AN: A random update... and now I'm going to sleep... I suppose the next few chapters will focus on Musa and what she did this summer...well more specifically what happened to her this summer...


Jade Halva twisted out of the way of the incoming blow, and used Jin's momentum to flip her onto her back. Jade bent down and shot Jin one of her most dazzling smiles, "You really need to calm down, it's so easy to get under your skin did you know that?" Jade dodged the punch, and jumped back allowing Jin to stand back up.

Jin smirked at Jade and once again rushed at her, launching herself into a spin kick which Jade blocked with ease. Jin smiled as Jade caught her foot and threw a punch, which Jade blocked with her free hand. "Got you," she said as she twisted her body, quickly using her free arm to brace her body as she landed a blow with her free foot, which sent Jade flying backward.

Codotorta was about to stop the match, as he went to check on Jade only to stop as he heard an amused chuckle coming from Jade as she pushed herself up, rubbing her chin. Jade flicked her namesake eyes to Codotorta smiling sweetly, "It's not over."

Codatorta frowned, "You're bleeding," he pointed out as Jade spat out a small stream of blood.

"I just cut my tongue, I'll live," Jade said as she slipped into her fighting stance, her hands switching from fists to an open palm. "One minute," Jade said with that same knowing smile, "I'll beat her in one minute," she said as she nodded to Jin, who growled at her, and rushed her again. Jade smirked and dodged the punch, and wheeled away from Jin, that knowing smile on her face, "I think a little lesson is in order, so the uneducated masses can learn what I did this summer when I wasn't kicking your ass," Jade replied calmly, as she skipped out of Jin's reach. Again Jin rushed her and Jade smiled to herself.

"Some points are painful, because of the prevalence of nerves in the area. For example, being prodded in the throat is painful. The body has a pain withdrawal reflex, whereby it reacts to pain by moving away from it. Martial artists like myself make use of this, sometimes without being aware of it. Applying pressure next to the collar bone, from above, will cause the person to move downwards away from the pain, whereas poking them in the gap between the jaw and neck will make their body want to move upwards. Pressure to the shoulder causes that side of the body to move back. A rub to the back down will cause the body to move forth. Some points react more violently to pain from changes in the pressure rather than constant pressure. All pressure points can cause pain but that may not be their true purpose." Jade said while hitting each of the points she was talking about as she spoke.

"If a direct attack is made on the muscle, set muscle will contract, examples include hitting your opponent in the solar plexus, which impacts the diaphragm and thus affects the person's breathing, and attacking the outer thigh, which could cause the person to fall as their leg loses power." Jade said once again hitting the points, watching as Jin fell on one knee and Jade quickly hit the other leg causing Jin to fall.

"Well that was interesting, and somewhat anti-climatic, and unfortunately I'll have to end this little session," Jade said turning to her audience, and smiling as Codatorta checked on Jin and nodding towards Feragonda, the match was over. Upon seeing this Jade immediately bowed to her fallen opponent, and straightened up before walking of the stage, leaving nearly everyone in the room speechless.


"What do you mean you didn't know Jade could do that? You spent all summer with her, do you know how long it takes for a person to learn the bodies complete pressure point system, and then be able to pinpoint them in a fight?" Tecna asked Timmy.

"Not really, the way Jade explained it made it sound so easy," Flora said with a shrug, she didn't care what Jade did as long as it didn't affect her.

"If you want a simile, then it is sort of like looking at a bank of switches. Simply flipping switches may not get you anything. Or perhaps it may turn on light in another room or part of the building. Cute, but what good does that do you at the location you are right now. Not really helpful. Furthermore, it wastes time. And in a fight, that wasted time could be dangerous or worse," Timmy explained with a shrug, "Besides many pressure point attacks can be countered, Jade was just showing off."

"Of course I was Timber," Jade said from behind him smiling at the girls, the two girls who had been with her earlier were placed on either side of her. Jade placed her arm around Timmy's neck in a friendly fashion, which caused Tecna to growl. "I don't think that you guys have met my friends, the short and ornery one is Danielle though she prefers to be called Dani. The other one is Jordan," Jade said dismissively,

Musa glanced at Jordan, "Wow Jade I didn't know you kept in touch with your ex's," Musa said with a smirk.

Jade frowned slightly, "And I thought you had better fashion sense than that but I guess we were both wrong," she said with a roll of her eyes. "Anyway all I came to say is that I've been talking with my associates, who say that it would be more interesting if I helped unite the school, and I agree it would be more challenging to unite a divided school."

"What does this have to do with us?" Stella asked Jade who smirked.

"Well that's simple as cheerleaders it's important that you help spread school spirit, all I'm asking is for you to do your job," Jade replied with a shrug, as she and her friends walked off.

"Jade's showing school spirit, that's something new, I wonder what's gotten into her," Stella asked no one in particular.

Musa smirked, "You really don't want to know what's gotten into her, and I don't think that she's been in such a good for years. Well I suppose seeing your prison buddies could do that." Musa glanced at Bloom and sighed, "She was caught hijacking a car in grade eight so she spent a year in a juvenile detention center."

"That's it? She didn't kill anyone she just got busted hijacking a car," Stella screeched.

"More or less, either way I doubt that Jade's intentions are good," Musa said with a shrug.

"Well at least you've come to your senses about that, anyway cheerleading, that Jin girl seems like she'll totally be able to do some of our routine maybe this year we can go to regionals. I mean we have an awesome choreographer, Layla, and an awesome writer, right Musa, we are so heading to regionals this year, even if it kills me."

"Yeah we could use some new blood," Layla agreed.

