Chapter. 37

The last bell of the day rang, signaling the begin of thanksgiving break. Vincent grabbed his bag and rushed out the door. "Still be there." Vincent opened the bag to find a black hairband. "Good." He jumped down the stairs and got outside to his waiting motorcycle.

A few minutes later Rebecca walked out of the school gates, she saw Vincent and ran towards him. "V!" Rebecca jumped at Vincent and hugged him.

"Hey Reby, you get an answer from your parents?"

"I haven't seen them yet, but they'll be home tonight."

"My offer still stands. I also have something for you."

"Can I come too?" Vincent and Rebecca saw Catherine walking towards them. "Is this how you treat me after all I did for you?"

Vincent stepped in front of Rebecca. "Fuck off Catherine."

Catherine stopped a few feet away from Vincent. "So you did leave me for her. For someone less then me?"

"V?"

Vincent took a step forward. "You're nothing to me bitch."

"Does Rebecca know the truth? About us?"

"Vincent?"

"The hell are you taking about?"

Catherine grinned as she waved her hand. A large photo of Vincent and Catherine sitting together in a small restaurant. "Was our first date nothing to you?"

"Vincent?" Rebecca's voice was starting to quiver.

"It wasn't, I just followed her to get food after a handful of fights."

"Then explain this one." Catherine showed another photo, one with Catherine sitting on Vincent's bike and leaning closer to him. "Did our first kiss mean nothing?"

Vincent turned to Rebecca. "That never happened!"

"And what about that gold brooch you bought me?"

"What?"

"Stop playing dumb Vinny! We went shopping and you bought me that brooch for me. You showed it to me today and said you put it on me after school. Now I see why you didn't want me to wear it."

"That never happened!"

"It's in his bag, look Rebecca!" Rebecca pulled Vincent's bag off him arm and opened it, searching inside Rebecca took out a gold brooch with an onyx in the center. "Vinny was two timing us both. He's a cheater who thought he could have us both."

"Reby don't-" Rebecca threw the bag and brooch at Vincent and ran to the bus stop. "Reby!" Vincent chased after her. Reby jumped into the bus just before the doors closed and drove off. "REBY!" The bus was already on the street when Vincent got to the bus stop.

Catherine dusted off her hands. "Glad that's been dealt." Catherine watched Vincent spin on his heels and charged at her. Once he was closer Vincent reeled his fist back. Catherine snickered, she dodged Vincent's attack then grappled onto his arm and threw him to the ground. "I didn't you a favor Vinny." Vincent pushed himself then tried to punch Catherine again, only for her to throw him down again. "I put up with a lot with you but it ends here. You will do as I say, got that?"

"Burst link!" The world broke apart at Vincent's words, reforming into itself into a vast desert dotted with temple ruins. Vincent drew his sword as he rushed Catherine, swinging it wildly.

Catherine easily dodged each of Vincent's attacks and she backed away from him. With her back to the wall of one of the ruins Catherine drew two of her daggers to catch Vincent's sword. Catherine twisted her daggers as she kicked Vincent in the chest, pushing him back as well as taking his sword away. Once Vincent fell into the sand Catherine throw one of her dagger into Vincent's left forearm.

"Blaster, shot!" Vincent raised his right arm and fired laser bolts, Catherine cartwheeled out of the way of each shot. Vincent stood up and kept shooting until his blaster had almost overheated. his last shot hit Catherine in the chest.

Catherine stopped and rested a hand over the wound. "Your aim is getting better. You hit me in the boob. Vanish!" Catherine's body disappeared in a poof of smoke. "But can you hit me now?"

Vincent ripped the dagger out of his arm. "Blaster, scatter!" When his blaster was cooled he shot in the direction the arrow pointed, he walked closer but still wasn't hitting anything. A dagger appeared and impaled Vincent in the thigh, causing him to drop to one knee. "That's right Vinny, kneel to your goddess. If you just did this in the beginning you'd have saved some heartache."

"Fuck you!" Vincent held out his blaster. "Cleance!" Vincent fired a massive laser but saw Catherine's health wasn't moving down. He moved his laser back and forth but it still had no effect. Vincent stopped his attack, he held his chest which felt like it was being ripped open and the side of his head that felt like it was collapsing in on itself.

"Over here Vinny!" Catherine threw another dagger into Vincent's back. "Are you going to listen now Vinny?"

"Fuck, you!" Vincent pulled the dagger out of his leg and stood up. Catherine threw dagger into his good leg below the knee, forcing him back down.

"Now listen-"

"Fuck you!" Vincent punched the sand with his right arm to keep his balance. "I was happy with Rebecca, and you had to take that away from me!?"

"Yes! Rebecca was weighting you down! Replacing your rage with flimsy joy. That rage is what powers your incarnate system, it runs on anger. So no, you don't get to be happy, it makes you weak." Catherine stood three steps close. "Besides, you have me now. I'd never change who you are unlike her, I welcome your anger, your rage, as you've seen and felt it makes you stronger."

Vincent's slowly stood up, his body was shacking as blood ran down his armor. He felt his arms beginning to burn. "So come on Vinny. Use your anger, lose yourself in it. It's more fun then you think, more fun then Rebecca will ever be for you."

Vincent screamed as he raised his fist and slammed them into the dirt. Vents opened on the sides of his arms and erupted with flames.

NEW ABILITY: WRATH

Vincent spun back to Catherine and lunged at her at high speed. Before she could react Vincent threw several punches at Catherine, he reeled his left arm back and struk Catherine hard enough to send her fly. Vincent leap after and punched Catherine in the sand. "Yes. Yes!" Catherine revealed in the pain. Vincent grabbed Catherine by her neck and hurled her into the ruins. As her back hit the stone Vincent slammed her head into it and punched her repeatedly in the chest then threw one more into the side of her head.

"More. More!" Catherine rolled into the her to get to her feet. Vincent grabbed onto a chunk of stone, prying it off the ruins and hurled it at Catherine in one motion. Catherine was knocked to the ground, when she looked up she saw Vincent lunging at her with his fists raised over his head. "All of your hate, show me!" Vincent's fists landed on Catherine, sinking her upper body into the sand.

Vincent pulled her back up and punched her in the face, alternating between hand from holding Catherine's neck and punching her. When Catherine's health was low Vincent drew one of Catherine's daggers and plunged it through her eye, ending the match.

The world returned to normal as Vincent and Catherine staggered from the phantom pain. Vincent picked up his bag and walked to his bike, stepping on the brooch on the way. Catherine watched as he drove away. "Just a little more."

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Vincent sped to Rebecca's house, parking his bike on the curve Vincent ran to Rebecca's door, pounding on it was he frantically tried to call her linker. "Reby! Please let me in! Reby! Catherine was lying! I don't know how she got that brooch in my bag but there's nothing between me and her! Please! Please open up! Reby!" Vincent's fists were turning red from hitting the door and his calls were being blocked. "Please Reby open up! I'm begging you please! Please! Let me in!" Vincent rested his head and hands on the door. "Don't lock me out... Please Rebecca... Let me in..."

A message appeared on the door. You have ten seconds to vacate the premises before the authorities will be notified.

Vincent pushed off the door and walked back to his bike. He glanced back to the house then drove away.

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