Hello everyone! DWG is back baby, and I am here to bring you another chapter! Now to those that have been waiting, thanks for your patience, and to those that fell for my prank…thanks for being pranked.
Now I'll get this straight to those that I've pranked, there are two reasons as to why I did that. One is, of course, its April fools, what ya expect? The second is finding out how much you guys care for my story, and if possible me. I know I shot the gun too early for some of you who live in different countries, but I live in Asia so yeah…
Also…time for a little rant of mine…I can't say it to my family because of obvious reasons, friends live far away or are in another place, and I certainly can't do it in any of my social media accounts because it will be quite awkward…basically, I HATE my grandpa. Now its VERY rare for me to hate someone in real life because I'm a jolly guy who likes peace and quite even though I secretly hide a sadistic side of mine. Now, it is absolutely shocking for me to hate someone from family. There are many times that I just wanna sock his face and not care if his teeth fell out. But I didn't.
And right now, unless I unload this rage inside me, I might punch him until I'm satisfied. Basically, he scolded me.
No problem, right?
WRONG!
How about having him rant about me wasting electricity because I forgot to turn off one of the fans AND CALLING ME AN IDIOT IN THE MOST INSULTING WAY?! And he is a FUCKING HYPOCRITE! Just last night, he decided to watch tv with one of fans cooling him, that's okay right? It is…unless if you count him going back to bed while BOTH the tv and the fan are on! I woke up at around 9 AM, and what greeted me was a still on tv and an overheated fan. I know that it's the old man because there are only four of us in the house last night. Me, my baby bro, my mom, and the old man. My mom was still asleep with my baby bro, so it only left the old man.
To add salt to the wound, the old man DENIED the fact that he was the one who turned both appliances on…AM I A JOKE TO HIM?! So, he told me that I'M the one who wastes electricity, but not him?!
BULL TO THE FUCKING MAXIMUM!
And let's not just put electricity bill to the table…no…he also wastes water…
Double FUCKING whammy!
And how does he waste water you ask? Well let me answer that. We have some sort of machine or something that allows water to flow to the bathroom and what he did is turn it on and store some water for everyone to use.
The only problem with that is that once night comes, people take a bath, and the water he stored? USELESS! Because it is all gone the moment everyone wants to take a bath. And he still says that we're saving electricity and water…Fuck. That.
Everything that I said is nothing but the tip of the iceberg. Oh no, there's still a lot of shit that I want to let out before I continue this chapter. But I'll summarize it to save you the trouble…hopefully…
One, he keeps on pushing me to be a police while I want to be a computer engineer. He told me that the only reason why I choose it is because I only know computers and nothing else…HOW INSULTING IS THAT?! Well let me give him my response. FUCK YOU! You don't choose my future!
Two, he spits while talking. Gross. Its worse when you sit on the same table as him during dinner, no matter how far I sit away from him, some spit still manages to make its way to me.
Three, he CANNOT stop talking to save his life. If this life we are all living is a zombie apocalypse, then my family is screwed PERIOD, because no matter what, the old man is always a fucking loudspeaker.
Four, when I POLITELY told him to keep his mouth shut so I can eat in peace without his spit flying to my food, he told me "Gago, bahay ko to." Basically, in English, it means "Idiot, this is my house." Now I know that the word idiot is not a swear word in any place and country, but in the Philippines, when you say Gago, it's a swear word almost equivalent to fuck you. Get my point?
Five, he once tried to pick a fight with me when I was arguing with him over how much he is wasting electricity and water. He just up and told me that he and I should box…are you shitting on me? He is all flab while I have SOME muscle.
Six, he wanted to borrow some money from my aunt for God knows what, but when she returned, with less of what he requested, he told her that she is a liar and its all excuses…her so called excuse happens to be the truth, because the nearby ATMs were not working that afternoon.
There! The fewest reasons as to why I hate my grandpa. There are many more, but you guys get the point, right? Right now, I'm feeling fine…kinda…thanks for reading this (if you did read it). I'm really pissed at my grandpa right now, even if he cooks my favorite food, I will NEVER eat with him on the same table!
And I'll be honest here…if he dies…I probably won't cry…heck, I probably won't show any emotion. In fact, I might treat it as normal…besides, crying won't bring him back…I'm being dark again…those novels are really getting to me.
Anyways! I'll stop my rant there, can't have half of this story be about my rants. Also, some characters might be a bit OOC in this chapter, just a fair warning.
Now unto the reviews!
…What? I only have two reviews on chapter 17 and one for chapter 1?
*pouts* You guys are mean!
Meh, I'll get on with it anyways. The rest are just reviews about my prank.
1stHorseman- Thanks, look forward for more!
