Ibuki arrived at Drama Club and was happy to see Olivia there talking to Esther. He decided to go and speak to her. "Hey, Liv-chan! Good to see you here."

Olivia looked incredibly nervous. "Th-thanks."

Ibuki gave her a concerned look. "Have you had any issues with people staring?"

The lab shook her head. "No. Not yet."

Esther gave a cocky smile and wrapped an arm around her girlfriend. "And as long as I'mhere, nobody will dare!"

The deer-wolf nodded. "I need to go talk to Jo-chan. We only have one more performance left for the current play so we need to get ready for the next one." He walked off and watched as Esther planted a kiss on Olivia's cheek. But all this did was make the lab look even more flustered.

Ibuki approached the sheep and suddenly became nervous. There was a very dark aura coming from her as she looked at a script with a malevolent grin. The deer-wolf gulped and approached. "Y-you look happy."

Jolene looked over to Ibuki and went back to her usual, adorable look with a much more innocent smile. "Oh. I made a few… modifications to the script."

Ibuki tilted his head. "Can I see it?"

The sheep nodded and handed it over. The deer-wolf started reading it and noticed something strange. He had seen this play before, but a lot of it had been changed. Most notably, there were several same-sex romances as well as a trans character.

Jolene looked curious. "So what do you think?"

Ibuki chuckled and smirked. "I think this is the gayest thing I've ever read."

Jolene grinned and her dark aura returned. "Peeeerfect~!"

The deer-wolf looked nervous again as he handed back the script. "You uhh… You aren't just adding queer characters to get back at Meredith-san, are you?"

Jolene put on an incredibly fake-looking smile that failed to mask her malice. "I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about, Ibuki-sama." She walked away, quietly giggling to herself.

Ibuki put his hands on his hips as he watched her walk off. It's nice she's adding more queer representation. But did she really have to be so ominous about it?

Lee kissed his boyfriend before leaving Drama Club for the day. When he left the building he heard shouting.

"I'll killyou for this!"

Viola's voice. Uh-oh.

Lee turned the corner and was disgusted to see that damned bull again. Except he brought an ox and buffalo with him. They were throwing rocks at the twins, who were hiding their faces.

The bovine smirked. "What? That tranny director got me expelled. I just thought me and my friends here should give you two some parting gifts."

Lee's fist trembled. He wanted to beat the bull senseless, but the chimera doubted he could handle the bovine and his backup. He'll have to come up with a way to scare them away.

ROOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!

Lee jumped when he heard an incredibly loud roar from around the other corner. The three bullies seemed confused and alarmed as well.

Then, Trevor came sprinting from behind a wall with an enraged and feral expression and jumped on the bull.

The bovine shouted as the bear started repeatedly punching him in the face. His friends started to immediately whale on Trevor, but the ursine shoved them off. He punched the buffalo in the face before giving him a headbutt that knocked him out immediately.

The ox jumped on the bear's back and attempted to choke him. Trevor responded by grabbing the ox's arms and flipping him over his head. The furious ursine started pulling on both of the incapacitated enemy's arms. They didn't rip off, but they did make terrible popping noises as they became dislocated. Trevor released the bully, who writhed and groaned in pain.

The bull stood up, face dripping with blood, and glared at Trevor with bloodshot, enraged eyes. "I'll kill you!"

The bovine dragged a foot before leveling his horns at the ursine and charging him with the intent to gore him.

Once the bull got close enough, Trevor stuck out his arms and grabbed his horns. The bovine's might caused the bear to get pushed along the ground, which left deep gashes where the ursine's feet were.

Finally, Trevor got him to stop. The bull tried to wrench his horns away, but couldn't escape the enraged bear's grip. A look of panic crossed the bovine's face. "W-wait! Don't!"

Trevor put full strength into pulling the horns towards each other. The bull started to loudly scream in pain.

CRACK!

The bovine fell forward and face planted on the ground. He looked up at Trevor and was horrified to see the bear was holding his horns. They had both been snapped off close to the base. Blood from the horn stumps dripped down his face.

The ursine snorted in disgust and tossed both horns on the ground.

