idea to mess with someone who's on the wrestling team, don't you think? It wasn't for any kind of bullying if that's what you're wondering, but it was incredibly funny, and we all had fun with it afterwards, even the person he dumped.
But you know what's even crazier than that?... the fact that the girl Marvin dumped is actually his girlfriend now. Yeah, total mind fuck there right?
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please favorite and follow if you enjoy this story, leave a review if you have something to say or ask, and I'll talk to you guys next time!