AK-103- Sorry to disappoint, but ever since the Shrek memes got out, I've been having nightmares…don't ask…
Sh4dowSt4lker- Will I continue this story? No…I plan on FINISHING this story…just have to wait for the series to finish…something that I'm not looking forward to for…reasons.
That's all, now onwards to the chapter!
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Alain sighed as he popped his neck, getting up from the comfortable bed, he looked around him and saw that he is in the clinic. Feeling a small weight on his head, he touched it and noticed that it was bandaged.
"Looks like it worked." He muttered as he yawned, looking at the window, he can see that it was dark. Frowning to himself, he allowed his healing factor to heal his head as he took off the bandage. 'Did I really lose consciousness when we were facing an enemy? I'm getting too relaxed.' He thought as he heard the door of the clinic open.
"Cheer up Yang, it's not your fault that that happened." Blake looked at her partner in worry as Yang shook her head in denial. "No Blake, if only I watched my back then that wouldn't happen. Because of me, Alain took the hit."
"But you didn't know that Torchwick would do that, besides, we're lucky that he only got a concussion from that."
"But still! I had enough aura to take the hit, he could have just left me th-" Yang was cut off by Alain walking towards her with a small smile. Blake looked at Alain in wonder, looking at his head, she is surprised to see that its already healed.
"Whatever the situation, I won't allow anyone I care about to be hurt, Yang." Yang felt her cheeks go hot as Alain approached her and, much to her surprise, hugged her.
Patting her back, Alain closed his eyes. "But at the same time, I'm sorry that I worried you. I know what I did was reckless, but whether or not you can take it, I won't allow it to hurt you so easily." Yang's eyes widened as she felt her hands wrapping around his back, her body trembled as she bit her lower lip.
This is the first time someone other than Ruby and their dad treated her like this. But at the same time, what she felt when she saw Alain with blood dripping from his head…it was like from that time…the dread…the feeling of failure…
Shaking her head while forcing the blush to die down, Yang gave a teasing grin as she gently pushed Alain away from her.
"How'd it feel?" Alain looked at Yang in confusion. Blake only sighed as she gave a small, almost unnoticeable smile.
Yang glanced at her breasts then at Alain, with seductive wink, she crossed her arms below her breasts, making them look bigger. Alain blushed wildly as he watched Yang's delightful pillows rubbing each other. Yang's grin widened as she saw Alain's eyes staring at her pride.
Blake sighed in exasperation as she pinched her nose while glaring at Yang. Yang leaned towards Alain's left cheek and blew hot air towards his ear.
"Wha…W-Wha-What are you doing?!" Alain screamed as he backed away from Yang in embarrassment. Blake looked at Yang with deadpan eyes, which quickly turned into amusement. "Giving you a reward." Yang smiled mischievously as she walked towards Alain like a predator towards prey.
(AN: Quite Ironic, no?)
"I don't need a reward!" Alain argued, still blushing, as he shook his hands in front of him. Yang's smile turned wild as she quickly closed the gap between them.
Blake's eyes widened as she watched Yang hold Alain by the shoulders. A blush started forming on her cheeks as she was reminded of a scene of a certain book. Her blush only darkens as she watched Yang lean towards Alain's face.
Alain mouth was open wide as he felt Yang's breath tickling his face. His eyes widened as Yang puckered her lips and…
SMOOCH!
Kissed Alain on the cheek.
Blake could have sworn that smoke came out of Alain's ears. Meanwhile, Yang hugged Alain's frozen body and made sure that her kiss with his cheek lasts for ten seconds. Alain's eyes turned into spirals the moment he felt Yang's lips touch his cheek. And the fact that she's making it longer, and at the same time wetter, doesn't make it any better…or not…
Blake looked to the side as she imagined herself in Yang's shoes. Her mind drifts to a certain book, wherein the heroine kisses the cheek of the man she fell in love with. Afterwards, she drags him to her home where they made sweet love.
After a while, Yang took a few steps back and gave a genuine smile towards Alain, all the while her cheeks slightly glowed red. "You're welcome!" Alain barely heard what Yang said. Touching the cheek that Yang kissed, Alain's face turned into a volcano as he felt his cheeks burn hot.
But what the three didn't notice, was that there are two pairs of eyes that were watching them. One of the pairs being silver, the other being green. Both Ruby and Leaf were watching just behind the door.
Ruby's mouth was agape while Leaf lost consciousness the moment she saw the kiss. If one can see clearly, it looks as if Leaf's soul left her body. Ruby glanced at her best friend and quickly looked at Blake…strange…it's like she's in a trance. Shaking her head, Ruby looked at her sister, who is now sporting a forced grin. It's like she's trying so hard not to blush.
Meanwhile, Alain was staring at the walls with an unfocused look.
"I-If you want to have a better reward…then…" Ruby's eyes widened as she saw Yang playing with her blond hair. Its as if she was embarrassed! Something that Yang does NOT do because she is always confident and straightforward!
