High School
Ever since that horrible night in which his mother died and his brother kidnapped, Dante's life had changed forever. He went to an orphanage and adopted by a family two months later. That family was nice, and they loved Dante. Dante loved them too and they were one happy family. But that family lived far away from the small town Dante once lived in. That family lived in a city. They were a middle class family that lived in Miami. Dante went to a different school and had better education than the one in the small town. The family was called the Grifford family. Mr. Grifford was called Henry and Mrs. Grifford was called Barbara. No matter how happy Dante lived with them; he knew that the time would come for him to leave them. Probably after finishing school. He would have to leave the Griffords behind to learn how to fight and start slaying demons. He still hadn't forgotten the oath he made to his dead mother that night. And he was planning on keeping it.
As the years passed by, Dante went to Middle School, Junior High, and eventually High. And for any growing teenager, High School was the biggest challenge. There were a few bullies that teased Dante for his white hair, but they didn't bother him much. Dante wasn't focused on being popular in High School like most of the others, because he had learned about his demonic powers. During those brief months in the orphanage, Dante fought some boys who kept bothering him. And he realized he had demonic strength, agility, and reflexes. When he ran on the walls the night his mother died, that was part of his demonic reflexes. And when he fought the kids in the orphanage, he sent one flying high into the air with one single punch. His abilities were just starting to develop. So Dante knew that he could beat up anyone who angered him too much.
Back to the High School matter, most of the guys looked at him as a loser but the girls thought he was cute. He didn't brag about it though, he was mostly a quiet dude. He had only one friend whose name was Rick. The thing is that Rick was a nerd, but Dante always stood up for him. Then there was a girl called Jessica who went out with Damon, the captain of the football team. Dante liked Jessica, but only Rick knew about that. Anyways, there was one day when things changed in Dante's life again. It was an ordinary day at Dante's High School and Dante was eating lunch with Rick. Jessica was having a party and she invited everyone in eighth grade. So that Friday night, the night of the party, Dante and Rick went. And when Damon and a few of his football pals saw Dante and Rick enter, they approached them.
"Hey look who's here! The white-haired freak and his friend the geek!" Damon teased.
Dante looked at Damon with a disgusted face and had fists squeezed tight in his hands. Rick looked at Damon with a disgusted face too.
"Listen Damon," Dante began, "you can say anything you want about me but don't ever bother my friend!"
"Ohhh, it looks like Dante is angry at us for insulting his geeky friend" Damon pushed it.
"You're asking for it Damon" Dante warned him with a snarl.
"Look at me, I'm shaking" Damon sarcastically teased.
"What will you do? Summon your army of geeks like Rick to fight us?" another one of the football team members teased along.
Dante tried to hold in his anger, but the flow of insults kept coming. Dante didn't care much about what they said about him; he cared more about Rick. He knew Rick was sensitive and he could tell Rick was about to cry if they continued insulting him. He whispered to Rick not to cry, but an insulting bomb came right then.
"I bet Dante is just Rick's friend 'cause he's being paid to be. I mean, what kind of loser would befriend such a stupid nerd like Rick?" Damon insulted.
And with that, Rick began to cry. He gave a slight sob and the football team saw tears fall out of his eyes.
"Awww, we made the sissy cry" another football guy teased.
Dante growled. His face got red with anger at seeing his best and only friend crying. Damon and his buddies kept insulting. But after five more insults; Dante couldn't hold it any longer. He gathered all his anger and strength and screamed as hard as he could.
"STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dante screamed.
All the talking in the party stopped as they all turned their heads to see Dante. Dante's face returned to its normal skin color, but his anger was far from gone. He had just released all the anger building up inside of him; but his hate towards Damon was still there. Without thinking it twice, Dante punched Damon on the face. Damon went flying way to the back of the big room smashing on the floor.
"Oh my God Damon!" Jessica cried in shock.
Jessica leaned close to her mean boyfriend and looked at his bleeding face. The rest of the football team ran towards Dante to hit him back, but Dante whooped them all. In half a minute, all of the football team was on different parts of the room unconscious or injured. The football players' girlfriends were leaning next to their injured boyfriends. Jessica walked towards Dante and spoke to him.
"How could you?" she growled at him.
"I..." Dante tried to explain.
"You what!?" Jessica outrageously asked him.
"I...he was insulting my friend Rick. I must tell you that he's not who you think he is. He's a bully who likes to make fun of me and my friend, and many others." Dante said gathering his courage to explain.
"Liar!" Jessica cried.
"It's true" Dante said. "Raise your hands those who have been bullied by Damon and his football team before" Dante ordered the crowd.
More than the half of the crowd raised their hands. Jessica was amazed that Dante was telling the truth. The football team's girlfriends were also amazed. Jessica looked into Dante's eyes and then changed her gaze to Rick who was still sobbing. She could tell that her boyfriend was a bastard. She walked over to Damon who barely got up.
"We're through" she declared.
"But..." Damon began.
"But nothing, you are a big bully!" Jessica angrily stated.
The team's girlfriends began to do the same and the crowd cheered. The angry football team left the party with injuries on their faces. Jessica approached Dante and Rick and gave them a gentle kiss on their cheeks. Then the party continued peacefully. From that day forward, Dante's High School life would never be the same.
