Author note

Important to read: During the summer is my writing schedule will be quite broken. Here is some estimated publish dates:

3-4/5: chapter 5

17-18/5 chapter 6

1-2/6 chapter 7 (A bit longer than a normal chapter.)

24-25/6 chapter 8

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Second important thing is that I'm going to do a small side story if this story. Read more at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 5

Escalation

Zane woke up early in the morning after a good nights sleep feeling completely refreshed. He followed his usual morning ritual, careful to avoid Lavender as he did so. When that was all finished he headed out the door with Eriel and Glory to start there walk all being ready just on time so that they could actually walk to school. When they finally got to there school the day passed in a blur and in what seemed like seconds Zane was sitting in the cafeteria with Mitis.

They had to wait for their next lesson since it was adjusted and they didn't know about it until now.

"So what's the plan. We've got half an hour until the next lesson," Mitis said and rested his head in his arms.

"We fix the homework," Zane said clearly bored out by just the thought of the idea.

"I suppose that's pretty necessary."

Zane quickly stood up and went away to his find his locker, so that he could grab the books were needed. After a few minutes of getting the lock off followed by him rustling around in the mess inside, he was able to find what he needed. When he finished shoving the items in his backpack, he closed the locker just as someone walked past him with their heavy steps echoing down the hall. Zane quickly turned around to see Lavender walking down the corridor.

Her whole appearance showed that she was inscribed by some reason. She constantly flickered with her eyes like she was trying to avoid someone.

Something is definitely not right, I'm sure she is hiding something.

Zane deciding to forget about it for the time being took his books and went back to Mitis.

At the endof the day, Zane was once again sitting outside his locker when someone patted him on the head. He expected it to be Mitis or maybe Glory but when he faced the person he felt like his whole day had just been shot.

It was none other than the devious Nicole who smiled at him and tugged his arm a bit.

"Come, follow,"

With a huff, Zane packed his bag and followed her. She lead him out of the school building to one of the parks around the school.

They sat down on a bench and Zane already knew what to expect.

"So where are my little facts about the orange island?"

"Here," Zane said with a harsh voice and opened his bag, taking out the paper and handing it to her. She took it and inspected what he had written down. After reading it she nodded and gave him a smile.

"Seems like you are capable of doing this after all, even if you don't like it,"

"I didn't really have a choice," Zane said and crossed his arms before huffing as he was irritated to no ends with this whole ordeal.

"Don't have that kind of attitude" she said a bit disappointed at his reaction.

Oh, what do you expect then? Zane thought.

He was totally abounded when she leaned forward and into a thight hug with him. He felt her soft fur touch his body and even if he felt super awkward, he was surprised by its softness. Zane smelled her perfume and how she rubbed her body a little against his before releasing. During the hug he felt so awkward, he wasn't sure what to do.

Zane hadn't hugged her back and was very happy that nobody saw the hug.

"Better?" Nicole asked with a questioning expression.

"No, of course not. Not when you harasses me like that," he said and barred his teeth.

Nicole began laughing when he said that. What did I do now that was this funny?

He poked her to get her attention.

"What's so funny?" Zane said and tried to be intimidating, even if a little bit of him felt like he would laugh just because she was. She controlled her laughings and spoke.

"Why it's funny? It's obvious. Every guy I've met would do everything to be hugged by me just cause of my body but you don't want to be hugged. I've never seen a reaction like yours before and-and is's funny because I didn't even consider that you would act like this. It's so different, I've nev…," Nicole said before breaking out into laughter again. Zane began giggling too after a while.

As soon as the laughter died off a Nicole put her arm around his shoulder and Zane immediately wriggled himself free.

"Stop it."

"That's what make you so funny to tease. Everyone else would react in the complete opposite way," Nicole said before she got up.

Nicole then walked away towards the entrance while Zane made his way back into the school planning to see Mitis in the cafeteria before going to wait for Glory at the gate as normal.

He walked a few minutes making good time until someone took him by the shoulder and turned him around. Zane looked up to the angry face of Uran. Zane tried to move backward but Uran didn't move his hand.

"Wha…," Zane said and was cut of by Uran.

"Don't let me see you with my ninetales again," he said and growled at Zane. Zane gulped and held up his hands in apologize.