"Work harder a-and y…you can have m-m-m-my first kiss!" Yang closed her eyes as she felt sweat pouring out of her skin, all the while her mind is a jumble. Ruby's eyes widened as she looked at Alain, looking for his reaction.
And for some reason…a part of her mind was hoping that Alain would NOT pursue Yang.
'W-Why did I say that?! In fact, why was I embarrassed?! I was supposed to be teasing him! Why is my face so hot?! Why did my voice sound like that?!' Yang's mind exploded as she stared at Alain. She didn't know why, but her heart was telling her…hoping that he would take that as a chance.
'It's as if I'm…in love? No, it's probably nothing…besides, I'm just a friend…' Yang felt her heart beat rapidly. Shaking her head, she looked to her side as she felt another wave of heat coming from her cheeks.
"What did you say?"
Her attention was taken by Alain…he looked…confused? He is still sporting a blush and yet…why? Why is he confused?
Yang's eyes widened…why was Alain not surprised?
Its as if he didn't hear her earlier.
"Are you okay, Yang?" Alain's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine Alain." Alain didn't look so sure as he approached Yang slightly. This in turn caused her to bite her lower lip. "Are you sure? You look like you're having trouble. You know you can tell me, right?" Alain looked at her lilac eyes in worry. Then his blue green eyes turned soft as he gave her a caring smile.
Yang blushed as she took a step back. Looking at Blake, who was staring at nothing, she nodded to herself and grabbed her partner.
Giving Alain a, somewhat forced, smile, she gave him a playful salute. "Don't worry about me! I'll see ya tomorrow Alain!" Ruby panicked as she quickly took Leaf and used her semblance to get away from the clinic as fast as possible. Afterwards, Yang left the clinic with a startled Blake. The both of them, somehow, oblivious to the rose petals on the floor.
Alain looked at the door and blinked as he saw a single rose petal softly landing on the floor. Taking a few steps forward, Alain took the rose petal and instantly knew who was watching them. Chuckling to himself. Alain stood up and went outside. "Time to get back to my team, they must be worried."
With Ruby
Ruby panted as a dizzy Leaf sat beside her. Looking at the direction where the clinic was, she didn't know why but…why was she so sad? Why did she feel jealous? Why…why is she…
Angry?
Clutching her chest, she bit her lip as she stared at the direction of the clinic. So many questions, but the biggest question is…
Why does it hurt?
Why does the image of Yang kissing Alain hurt so much?
Closing her eyes, she felt something wet slide down her cheeks. Touching it, her silver eyes widened as she stared at the clear liquid on her hands. "Tears?"
Why is she crying?
"Ruby?" Snapping herself out of it, she looks to her best friend, who is now looking at her worriedly. Her green eyes shining in concern. Rubbing her eyes with her left arm, she smiled towards her. "How are you feeling Leaf? You were unconscious for a couple of minutes." Leaf's eyes widened as she felt herself go depressed, using her finger, she drew circles on the floor.
"Its all over…" She muttered as Ruby looked at her, shocked. "Leaf!" Ruby squeaked as Leaf turned to her with baggy eyes that lost its shine to them, all the while the green girl is still smiling. "Its all over…Alain is going to fall in love with Yang…" Leaf fell on her back with a thud while a panicking Ruby began to shake her, not noticing an approaching figure.
"Leaf! What are you talking about?! Don't go to the light!" Ruby comically cried as the figure looked at Leaf and sighed. Approaching Ruby, the figure kneeled beside Ruby, startling the girl.
"Geez, what happened to her?" Tir muttered to herself as she proceeded to pick up Leaf, Ruby can only look at the ground.
'Alain is going to fall in love with Yang…' Leaf's words stung Ruby…she just didn't know why. Holding her chest, Ruby stood up and looked at Tir. The tall girl gave a friendly smile as she carried Leaf like a sack of potatoes, getting a sweat drop from Ruby.
"Come on, let's go to the dorms."
Ruby only nodded as she began to walk beside Tir, all the while looking at Leaf in worry. She looks so peaceful, as if she didn't just say that…
Clenching her hands. Ruby felt another surge of emotions. She didn't know why she felt like this, she certainly hasn't felt this before. This is her first time dealing with something like this.
Shaking her head, she stared at the hallway, her mind drifting to something else. 'Alain…falling in love…' She clenched her teeth as she felt something stinging her eyes. 'Why does it hurt?!' Closing her eyes, Ruby didn't see Tir looking at her in worry.
"Ruby?" Tir stopped as she held Ruby by her shoulder, surprising her. Her silver eyes still shined, but Tir can see sadness and frustration. "What's wrong? You know you can ask me, right?" Ruby looked to the side, her face showing her troubles.