The bull stared at his broken horns until his eyes started to tear up. Then, to Lee's shock, the bovine started crying like a child that got beat up on the playground. It seemed having his horns snapped off caused the bull to mentally regress several years.

The bovine stood up and ran away, crying loudly as tears streamed down his face.

The buffalo woke up, looking dazed. He saw the bull running away, his ox friend on the ground, and Trevor glaring at him. The buffalo gulped and grabbed the unfortunate ox by the wrist, dragging him away. This just made the ox start screaming louder.

The ursine walked over to the twins, who were no longer covering their faces and instead stared in awe at the bear.

Trevor gave them a concerned look. "Are you two okay?"

Sebastian blinked in confusion before smiling, jumping on Trevor, wrapping his arms around the back of the bear's neck, and planting a kiss right on his cheek. "Thank you so much, Trevor-senpai!"

The bear stared off into space with a surprised look as a blush crossed his face.

Next, Viola ran up and hugged the ursine. "Thanks for saving my brother, Senpai!"

The twins released the bear. Trevor's face turned beet red. He gave a big dopey smile and bashfully scratched the back of his neck. "Y-you're welcome."

Lee approached and the others looked surprised to see him. "S-sorry. I wanted to help but…"

Sebastian smiled. "It's okay, Lee-kun! You've already saved us before." The sheep turned back to the bear and lightly gasped. "Your nose!"

Blood started to drip down Trevor's nose. He chuckled nervously. "Guess I'm still not a great fighter." He licked the blood off.

A furious-looking Meredith appeared as if from nowhere and stormed towards Trevor, pointing at him. "You! I won't tolerate this level of violence on my campus!"

The wolf-rabbit looked confused and appalled. "It's not Trevor-senpai's fault, it's that bull! He was throwing rocks-"

Meredith put up a hand. "I didn't ask your opinion!" She glared at Trevor again. "You're coming with me to the Headmaster's office! Understand?"

The bear nodded before turning to Lee and the twins. "Don't worry about it, guys. It'll be fine."

Trevor left with the calico cat.

Sebastian started walking the same direction they went. He stopped and turned to look at the other two. "Well come on! We're obviously going to follow them."

Viola followed after her brother. Lee shrugged and went with them. They've done stuff way worse than this in terms of getting into trouble anyway.

Esther smiled happily as she held her girlfriend's hand and escorted her to the canine dorms. "I'm super happy that your first day went good!"

Olivia scoffed. "First off, it's 'went well' not 'went good.'" She smiled. "And, frankly, your mood seems considerably better than mine."

The white tiger laughed. "I ain't lettin' anybody make my girl unhappy!"

Esther suddenly picked the lab up and started to bride-carry her.

Olivia blushed. "Eek! E-Esther! What's gotten into you? I can walk on my own, you know. I have two perfectly functional legs."

The tiger chuckled. "Heh heh. Yeah, ya do!"

The lab turned beet red. "Oh, you pervert!"

Esther grinned. "The new play's gonna be great too! I can't wait to stick it to that crusty old bitch!"

A look of realization crossed Olivia's face. "Oh, you mean Meredith."

The tiger set her girlfriend down. "I don't forgive anybody that makes my girl cry. And I'm gonna make sure she gets what's comin' to 'er."

The lab scowled. "You aren't thinking of getting violent, are you? If you attack a member of the faculty-"

Esther shook her head. "Nah, even I'mnot thatdumb. But I gotta figure somethin' out. Or that old hag is gonna make everyone miserable."

Olivia looked concerned. "Esther. You're not stupid, you know."

The feline shrugged. "I mean. Maybe I'm a littlesmarter with your help."

The lab shook her head. "No, Esther. I was entirely wrong about you." She looked ashamed. "I thought you were an idiot because you didn't know as much as I did. But you were never an idiot. You're smarter than a lot of other people. Because at least you're open-minded."

Esther had an unreadable expression for a moment. "An open mind, huh…"

The canine nodded. "It's people like Meredith that I'd consider to be stupid. That kind of person never learns or changes. And she'solder than both of us combined." She grabbed her girlfriend's hand. "But, moreover, I don't like seeing you beat up on yourself. If I thought you were an idiot, I wouldn't be dating you."

