Here is chapter 35 for everyone. Nothing major in this one sorry. Enjoy.
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Chapter 35:
Just a few days after the group's altercation with Iggy Arlo he started seriously harassing Celina. He left her notes under her room door which sometimes contained threats of what he could do to her and her friends if she didn't agree to be his. Sometimes the letters contained promises of what she could have if she was his. He also followed her around whenever he was in the same area as her. Even his glances were aimed at reminding her that he wanted her.
"I can't take this anymore," Celina said in a trembling insecure voice during dinner one evening. "It's been almost a month now and he won't leave me alone."
Everyone in the group had noticed and no one was thrilled about it. Yuri was especially angry. Every time he saw Iggy anywhere near Celina he would place himself between her and the Juvenile Officer and make it clear he wanted Iggy to stay as far away from Celina as possible.
"How many times has Yuri threatened him now?" Yuya asked.
"I lost count," was Shay's reply.
"Seems like every day he's threatening Arlo at least five or six times," Kite noted.
Just as Kite finished speaking Yuri came crashing through the dining hall doors. He rolled a few times and came to a stop in the middle of the room on his back. His eyes were closed tightly but he was still conscious.
"Yuri!" Celina cried out in alarm.
Celina rushed to Yuri's aid as he started to stand up. Iggy then appeared in the doorway. He approached Yuri and pushed Celina aside as he aimed a powerful kick at Yuri's side. The kick sent Yuri rolling another couple feet.
"Get up," Iggy demanded in an angry and superior tone as he looked down on Yuri.
Yuri struggled to his feet again. He was gasping for breath and looked like he was in pain but he still stood defiantly in front of his opponent. As he stood Iggy punched him in the stomach twice. Then when he was once again on the ground he kicked him several more times.
"Juvenile Officer Arlo stop at once," a very firm voice commanded from the doorway.
Everyone turned to see the head Juvenile Officer Aster Phoenix. He stood tall as he slowly walked forward. He stopped before reaching Iggy, Yuri and Celina.
"The order was to teach Cadet Yuri Sakio who his superiors are and who was in charge at he aademy. Not to kill him," Aster interrupted.
"Sorry he brings out the worst in me," Iggy muttered a response.
"Enough is enough. End whatever is between the two of you and focus on your role as a Juvenile Officer," commanded Aster as Iggy nodded.
"This isn't over between us. Not by a long shot," Iggy whispered angrily to Yuri as he walked towards over to where Aster stood.
"Let this be a lesson to you," Aster warned Yuri. "Don't think you can do whatever you want whenever you want. There are rules to follow and superiors to obey.
Aster turned and nodded to Iggy, who now stood behind him, he then turned on his heel and walked away. Iggy followed behind him.
"What happened?" Sora asked as Celina rejoined the group, helping a beaten up Yuri over to the table and sitting down beside him.
"The Professor still isn't too happy with my refusal to go to Barrett's training sessions when Yuto was still alive and sick. This is a warning and somewhat of an add on to the one month of nonstop training," Yuri dismissed.
"Why do I get the feeling you're not telling the whole truth?" Shay questioned.
"Alright," Yuri relented after a pause, "it's also because the Professor heard me threaten Iggy earlier today. Seeing as how he's a Juvenile Officer he is above me in rank. I was apparently out of line and Iggy and Aster had to put me back in line," Yuri admitted.
"Why did you threaten Iggy this time?" asked Yuya.
"I'm simply sick and tired of his constant harassing of Celina and trying to force her to be with him when she doesn't want him. I was also trying to make him back off but I can clearly see he won't."
"You know if you keep this up you will either be dead before you graduate, curtsey of Iggy Arlo himself, or the Professor won't trust you to be in the Juvenile Officers," Shay commented from the other side of the table a few seats down on Yuri's right.
"We'll see what happens," was Yuri's only response as he put his head down on the table.
"I don't know about anyone else here but I don't want to lose any more friends," Dennis confided in a miserable tone.
"I don't think anyone does," Yuya said softly.
"I can't wait to get out of here. When my father becomes mayor he's going to shut this place down. Especially after I tell him everything that happened here especially to me," Sylvio promised.
The whole group fell silent lost in their own thoughts. The rest of dinner passed this way until the bell signalling the end of dinner sounded and broke everyone out of their little worlds.
Everyone headed up to Yuri's room right after dinner. Dennis and Yuya helped Yuri walk as he was still in pain from his beating at the hands of a vicious Juvenile Officer. Once in his room Yuri laid down on the bed with Celina hovering over him.
Luckily nothing was broken. Yuri just had some bruises and sprains. He'd be fine with a little rest. Hopefully. Celina sat beside Yuri while the others took up various positions around the room.
Yuya, Sora and Gong sat on the now vacant bed. Shay and Kite leaned against the wall beside the bed side by side. Dennis sat on the floor against Yuri's bed. Sylvio sat on the chair from the desk. And Moon Shadow leaned against the door.
"We need to do something about Celina's situation with Iggy Arlo," Moon Shadow voiced out.
"Yes we do," Shay agreed, "but we need to be careful so we don't get beat up like Yuri did."
"We tried being nice and asking him to leave her alone and that didn't work. Threatening him directly didn't work. Maybe we need to scare him so bad he decides to stay away," Yuya suggested.
"And hope we don't get caught for it," Sylvio snapped at him.
"We'll think of something hopefully," Shay told both his friends before they could start an argument.
"It would have to be something he's afraid of and we'd have to make sure nothing can be traced back to us," Moon Shadow thought out loud.
"Furthermore," Kite added, "A onetime thing might not work. We might have to do a few things to him without getting caught for him to back off."
"We'll think of a few things, plan carefully and execute the plans when he least expects it," Moon Shadow continued.
"Planning anything right now is out of the question," Shay replied looking at the room clock. "I'm exhausted, everyone here is probably exhausted and it's almost lights out."
Everyone looked over to the clock above the door. It read seven-fifty. Ten minutes for everyone to get ready for lights out. That included using the bathroom and being in their rooms before eight 'O clock hit.
Everyone groaned. They had spent so much time talking about threatening Iggy Arlo they almost missed lights out. Yuri wanted to make sure Celina got to her room okay but he was injured.
"Gong will walk Celina to her room," Gong offered.
Yuri gave in to the offer when Celina told him she'd be fine with Gong and that with his injuries he wouldn't make it back to his room before lights out. If he got punished again he wouldn't be able to protect Celina. He wouldn't be able to prove he was still the top student at the academy and he wouldn't get into the Juvenile Officers and help other cadets.
Gong promised he'd get Celina safely to her room and be back in his and Yuya's room before lights out. Everyone left Yuri's room and he got ready for bed. He waited until lights out to turn the light off and go to bed. He stayed awake for another half hour hoping Celina was safe and worrying about Arlo's plans for her.
"I have another reason to join the Juvenile Officers now," Yuri whispered to himself. "Not only is it a good spot to help other Cadets escape this place but I can make Arlo's life miserable too."
Yuri fell asleep with a smile as he thought about the day he graduates. His last thought was him and Celina and all the others celebrating the academy finally going down.
That's it for this chapter. Stay tuned for the next one. Anyway leave a review and tell me what your thoughts are. See you next time.