Taking a deep breath, Ruby looked at the taller girl. "Its about Yang…I don't know why…but…I'm angry…I don't know why…but she just kissed him! She kissed him on the cheek and I don't know why but…it hurts!" She held her chest as she felt new tears threatening to leave her eyes. Tir's eyes only softened as she squeezed Ruby's shoulder gently, bending over slightly to make sure her eyes meet Ruby's. "Let me put Leaf to bed and we'll talk, okay?" Ruby nodded softly as Tir gave her a small smile as she continued walking with Ruby just beside her.
Tir looked in front of her and sighed, her thoughts going back to the past, back when Krista encountered the same problem. 'I'm going to have to make it clear to Ruby…not gonna look forward to that. Ruby saw Yang kiss the guy on the cheek…so it might be possible that those two are still not dating each other.' Stopping her thoughts for a moment, she put a finger on her chin in thought. 'Who is that guy anyway? To catch the attention of both Ruby and Yang…I'll ask Ruby later.'
She reached her team's dorm room, looking at Ruby, she gave her a smile. "I'll be right back." Ruby nodded, her thoughts occupying her mind. Tir sighed as she took her Scroll and allowed the lock to scan it.
"Its going to be okay."
Tir muttered as she entered the room.
5 minutes later, courtyard
Sitting on one of the benches, both Huntresses in training began to gather their thoughts. "Ruby, what you're feeling right now is pretty normal." Ruby looked at Tir with wide eyes, her silver eyes begging for an answer. Tir sighed as she gave Ruby a relaxed smile. "Its pretty simple really, you, Ruby Rose…" She paused as Ruby was slowly getting close to her with her puppy dog eyes.
She felt herself sweat towards the total adorableness, restraining herself from hugging the life out of her troubled friend, Tir made sure to say it bluntly before she loses herself.
"You're in love."
A long pause occupied the entire courtyard, not even crickets can be heard. Tir watched as Ruby's eyes slowly widened, a blush forming on her cheeks. She swore that she saw steam coming out of Ruby's ears.
"W-What do you mean?!" Ruby squeaked as she covered her face with her hood. Tir gently smiled as she felt herself relax on the bench. "When you mentioned Yang kissing…who did Yang kiss?" Ruby looked at Tir and mumbled out a sing name.
"Alain."
Tir nodded as she closed her eyes. "When Yang kissed Alain on the c-Wait a minute did you say Alain?!" Tir exclaimed as she stood up in shock, looking at Ruby for a sign of confirmation. She received her answer as Ruby nodded slowly, all the while her cheeks began to go redder than her hood.
Sighing for the umpteenth time, she massaged her forehead. "That's gonna be a problem." She muttered as she sat down.
Ruby looked at Tir curiously, her embarrassment now gone. "Why?" Tir looked at Ruby with a playful frown. "Because you have a lot of competition." Now Ruby is confused.
"Competition?"
Tir nodded as she crossed her arms. "Yep, there's, Yang, Leaf, Weiss, Krista, Joan, and maybe even Velvet. That makes a total of 6 people, 7 if we include you."
Ruby is still confused.
Tir sighed in frustration. 'Of course, Ruby doesn't know! This is obviously Ruby's first love!' Shaking her head, Tir looked at Ruby. "What I mean is, that there are 6 others that are in love with Alain, or at the very least have a crush on him."
Ruby looked at the ground as a small blush painted her cheeks.
"Ruby."
Looking at Tir, she gave her a wide smile. "I can give you a suggestion if you want." Tir said as she looked at Ruby. She looked at her and nodded with a small amount of determination burning in her eyes.
Tir grinned as she looked at Ruby in the eyes.
"When the ball comes, just say it to him. Straight and simple."
And with that, Ruby's determination immediately turned into embarrassed gibberish.
Time skip, woooooh~
Alain watched in amusement as Pyrrha smashed Cardin and his team in the ground. He has just arrived, but he did manage to catch Pyrrha destroying Cardin. "Now that was good." He muttered with a small smile as the lights turned back on.
"And that is the match." Glynda walked in while holding her Scroll, looking at Pyrrha with pride. "Ughh…lucky shot." Alain chuckled as he leaned on the entrance. "Well done Miss Nikos, you should have no problem qualifying for the tournament."
"Thank you, Professor."
"Alright, now I know that's a tough act to follow, but we still have enough time for one more sparring match." Looking at the students, she eyed them all, but her eyes landed on Blake. "Miss Belladonna." Blake jumped as she quickly closed the book she was reading.
Immediately, Alain was concerned. 'She's been like this for a while. Gotta snap her out of it someway.' Alain thought as he pushed himself off the wall.
"I'm probably going to get a scolding from Professor…but I do need to stretch my body now." Grinning for a bit, Alain took a deep breath.
"What'd I miss?"