The tiger looked contemplative for a moment until she realized they had arrived at the canine dorms. She released her girlfriend's hand and gave her a kiss. "Take care, Liv-chan. Don't let anyone hurt ya."

The lab nodded and walked into the dorms. "Good night, Esther."

Esther smiled as she watched her girlfriend go inside. But her smile faded when a sound from the woods made her ears twitch. She turned around to see the trees were completely still. She narrowed her eyes with a suspicious glare before walking away.

Lee and the twins followed Meredith, the bull, and Trevor into the main building. They watched the cat and bear go into the faculty office. Through a window they could spot Headmaster Gon sitting at a desk, talking to that bull, who now had bandages on his face.

The chimera hid behind a wall and watched through the window, perking up his ears so he could hear the conversation.

Gon looked up at Meredith. "Good evening, Meredith-san."

Meredith crossed her arms. "It wouldbe a good evening if not for a certain student deciding to maim this unfortunate bull and his friends."

The bull sniffled. "H-he broke my horns…"

Gon looked at Trevor with a serious expression. "Why did you do this?"

Trevor looked somewhat agitated. "They were throwing rocks at Viola-chan and Sebastian-kun. I did it so they would stop."

The bull pointed angrily at the bear. "You didn't need to snap off my horns!"

The bear glared at him. "You tried to impale me with them."

Gon looked curious. "Did you attempt to resolve the situation peacefully?"

Trevor shook his head. "I've dealt with his type before, sir. He would've just thrown rocks at me too. I was protecting my clubmates."

Meredith scoffed. "There was no need for the level of violence that you used! Headmaster, I petition to have this dangerous student expelled!"

The tiger drummed his fingers on the desk. "I don't like my school being so untamed that these matters must be resolved with fistfights. I'm not convinced there was no peaceful solution. You could have told a teacher at the very least."

Trevor shook his head. "They were throwing rocks. I dunno how badly Viola-chan and Sebastian-kun could've been hurt if I just left. And even if they tried to run away, I figured this guy and his friends would just chase them."

Gon turned to Meredith. "Correct me if I'm wrong, Meredith-san. But this bull was already slated for expulsion due to violence, right?"

The cat scoffed. "That shouldn't matter!"

Gon sighed. "What I mean to say is that this is a student with a violent past versus a student with very little in terms of violent infractions. Mostly, just self-defense cases."

Meredith looked furious. "Forgive me, Headmaster. But you doknow who his father is, don't you? The apple neverfalls far from the tree. And this is the son of a maniac that ate another student! He's dangerous to keep around!"

Gon closed his eyes for a second before looking at Trevor. "What you did is very serious and reflects poorly on the school. However, in the years you've been here, you've been an excellent student. So I'm giving you a very lenient punishment of one month's detention and suspension from Drama Club."

Meredith was flabbergasted.

Trevor smiled, nodded, and bowed. "Thank you, Headmaster."

The cat pointed at the bull. "You see this, don't you?! One month's detention for this?!"

Gon glared. "Meredith-san, this has been my job for several decades. And it's a job that I am very proud of. Do notsecond guess me."

The cat's mouth trembled before she took a deep breath. "Very well, Headmaster."

All the animals in the room motioned to leave, so Lee and the twins ran so to not be caught snooping.

Viola smiled. "It's too bad he was punished. But at least he got off easy."

Sebastian scoffed. "He shouldn't be punished at all! He protected us! He did nothing wrong!"

Lee shook his head. "If there's one thing I've learned since coming here, it's that violence is a last resort. As much as I like Trevor-senpai, Headmaster Gon is right. He didn't need to resort to violence immediately."

The male sheep tried to formulate a response, but clearly, words were failing him. He sighed. "Whatever. Let's just go back to the dorms."

The chimera followed the twins to the herbivore dorms before splitting up into male and female dorms respectively.

Watching Trevor get punished was unpleasant. But watching Meredith get undermined by the Headmaster was just plain hilarious.