"I won't, I promise," Zane said, even though he knew that it was impossible to escape his blackmail meetings with the culprit.

Uran snorted and looked at him.

"I may not be the smartest in the class but I'm not dumb ass. Everyone wants her so what's the difference with you."

"No that isn't true."

(P.O.V. change first person, Glory)

Valerie and I were walking through the parks around the school on our way to the bus. I really like these parks since they are always a beautiful sight to look at. Through winter, summer, autumn and spring. This went through my mind as we got on the road connecting to the bus stop.

"Glory, do you know where the others are?" Valerie asked me.

I didn't have any clue more than the fact that Zane would be meeting me at the entrance soon.

"Nope," I said to her and took a deep breath of the fresh autumn air.

"I guess we'll have to find them if they don't hurry up," Valerie said to me as we walked through the parks around the school grounds.

I just looked up to the sky and for a second forgot all the problems with Zane and Lavender, them becoming a thought at the back of my mind. For a second they finally stopped fretting around on my mind. For a second I felt he most relaxed since this Zane-Lavender problem had entered the picture.

I couldn't deny that I was stressing a lot with this problem.

Someone tapped me on the shoulder pulling me out of my thoughts as I looked up at Valerie. She giggled at me with that smile she used when ever she was about to tease. Valerie could be quite annoying even without Flaria to help her in a scheme.

Oh, great why is she gonna get in this mood right now. It's just annoying. Okay, a little funny afterward,I sighed inwards.

"What's up," I said and huffed at her.

What is she up to now?

She already knew that I had spotted her giggle.

"A question, what is your future boyfriend doing with that Ninetales over there,"

I looked towards where she pointed. On the other side of the park, I saw Zane sitting at the same bench as the new Ninetales. It surprised my a bit to see him with that ninetales but first, I reacted more in Valerie's allusion.

I don't like Zane in that way, she knows that.I quickly tried to shake him out of my mind.

"I don't like him that way,"

"So you don't care that he is sitting with the fanciest girl in the school?"

"No…wait what?"

I turned to look at Zane and recognized the ninetales besides him was the one in our class. My blood began to boil. Why was she putting her hands on him of all people? I knuckled my fists and my heart began to thump faster.

What is she doing? Nobody touches my Zane!

I was about to walk over to them when she suddenly hugged him. Hugged him! Thankfully for Zane, he didn't hug her back. My blood began to boil even faster and I was seriously wondering if could hold myself back much longer. I was about to just walk over to her and scold her when Valerie took my shoulder.

"Glory, it's not like you to look that furious,"

I ignored Valerie when I saw Zane and the ninetales splitting up. My whole body was shaking with angriness. During this period some part of my mind thought: Why do you care so much? All guys hug girls sometimes. I oppressed the thought.

Without any hesitation, I decided to talk to that ninetales face to face. I pushed Valerie's hand off my shoulder and began following the ninetales. Ignored Valerie's question if I was okay, I pushed on.

I let of a steam anger as I walked up to the school following Nicole. To dismiss my angriness I kicked the bigger stones on the path. Why, why does she need to cling on him of all people?

The ninetales walked up to the entrance of the school and inside. Without caring about the attention I got, I pushed myself violently through the crowds. Finally, Nicole slowed down to take a turn into an empty corridor. Our lockers. Great, nobody is here so I can scold her as much as I want.

I walked up to her as she opened her locker.

"Hey, you," I began a little unsure on how to scold her since I rarely ever lost my temper.

"Yes," Nicole spoke with a bitchy tone.

At that I felt the rage start to build up inside me.

"Leave Zane alone," I managed to say with my voice still in a normal volume. That bitchy voice was so annoying.

She clearly noticed my suppressed rage. Of course she was that kind if a bitchy person that decides to mock you when the chance presents itself.

"Why would I? He is cute and funny to tease,"

Now I lost it.

"Leave him alone," I yelled at her and bared my teeth.

Nicole smiled at me. I did exactly what she wanted. Her smile showed that my scolding only fueled her teasing attitude and that she didn't felt any guilt about her actions. Still, I was about to continue when I heard heavy steps.

I turned to face Lavender. She was probably about to grab her bag from her locker but now she was coming to my rescue.

"What's up, sis? Is she annoying you?" Lavender asked me and turned to Nicole to continue.