Everyone was immediately on him, their eyes looking at him. All the while good he got a small glare from Professor Goodwitch. Tapping on her Scroll, she tapped on a small box just next to Alain's picture. "You are late Mister Kerrigan." Alain held his hands up with a nervous smile.
"Sorry, I got a little sidetracked." Glynda only sighed as she looks at Alain with a small smirk. "Since this is your first time being late, you can make up for it by picking your opponent." Alain nodded as he scanned the room.
And his eyes landed on someone new.
He pointed his finger towards him, surprising said student. Glynda nodded as she looked at her scroll. "Mercury is it? Very well, please come down here." Mercury nodded as Alain went into the locker room and got his weapons, Wrath of Artanis, ready.
3 minutes later
Alain watched Mercury get in a stance, his arms lazily held in front of him. Alain looked at his boots, he can only smirk mentally. 'A kicker eh?' He thought as he clenched his fists. Immediately, the blades revealed themselves, shining brightly and sharp.
"And…begin!"
Immediately, Mercury rushed towards Alain, Alain grinned as he charged. Mercury stops and launched a kick towards Alain's left face.
Alain blocked it with his left gauntlet and proceeded to sweep Mercury off his footing. Mercury fell with a thud, Alain took this chance and raised his right hand and aimed for Mercury's legs. However, Mercury immediately did a couple of back flips.
Alain clicked his tongue playfully as he stared at Mercury. "Let's see how fast you can run." Alain said loudly. Mercury was instantly on guard as he eyed Alain. His eyes widened as he saw something heading straight for him. Rolling to the right, he dodged whatever it was.
Fortunately for him, he dodged it. Unfortunately, he was still in the blast radius of Alain's Kinetic Blast.
A small blue explosion blasted Mercury off for quite a bit. He held his ground as his boots sparked against the ground. Looking at Alain, he nodded, feeling his shoulder that was affected by the radius. He ran circles, observing Alain thoroughly.
Alain smirked as he kept his eyes on Mercury, both combatants cautiously observing each other's movements. Mentally aiming a Kinetic Blast towards Mercury's feet, Alain raised his arms, making it look like he was about to go into melee.
Mercury smirked as he kicked the ground and launched himself towards Alain. However, he didn't notice Alain's Kinetic Blast aimed at his torso.
'Gotcha.'
Mercury's eyes widened as he felt his instincts warning him. Crossing his arms, he felt another explosion, but he REALLY felt it this time.
"Argh!"
Mercury was once again blasted, his boots leaving their marks on the ring. Feeling himself stop, he looked behind him and was shocked to find out that he was almost out of the ring. His heels are not touching the ground. Luckily, he managed to keep his balance and got off the edge. Alain hummed as he unsheathed his blades.
"Let's brawl."
And with that, Alain charged.
With Ruby and the others
Ruby watched excitedly as Mercury dodged a high kick by Alain, but he quickly followed it up with a leg sweep. Mercury jumped just on time as he retaliated with an axe kick. Alain crossed his arms and blocked the attack.
Looking towards Emerald she gave him a cheerful smile.
"Your teammate's doing pretty good!" Emerald raised her brow as she watched the match. Looking at the screen of the time, she can see that it has barely even been a minute. "What makes you say that?" Ruby shrugged as she watched Alain give Mercury a nasty left hook.
"Its probably because Mercury lasted for a while now." Emerald looked at the tanned girl, Tir, if she remembers. "I mean, the only ones that can take on Alain and last for more than a minute is Pyrrha, Yang, Nora, and me." Leaf pouted as she glared cutely towards her teammate. "What about me?" Tir chuckled as she crossed her arms.
"Alain pretty much goes easy on you, Leaf. You can barely shoot at him whenever the both of you spar." Leaf fumed as her pouting intensified. "But he's scary! Once I told him to go all out when we were training, the next day I can barely move!" Everyone laughed softly as Leaf huffed.
Meanwhile, in Leaf's thoughts, the real answer lies there. 'I can't shoot at Alain because he has no aura, the moment I shoot him is the moment when I reveal that Alain is an alien called Zerg!'
Looking at Alain, she can only hope that his cover would last.
Back with Alain kicking no legs day Mercury
Alain blocked a left kick from Mercury, feeling the impact, Alain narrowed his eyes. 'This feeling…is this his Semblance?' He thought to himself as he dodged a kick aimed for his head. 'His legs don't feel like flesh…it's as if it is made of metal…like Penny.' Alain jumped back with a flip as he maintained his stance. Looking at the time, Alain whistled, confusing Mercury.
Looking at Mercury with an impressed smile, Alain gave him a small clap. Further confusing Mercury. "You're lasting for more than a minute now, looks like you're pretty high up on the list right now Mercury." Raising a brow, he crossed his arms while keeping his eyes on Alain.