"Yeah and new uniforms," Flora added.

"Isn't that Jin? Maybe we could ask her right now if she's interested," Bloom put in.

Jin frowned as she rubbed her shoulder, "Did you find any of her weaknesses?" The smaller girl beside her shook her head, "If she is who I think she is then the need for me to destroy her has just gone up."

"I know that, but honestly sis you really need to work on your footwork, maybe dance classes or something can help you. You need to be quicker on your feet," the younger girl pointed out.

"Hey would you two like to join the cheerleading squad?" Stella asked the two, a smile on her face.

Jin glanced over and frowned slightly, about to tell Stella off, when the smaller girl interrupted, "Of course Jin would love to, we were just discussing ways to improve her footwork. Cheerleading will also help her in her agility to."

"Really that's awesome, with you on our team we could so make it to regionals," Stella said.

Jin stared at the group, trying to hide her obvious distaste, before she spotted him, "Hey you're the bastards data collector, aren't you?"

"Trust me it isn't by choice, I got into a bit of trouble last year and Jade bailed me out, I'm only helping her out of any real gratitude. Mostly honor. Besides Jade refused to take any of my data on you, she watched you herself and came with her plan, which for the record I was against, I'll get her to apologize to your sister right away."

"I still don't trust you," Jin said with a shrug, "however an apology from Jade will be most appreciated."

Timmy was about to respond, when the second bell rang, "Shit, we're late for class, and on the first day to," he sighed.

"Well I'm headed to my English class, and my sister has a history course, if you show us the way I'm sure you won't get in trouble." Jin offered.

"Yeah sure, the history room is down the hall to the right, and I have history now," Timmy offered.

"Thank-you," and with that the shorter girl headed to her first class.


"Do you think Professor Avalon will show up today?" a random boy asked Jade.

Jade shrugged, "Who cares this course will be easy." Jade's eyes flicked up at the door which opened, half expecting it to be Professor Avalon.

"Hey it's a new girl," one of the new boys shouted. "What's your name new girl?" A book thumped him on the head from behind.

"Shut up, you're giving me a headache ass hat ," Jade snarled, as she motioned for the girl to come sit over beside her, and since there was only one empty seat the girl complied. "I suppose I should apologize for that kiss, it was completely inappropriate way to win. If your sister wants a rematch she can have it I suppose, however the outcome will be the same, she will lose."

"I know that, she has many weaknesses, however why aren't you in the least bit apologetic towards me?"

"Timber said I sexually harassed you to win, which I don't believe I did, true I did use an… underhanded… way to win but still, its not like I didn't … like that kiss, and I was noticing you for awhile so for me it really seemed natural to…ahem… take what I wanted. Really if I offended you in anyway then I'm truly sorry. Besides my ex-girlfriends back in town and we've already hooked up. So please accept my apology." Jade said humbly.

"I do, my name's Kiyoko, Kiy for short," Kiy said sticking her hand out which Jade shook.

"Miss Halva… feet of the desk," Avalon ordered as he walked into the room.

"Make me old man," Jade shot back.

"Of course we have to start the year with this, get to Griselda's office now Jade. She should mark that bench as yours no other student visits her as much as you do. You would think that over the summer you would mature."

"I did," Jade said with a smile on her face as she stood up and left the classroom, and headed to the locker-room, pulling out a cigarette and a lighter. She had planned to skip the rest of the day with Dani and Jordan, however before she left the building she needed a smoke. Kicking the door open, she headed towards the sink where some random female was hunched over. Jade took no heed of the girl and immediately beside the door to the field which she opened slightly.

"So your infamous willpower wasn't enough to stop smoking."

"And I thought you would have stopped cutting I guess we were both wrong," Jade said with a shrug as she stared at Stella. "Besides with those scars how do you plan to cheerlead? Obviously someone is going to ask, they aren't blind and even they have noticed that you haven't been showing the general populous as much skin as you used to."

"Why do you care?"

"I don't. I'm just going to sit back and laugh when the whole school finds out that one of their cheerleaders is emo."

"My life was falling apart…"

"My foster-stepfather beat me nearly everyday, I went to jail for a crime that someone else did for attention, I found out that I was adopted, and my stepfather mo… I mean I'm finally going to court to put him away, hopefully forever. Oh yes and last year I had an STI because your friend Diaspora had sex with my boyfriend… the list could continue. My life has fallen apart, I've been dragged through hell, and for the longest time I really felt as if the pain was something that I could control. What I found is that it was controlling me," Jade pulled her sleeve up revealing the fading scars. "Griselda helped me through it surprisingly enough, the old witch caught me cutting and since then, as you've seen she hasn't gotten of my back."

Stella gave Jade a rare smile, "You sure it has nothing to do with how often you get in trouble?" Jade gave her a small grin, "I thought you didn't like me, why are you being so nice?"

"I don't. I don't hate you its more of a strong disliking, and I can't really kick someone who's cutting, the next thing I know they'll commit suicide and I'll end up feeling guilty. So really don't go throw yourself off a bridge and we're good."

"And here I thought you were doing this to make me feel better."

Jade was about to respond when she heard the familiar steps of Griselda, "Shit its Griselda, I've got to go. But tomorrow it is so back to our regular schedule," Jade said flicking the cigarette out the door. Grabbing her bag Jade quickly left just as Griselda entered the room.

"Where is she?"

Stella immediately pointed to the door Jade had ran out of, and smiled as Griselda stormed past her. Jade was right it was about time to get help. Stella heard screaming from outside as Jade ran from Griselda, and smiled it would be a very interesting school year.