Ever since that horrible night in which his mother died and his brother kidnapped, Dante's life had changed forever. He went to an orphanage and adopted by a family two months later. That family was nice, and they loved Dante. Dante loved them too and they were one happy family. But that family lived far away from the small town Dante once lived in. That family lived in a city. They were a middle class family that lived in Miami. Dante went to a different school and had better education than the one in the small town. The family was called the Grifford family. Mr. Grifford was called Henry and Mrs. Grifford was called Barbara. No matter how happy Dante lived with them; he knew that the time would come for him to leave them. Probably after finishing school. He would have to leave the Griffords behind to learn how to fight and start slaying demons. He still hadn't forgotten the oath he made to his dead mother that night. And he was planning on keeping it.
As the years passed by, Dante went to Middle School, Junior High, and eventually High. And for any growing teenager, High School was the biggest challenge. There were a few bullies that teased Dante for his white hair, but they didn't bother him much. Dante wasn't focused on being popular in High School like most of the others, because he had learned about his demonic powers. During those brief months in the orphanage, Dante fought some boys who kept bothering him. And he realized he had demonic strength, agility, and reflexes. When he ran on the walls the night his mother died, that was part of his demonic reflexes. And when he fought the kids in the orphanage, he sent one flying high into the air with one single punch. His abilities were just starting to develop. So Dante knew that he could beat up anyone who angered him too much.
Back to the High School matter, most of the guys looked at him as a loser but the girls thought he was cute. He didn't brag about it though, he was mostly a quiet dude. He had only one friend whose name was Rick. The thing is that Rick was a nerd, but Dante always stood up for him. Then there was a girl called Jessica who went out with Damon, the captain of the football team. Dante liked Jessica, but only Rick knew about that. Anyways, there was one day when things changed in Dante's life again. It was an ordinary day at Dante's High School and Dante was eating lunch with Rick. Jessica was having a party and she invited everyone in eighth grade. So that Friday night, the night of the party, Dante and Rick went. And when Damon and a few of his football pals saw Dante and Rick enter, they approached them.
"Hey look who's here! The white-haired freak and his friend the geek!" Damon teased.
Dante looked at Damon with a disgusted face and had fists squeezed tight in his hands. Rick looked at Damon with a disgusted face too.
"Listen Damon," Dante began, "you can say anything you want about me but don't ever bother my friend!"
"Ohhh, it looks like Dante is angry at us for insulting his geeky friend" Damon pushed it.
"You're asking for it Damon" Dante warned him with a snarl.
"Look at me, I'm shaking" Damon sarcastically teased.
"What will you do? Summon your army of geeks like Rick to fight us?" another one of the football team members teased along.
Dante tried to hold in his anger, but the flow of insults kept coming. Dante didn't care much about what they said about him; he cared more about Rick. He knew Rick was sensitive and he could tell Rick was about to cry if they continued insulting him. He whispered to Rick not to cry, but an insulting bomb came right then.
"I bet Dante is just Rick's friend 'cause he's being paid to be. I mean, what kind of loser would befriend such a stupid nerd like Rick?" Damon insulted.
And with that, Rick began to cry. He gave a slight sob and the football team saw tears fall out of his eyes.
"Awww, we made the sissy cry" another football guy teased.
Dante growled. His face got red with anger at seeing his best and only friend crying. Damon and his buddies kept insulting. But after five more insults; Dante couldn't hold it any longer. He gathered all his anger and strength and screamed as hard as he could.
"STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dante screamed.
All the talking in the party stopped as they all turned their heads to see Dante. Dante's face returned to its normal skin color, but his anger was far from gone. He had just released all the anger building up inside of him; but his hate towards Damon was still there. Without thinking it twice, Dante punched Damon on the face. Damon went flying way to the back of the big room smashing on the floor.
"Oh my God Damon!" Jessica cried in shock.
Jessica leaned close to her mean boyfriend and looked at his bleeding face. The rest of the football team ran towards Dante to hit him back, but Dante whooped them all. In half a minute, all of the football team was on different parts of the room unconscious or injured. The football players' girlfriends were leaning next to their injured boyfriends. Jessica walked towards Dante and spoke to him.
"How could you?" she growled at him.
"I..." Dante tried to explain.
"You what!?" Jessica outrageously asked him.
"I...he was insulting my friend Rick. I must tell you that he's not who you think he is. He's a bully who likes to make fun of me and my friend, and many others." Dante said gathering his courage to explain.
"Liar!" Jessica cried.
"It's true" Dante said. "Raise your hands those who have been bullied by Damon and his football team before" Dante ordered the crowd.
More than the half of the crowd raised their hands. Jessica was amazed that Dante was telling the truth. The football team's girlfriends were also amazed. Jessica looked into Dante's eyes and then changed her gaze to Rick who was still sobbing. She could tell that her boyfriend was a bastard. She walked over to Damon who barely got up.
"We're through" she declared.
"But..." Damon began.
"But nothing, you are a big bully!" Jessica angrily stated.
The team's girlfriends began to do the same and the crowd cheered. The angry football team left the party with injuries on their faces. Jessica approached Dante and Rick and gave them a gentle kiss on their cheeks. Then the party continued peacefully. From that day forward, Dante's High School life would never be the same.