"What do you mean?"
Alain shrugged as he grinned. "The only ones that lasts this long against me are Pyrrha, Yang, Nora, and Tir. Everyone else just forfeits immediately or doesn't last long. Not that I'm saying that they're weak or anything…" Stopping for a while, Alain gave a wide grin as he slowly clenched his hands. The blades revealing themselves, pointing the right blade towards him, Alain's eyes glowed slightly orange.
"It just feels good to find another one."
Mercury felt a shiver on his spine as his eyes narrowed towards Alain 'He's…the way he said that…it's as if he has killed.' His eyes turned challenging as he kicked the ground he was on, sending him flying on the air. Kicking behind him, he felt the force of his boots launch him towards Alain.
Alain's eyes stopped glowing as he jumped back.
Mercury raised his right leg to the air, preparing an axe kick. Alain's eyes widened as he backed away from Mercury.
Mercury's kick hit the ground, causing rubble to fly everywhere. His eyes landed to Alain sharply. Turning towards him, Mercury proceeded to kick the rubble towards him.
Alain dodged left and right, impressed by Mercury's creative thinking. Alain smirked as he vaulted over the last but large piece of rubble. Focusing his eyes on Mercury, Alain zigzagged his way towards him.
Now normally, Mercury can follow his opponent's movements. But since Alain is using a small bit of his Zerg DNA, he is faster than normal.
Just before Mercury can make a move, Alain was immediately in front of him, causing him to widen his eyes and lose his cool.
'Fast!'
Alain smirked as he unsheathed the blade on his right gauntlet. He then lowered his fist and gave Mercury a mean uppercut.
'D-Damn…'
Mercury flew off the ring a couple of feet, his eyes wide in shock as his brain registered the pain and impact of the hit.
'He's…'
He landed with a thud, ending the sparring match. Glynda immediately went over to Mercury, looking deep into his eyes. She then looks at the class and began talking, but Mercury can't hear it. He is too busy contemplating about Alain.
His mind quickly labeled Alain…dangerous…thinking back to it, Mercury stared at the ceiling.
'No one can move that quick, Human OR Faunus…he might have been holding back…or…' His eyes widened as he felt his stomach churn. Anxiety welled deep inside him as he imagined what Alain Kerrigan would be when he…
'…has another Semblance…'
Getting up, he felt himself sweat, his breath is deep and heavy. Its as if he ran on a marathon. Looking up to Emerald, he gulped as his hands landed on his knees. Looking at Alain, he made a mental note about him.
He is dangerous.
…
Meanwhile, Alain went to his team and began to chat.
Courtyard
Alain opened the doors and was immediately assaulted by the harsh rays of the sun. Covering his eyes with an arm, he smiled as he inhaled the fresh scent of the air. Looking around, he can see many students doing whatever they want. His team right behind him, chatting about the dresses that they'll wear.
Spotting a familiar monkey Faunus, he smiled as he walked towards him. Putting a hand on his shoulder, Alain waited to greet the cheery Sun that he came to know with. But instead he was greeted with a sad look.
"What's with the look?" Sun scratched the back of his head and sighed. "Its…nothing…" Alain shook his head and looked at Sun with frown. "When you look like that? Please, as if you could fool anyone like that." Sun sighed as he looked at Alain. "It's Blake…"
It took Alain a while, but when he did he already knew the answer. "He turned you down." It hurts, but Sun can only nod in confirmation. Alain sighed as he crossed his arms.
"That's tough." Tir commented as she looked to her right and saw team RWBY walking back to the dorms, with Blake reading a book without stopping.
"She'll hurt herself at this rate." Krista eyed Blake's leaving form in worry as she held her hands together. Leaf can only nod as she looked at her best friend attempting to catch up to Blake. Alain looked at them and gave a small smile.
"Knowing them, they'll convince Blake to come to the dance. Yang especially." Leaf felt herself look down on the ground with a dark cloud floating just above her. Krista panicked slightly as she went and tried to look for what's wrong.
Looking at Sun, Alain smiled as he gave him a pat on the shoulder. "I'll talk to Blake. Trust me." Alain then went towards Leaf and began to pat her head, causing the girl to relax.
"Come on Leaf, you still gotta get a dress. You did tell me that you found a cute one." Immediately, Leaf's face brightened as her cheeks turned red. Looking at Tir and Krista, she grabbed their hands and proceeded to drag them.
For a girl that mainly uses guns, she sure is strong.
Alain chuckled as he waved towards his team. All the while Krista screams and Tir lazily waves back. Sun chuckled as he crossed his arms. Alain turned and held a fist out. Both boys nodded as Sun bumped fists with Alain.
"Well I gotta go, I'll check up on Neptune."
Alain nodded as he turned towards the direction where his team left.
"I'll head to Vale for a bit."