"And for you, don't even dare touch my sister,"

Her voice was extremely threatening.

Nicole probably felt a bit cut off by Lavender's sudden entrance. Still, she decided to continue her teasing.

"Glory, how does it feels that I've probably been closer to Zane than you ever will be," she said and giggled.

She knew that I saw her hug. My body was filled with rage. I began muttering curses. Then I noticed Lavender.

She had always been temperamental and since Zane arrived it was worse than ever before. It took very small things to offend her and make her furious. When somebody mentioned the words Zane or male she often goes totally mad. That made Nicole's insult the worst possible of all.

First, it includes Zane, then an insult against me and at last and worst, for Lavender, that I, her sister would like to hug the person she hates.

As I expected she saw red and began threatening Nicole.

"You leave us alone or I will hurt you…," Lavender said to a Nicole.

Somewhere there my sense entered my mind and gave me a short flashback of what happened to Flaria. My rage was blown away and fear took its place.

What is Lavender going to do to Nicole? If she goes mad on her here and hurts her it could give her problems and it would be my fault from the beginning since I started the brawl.

I took a breath to calm myself a bit.

Even if I do hated Nicole, I couldn't let my sister ended up in the mess just because of me.

I took Lavender's arm and jerked it to get her attention. She turned her attention to me and I was frozen for a second when I saw the rage in her eyes. Yes, I was scared for my own sister.

I knew that I couldn't tell her to just leave Nicole alone so I improvised.

"Lavender she is so worthless so it isn't even worth the time to argue with her," I said. Sadly Lavender was in unstable in her mood and, of course, It didn't work out as I expected.

"That's why I want to beat her up," Lavender said and looked back at Nicole. I knew that Lavender was beyond the point where I could calm her.

"You are just a worthless whore that want's to be in the bed with as many boys as possible," Lavender screamed to Nicole and took a step closer.

Nicole didn't show any signs of fear or being offended. My whole body told me that Lavender would soon seriously hit her max and explode. Nicole smiled and continued her insults.

"Oh, why are you so edgy, you on your period?" Nicole said and didn't have a centimeter(Inch) of guilt in her body or voice.

That made Lavender lose her mind totally, even more than I expected and more than I could handle.

Lavender lunged forward towards Nicole who didn't have one clue about Lavender's unstable mood. Lavender took Nicole by the shoulders at the end of the lunge and slammed her against the lockers. The slam was hard and Nicole was redundant after the hit.

Nicole was astonished by Lavender's violent behavior while I tried to drag Lavender's arms off Nicole.

Before I could even ease on Lavender's grip, she took and eased it by herself just to slam back Nicole's head against the lockers with full force. I began to panic as I saw Nicole's head hit the lockers for the third time.

My body grew powerless as Nicole's head hit a metal eye made for padlocks. Blood began flowing out of her head. She was trying to escape from Lavender but by the look in her eyes, she looked like she was about to faint in any second.

I managed to do powerful jerk in Lavender's arm so she released Nicole with one hand. In her other hand was Nicole hanging with a vitreous look in her eyes. Stains of blood were all over the locker and droplets of bloods was were running down Nicoles back.

"Stop," I screamed to Lavender and tried to make her release Nicole while I felt how my breathing pace was increasing and my eyes were filled with tears. My body began to shake uncontrolled and the only thing I felt was anxiety over what I had caused. No wonder Lavender is in that unstable mood if this is how her panic attacks feel.

Suddenly a pair of muscular arms took and lifted Lavender away from Nicole. That was the last thing I remembered before going into a total, full blown panic attack.

Author rule: Always end when it's exciting.

Side-story contest

I'm going to do a little side plot of my main story as a separate story. About what? That's up to you to decide. Pm me or put your idea in a review. All suggestions are appreciated and will be read. The idea mustn't be advanced, it could just be: "I would like to see more of this character" or "do a flashback about what happened here." Of course you are allowed to do more advanced ideas if you want.

The only thing I require is that you have at least one character that is from the story in your idea. 17/6 will I stop taking in requests. I will read every request and randomize the winner. In the next chapter I will tell who is the winner. The story will be published in the end of August. (Of course it could take longer/shorter time, it depends on the idea.)

Reviews and favorites are appreciated.

I'm answering questions by pm.

Over and out - DragonMasterPaarthuranx