Chapter 1

"Hey Sora wait up!" yells Lexus as she sees her best friend walking down the hall.

Sora turns around, her long honey brown hair wrapping around her body and she smiles at her friend, "What's sup Lexus?" she asks as Lexus walks up beside her.

"I have heard some interesting news about you."

"And that would be what?"

"You and Nick, everyone thinks you are a couple."

"Me and Nick!" cries out Sora loudly before she cracks up laughing and catching the attention of everyone in the hall.

"I knew it was wrong but still it is rather funny." Says Lexus as she glares at the other students.

"Oh I needed a laugh like that. I just had two tests and they were murder." Sighs Sora as she stops laughing.

"What made you laugh so hard?" asks the tall boy who is one year younger than both Lexus and Sora as he drapes his arms around Sora's shoulders.

"Lexus was telling me that people are saying that we are a couple."

"Ewwww gross. Lexus she has cooties, I wouldn't date her. I need to go puke now." Jokes Nick as his violet eyes flash with amusement.

"Well that's not nice." Pouts Sora as she punches him playfully in the arm.

"You know you look just like your mother when you pout." Says Lexus as the three of them begin to walk to combat class.

"Nick I am so glad you were skipped ahead a year. It would suck if you were a grade below us." Says Sora as she pulls her hair up into a ponytail.

"No it wouldn't you two would love it. The teasing and stunts you would pull on me."

"Yeah I guess your right. Besides I'm glad we are all in the same combat class. We are the top students and we have never fought yet." Says Lexus as they stop outside the doors to the locker rooms.

"Ok, see ya all in the gym." Smiles Nick as he walks into the guys room.

Sora and Lexus walk into the girls room and they change. They walk into the gym to see all the guys standing around waiting for the teacher to show up.

"I don't think girls should be in this class." Snorts one of the guys who are sitting on the bleachers.

"I don't think assholes should be in this class but here you are." Snaps Sora before smiling sweetly.

Lexus and Nick crack up laughing and they all sit on the mats. The teacher walks into the gym and over to the class. He blows his whistle and gets everyone's attention.

"I have noticed that there are only three of you who haven't sparred yet and it just happens to be you three." Says Mr. Nadu as he points to Lexus, Nick and Sora.

Sora stands up and walks over to the teacher, "Ok pick the one person who has done the best on the sparring so far."

Mr. Nadu nods and points to the guy who Sora snapped at earlier, "Alas please step up here."

Alas gets up and walks over to Sora and Mr. Nadu. The whole time Sora is watching him, the way he walks, the way he looks at her and every other movement he does.

"Ok now remember I don't want any bad injuries." Says Mr. Nadu as he steps back. After a moment he blows the whistle and Alas gets into a fighting stance while Sora just stands there.

"Well little miss, guess we will just see why girls shouldn't be in this class."

"Sora your supposed to get into a stance before you can start." Says Mr. Nadu.

"I am in my stance sir. I'm ready to fight in any situation." Says Sora as she smiles sweetly and she hears Lexus giggle and Nick chuckle.

"Fine Alas attack whenever you wish."

"Sure thing teach."

Alas quickly moves to kick Sora in the stomach but he misses as Sora does a back flip away from him and lands perfectly. Before he can react Sora swings her leg high and her foot comes in contact with his jaw and she turns around and kicks him in the stomach causing him to drop to the floor groaning in pain.

"Well Sora I guess you have been paying attention in class. But how did you avoid is first attack?" asks Mr. Nadu as he watches Alas get up and walk over to his friends.

"He gave too many signals away." Replies Sora.

"It's true sir, he did give way too many signals away." Says Lexus and with Nick beside her nodding.

"Can you fight Lexus?"

"Yes sir I can." Replies Lexus as she walks up beside Sora.

"How about you fight Sora?"

Lexus smiles and nods, "Sure thing sir." She holds up her hand and gives the peace sign but for her, Sora and Nick it meant play fight number two.

Sora smiles and walks over to get into position.

Mr. Nadu blows his whistle and both girls jump at each other and begin fighting like they were enemies. Nick walks up beside the teacher and watches the girls fight it out, knowing the routine quite well and that they would end the fight in a tie.

"Mr. Nadu how long are you going to let them fight?"

"I'm not sure Nick frankly I'm afraid to stop them. They seem right into this and they know that the other is thinking."

"Am I going to have to fight one of them?"

"Yeah you are Nick. You will fight the winner."

"What if they tie?"

"They won't one is bound to beat the other."

Nick smiles and watches the girls flip through the air avoiding each others attacks. After fifteen minutes they have not wavered one bit, but Mr. Nadu blows his whistle and both girls stop fighting and look at the teacher breathing deeply.

"Girls have you sparred with each other before?"

"No Mr. Nadu." They both say together.

"I'll fight them both." Says Nick as he walks up beside the girls.

"Nick surely they must be tired." Says Mr. Nadu.

"Oh no sir. If Nick wants to fight us both he can." Says Sora as she steps forward and holds up her hand behind her back with four fingers held up to Lexus and Nick. They both smile knowing this is Sora's favorite fight.

"I think we will stop for today." Says Mr. Nadu as he looks at his watch.

Everyone nods and heads for the locker rooms.

In the girls room Lexus and Sora laughs as they head for the showers.

"Damn Sora would you really have used number four?"

"Of course Lexus, it's the best fight when it's us against Nick." Replies Sora as she turns on the shower letting only the cold water spray over her body.

"I don't know how you can take ice cold showers Sora." Says Lexus as she washes her body.

"I take after dad. He only takes cold showers too. Mom yells at us both saying we are going to get sick one of these days but we just shrug and walk away."

"Damn you are so much like your father it's scary."

"Hey you're like your mother."

Both girls come out of the showers wrapped in towels and they walk back to the lockers and they begin to get dressed.

"So we are going to the party tonight. It's going to be a blast." Says Lexus brightly, as she pulls her uniform on.

"Yeah but dad told me the rules this morning when we were sparring. No drinking, No boys and in Nicks case No girls. But we are allowed to spar, target shoot, race and so on."

"You were sparring with Li this morning?"

"Yeah at dawn we are both up then and he is teaching me to fight with a sword." Smiles Sora as she closes her locker.

Lexus shakes her head and both girls leave the locker room to have a girl storm up to them.

"What the hell did you do to Alas?"

"Kristy we were sparring, I only kicked him in the jaw and the stomach. He'll live." says Sora as she looks around the girl and sees Alas leaning against a locker. "Hey Alas how's the jaw?"

"Are you two playing nice with the other children?" asks Nick as he steps in front of Kristy with a smile on his face.

"No, why would we play nice. Now come on school is over and dad and Ka are picking us up." Says Sora as she walks away.