1 hour later, Vale, Junior's Club
As soon as Alain entered the club, he was greeted by the loud beats of the DJ. Wincing as he covered his ears. The guards didn't make a move to stop him, remembering what Junior told them. Looking around, he can see the twins relaxing on the bar, drinking their choice of drinks. While Junior is looking at him while wiping a glass.
He walked through the crowd, ignoring the strong scent of alcohol. 'Its still in the afternoon, and people are already drinking.' Alain thought as he felt someone bump into him.
"Excuse me." Alain apologized as he tried to make his way towards Junior. However, whoever bumped into him had other plans.
"Wait!" Alain sighed as he felt a hand grab his shoulder roughly. Turning around, he can see a man wearing a buttoned up blue jacket with gray pants and shining brown leather shoes. He wore gold chains around his neck, each one shining annoyingly towards Alain's eyes. His blond hair is standing straight and hard, so its gelled. His jacket reeked of perfume, adding fire to Alain's annoyance. His brown eyes held so much arrogance that it greatly reminded Alain of a certain Tal'darim.
The man had a smug look as he exhaled, making Alain recoil slightly.
He also reeked of booze.
"What was that for?! Bumping into me like you're higher than me!" At this point, everyone encircled and watched the show. Even the DJ stopped the music.
Junior sees what's happening and shook his head. "Let's see what this kid can do." He said while the twins watch in interest.
Alain looked at the man and bowed his head slightly. "I apologize, I was just making my way towards the bar." The man laughed as he roughly put a hand on top of Alain's head. "The bar? Then take me with you." Alain felt a vein pop as he glared at the man.
The man apparently didn't notice as he wrapped his arm around Alain, dragging him towards the bar. Everyone continued what they were doing, some looked disappointed, Junior and the twins included.
"Hey Junior!" The man sighed as he looked at the man. "What do you want Jack?" The now named Jack grinned as he held out five fingers. "Give me five bottles of your best whiskey." Junior sighed as he went to go get the whiskey.
"Hey you two, come on, get over here! The drinks on me!" Jack leered at the twins as he shamelessly ogled their bodies.
"Here."
The man cheered as he opened one bottle and proceeded to drink its contents. Alain ignored Jack and opened his Scroll. Swiping across the screen, Alain stopped to the image of Natalie looking up on the CCTV while wearing her ghost mask, her fingers doing a peace sign as her lips forming a playful smile as a dozen or so White Fang members sit on the ground, all tied up.
Sliding the Scroll towards Junior, the man took it and examined the picture. Looking at Alain, he put the Scroll down and leaned on his hands.
"So far, the only information I got is that they're looking for recruits or something." Alain raised his brow as he looked at Junior in curiosity. "How?" Junior began to search around his pocket, taking out a piece of paper, he gave it to Alain.
Taking it, Alain scanned the paper. His eyes widened as he saw the emblem of the Dominion, and below the emblem are a bunch of black and white squares. Each one differs, containing a number or two.
"Codes?"
Junior nodded as he grabbed a chair and took a seat. "I've had to look high and low for someone to decode it. But so far, no luck. Even the ones that I know that are the best don't have a clue on how to do it." Turning the paper around, Alain looked at the two words written in bold.
We're waiting.
That made Alain feel a few shivers on his spine. 'Nat, what the hell are you doing?' He thought as he returned the paper to Junior.
"They're looking for smart people." Junior nodded as he crossed his arms. "Many people tried it, and until now, some are still trying to answer it. Might as well be Remnant's hardest code if you ask me." Alain nodded as he crossed his arms in thought.
"That's the only thing that I can give you, for now at least. Come back again later." Junior slid Alain's Scroll back to him.
However, just when Alain was about to take his Scroll, Jack beat him to it.
"Holy *hic* hell! Look at this chick! I bet she'd look good bouncing on me!" Jack slurred as he began drooling over Natalie's picture. Immediately, the twins looked at him in disgust. Junior can only sigh in annoyance.
And Alain? He is shaking in ANGER! He tried to keep himself calm, but that broke the moment Jack opened his mouth again.
The man laughed as he held a hand over his head. "Look at those animals! That's it! I'll find this bitch and take her to be-" That's as far as Jack can go as a fist found its way to his cheek. Everyone stopped what they were doing, some looking at Alain in astonishment.
Jack groaned as he felt blood and teeth leave his mouth. Glaring at Alain, the man stood up albeit shakily. "The hell was th-" He stopped as he looked at Alain's cold glare.
"Shut up you worm." Alain kept his glare on the man as he restrained himself on taking the man to the Hive Cluster and have a couple of Zerglings tear him to shreds.
Alain approached the man and gave him a hard backslap, causing two more teeth to fly out. The man fell to his side as he held his cheek with a few tears threatening to fall from his eyes. Alain's cold eyes continues to glare at the man.
"W-Wait! Don't you know who I am?! My brother is a part of the council!" The man pathetically screamed as Alain looked down on him, his eyes suddenly glowing orange, surprising the crowd.
Alain raised his right foot and stomped on the man's chest hard. The man coughed out some spit as he grits his teeth. "So? Do I look like I give a shit?" Alain calmly hissed, surprising a bunch of people. The man can only look at Alain's eyes, scared.
"Do I? Answer me Jack…or should I say Xander Hallows?" The man gasped as he looked at Alain, his body shook as he tried to pry Alain's leg off of his chest. "One of the most wanted criminals in Vacuo. Wanted for Human and Faunus trafficking, murder, blackmail, theft, and rape." Alain said it like he was talking about the weather.
In an instant, everyone was talking about him.
"THAT'S Xander? I thought he looked tougher than that."
"I'm glad I don't talk to this creep."
"Better call the cops."
"Disgusting."
"Well, I'm glad that he's going out, that asshole took my money when I first got here."
Alain looked at Xander coolly, feeling a tap on his shoulders, he looked behind him and saw the twins. Giving him a flirty smile, they held Alain's Scroll. He took it and gave them an appreciative smile.
Looking at Junior, he motioned his head to the door. The man nodded as he turned to a pair of his guards. The guards approached Alain and nodded. Alain smiled as he removed his foot from the man and left the Club.
Not noticing a pair of mismatched eyes watching him.
Dorm room
Cinder continues to sew her dress for the dance. A small smile painting her gorgeous features. Mercury laid on the floor, lazily reading a magazine. While Emerald held her Scroll, swiping it occasionally.
"And finally, Alain Kerrigan."
Cinder's interest was instantly there, something that Emerald noticed. "Ahh, the cute one." Mercury lowered the magazine and looked at Cinder with a raised brow. Looking at the ceiling in thought, Mercury closed his eyes.
"…He's dangerous, he knows his way around a fight…" Cinder noticed something unusual, Mercury's voice was shaky.
"Oh? Do tell." Mercury gulped as he pushed himself off the floor. "The way he attacked me earlier, he wasn't serious. He was testing me on how much I can take…but when a minute passed…he's…" He shook his head as he closes his eyes.
Meanwhile, Cinder is just patiently sewing her dress.
"He's killed, Cinder…"
She stopped her sewing and looked at Mercury, her interest piqued. "How can you say that?" She asked with a smile. Emerald looked at Mercury, she can see his hands shaking slightly.
"The way he talked…I felt his bloodlust…its like he killed so much…"
Cinder's smile widened slightly as she put her sewing kit beside her.
"So, he's a killer?"
Mercury nodded.
Cinder smirked as she looked at the window. "Interesting…his Semblance?"
Emerald looked conflicted. Cinder noticed the hesitation and turned towards Emerald and narrowed her eyes. "Well?"
Emerald turned to Mercury nervously. He can only nod, making her sigh as she closed her eyes to collect her thoughts.
"Mercury and I think that…"
"Yes?"
Emerald gulped as she looked at Cinder straight in her eyes.
"We think that Alain has two Semblances." Cinder's eyes widened, but slowly turned into a sinister smile. "And pray tell, how did you come to that conclusion?"
"…During their spar, Alain launched something towards Mercury. The thing is, he didn't move and whatever it is that he launched, it was so fast that Mercury barely dodged the first one. Nobody saw it, but Mercury did. Worst part, is that it explodes."
Cinder looked down at Emerald and crossed her arms, her smile turning sinister as well as sultry.
"And?"
This time Mercury spoke up.
"…And when the battle was almost over…Alain got in front of me…he was so fast…that…its like he teleported. No one can move that fast. Not a Human and not a Faunus. So, the only thing that comes to mind is that he has two Semblances."
Cinder remained quiet. Looking at the broken moon, she smirked.
"It seems that we have a slight change of plans…"
And Cut! Wooh! This took quite a while, thanks for reading. Now for those that are curious…yes…I threw a tiny little wrench in the plot. The only thing I need to think of when the Fall of Beacon starts is the how.
Now if you guys think that it's a bit rushed…sorry but that's what happens when you don't have much time to yourself at home. Especially with my grandpa around…
Oh! And remember when I said at the first chapter of this story where I said that Alain will manipulate Cinder, Emerald, and Neo so that they'll easily be in his harem? Well I scrapped that idea. With 1-2 years of writing this story, I came to a realization…why not…nah I won't spoil ya guys!
And to those that are curious as to why Yang acted like that at first...well I did warn that some characters might be a bit OOC, right?
Now on another thing I want to discuss! Is the dance going to be at the next chapter? The answer?
A BIG...
NO
I still have plans.
So for now…
Ciao! Peace!