Curriculum 12: White Fury

Rusai was leaning on the opposite wall in his infamous pose as he was thinking on how to redeem himself from his little accusation. He was too busy thinking in fact that he didn't hear the door open behind him. In walked the person who Rusai did not want to see the most at the specific moment in time.

"Well, look who it is..." Hiead sneered, causing Rusai to glance up, then groan in frustration.

"What on earth do you think you're doin' here!" Rusai demanded, switching his sociopathic demeanor for his aggressive one.

"Well, seeing as how my quarters is across from the hall, I have a perfectly good reason for being here, however, I am curious as to why you are here..." Hiead stated, with a hint of mockery in his voice. This began to highly agitate Rusai.

"You're just beginning to bug me..." Rusai grumbled, very unhappy about their uninvited guest.

"What are you going to do about it?" Hiead snidely replied.

"That's it! You're going down!" Rusai growled, letting his rage get the better of him once more. With that, Rusai aimed a punch in Hiead's direction, but Hiead easily dodged the attack and countered with a kick to the back, sending Rusai sprawling onto the floor. Rusai, who wasn't about to give up, tackled Hiead to the floor and was about to pummel his face in, but the nimble candidate had gotten to Rusai's pressure point before Rusai could even get in one punch.

Within moments Rusai was out cold with Hiead having quite the look of satisfaction on his face. He pushed the other candidate's limp body off him and was about to leave until he happened to notice the girl who had been sitting in the corner all this time... Arie sighed once more.

"Can't say he didn't have it coming..." she said under breath as she stared at the limp body on the floor. She would go up to help him at any other time but she was tired of this constant chain of awkward events that she had given up on it. Letting fate take over what happened to the others. Of course she was worried, but she knew that all Rusai had been doing was blowing off some of his earlier anger and knew that he could take a small beating such as that.

"So, it seems we meet again under seemingly the same circumstances..." she said as she glanced at the candidate. "I never quite got your name, tough guy..."

"My name's Hiead Gner." Hiead sternly replied. "And what's your name?" He stood there looking at her, as if trying to comprehend something he didn't fully understand. "Anyways, you might want to get your friend off the ground before anyone steps on him, he's an interesting one..." Hiead stated, but the tone of his voice seemed to say that he was lost in thought about many things.

"He'll wake up when he's good and ready to, I can tell you that much. He may have a hot head over his shoulders right now, but when he cools off is when I'll act." she said as she looked back into Hiead's eyes, sensing that he was after some sort of answer. "My name is Arie, Arie Suin Kalctev. I must apologize for intruding on your way to your quarters, and the bland actions of my friend, Rusai." she said as she took a quick glance towards him. "Funny, it seems you have the same mutual feelings for each other." she said to him as she stood up on her feet and stretched for a few moments as she awaited a reaction.

"Argh, that damned Rusai! Thinking of us like-... Damn!" complained Gareas as he made his way through the corridors slouched angrily with his hands stuffed into his pockets. He sighed. "But I still can't help but have... Enjoyed it..." he said to himself softly as he stopped to looked out a window. 'Did she really... Mean those words...?' he thought to himself as he took the time to lean onto the ledge and stare up at the stars passionately.

"Oh, and why do you say that?" Hiead questioned, he had become quite fascinated with these people, they weren't like the rest of the stereotypical crowd that they were so often surrounded by. First Rusai, now Arie, Hiead just couldn't figure it out, why were they so different? This just made him even more interested in finding out more about these new people. Hiead had decided that he was going to stick around for a while. He locked his gaze with Arie's; his eyes showing off an icy hue, all the while, Hiead was expecting the answer to his earlier question.

"Oh, I don't say it... I can sense it somewhat between you two. It could just be a feeling, though... Nonetheless, you yourself seem to find an interest in something. Tell me, Hiead, just what is it you're looking for?" she questioned as her gaze on him intensified. She could sense that her eyes were near ready to shift colors but she kept her cool as she consoled Hiead. It wasn't time yet for her to reveal such a thing to him, not just yet anyways... 'He has such an odd sensation to his presence. What could it possibly mean...?' she thought as she stared into his cold gaze.

"You could say that I'm searching for a special 'talent' within people..." Hiead said in a monotone voice. "And I'm about willing to bet that both you and Rusai aren't in the norm, now are you?" Hiead interrogated, still keeping his piercing gaze locked on Arie. Hiead was in no hurry to go anywhere, he stood, rooted in the same spot, patiently waiting for Arie's reaction to his bizarre statement.

"Heh, I see you've done your homework quite well. I suppose that face on the other side of hallway wasn't just looking for some lost forms... Or that person who just happened to pass into the hall as Rusai fainted and was helped into a secret room was pure imagination." A slight smirk formed on her face as she gave a sly gaze of understanding to counter Hiead's cold stare. Her assumptions were more than just that, she had felt a presence of another all the while but never knew they had paid them so much mind. "I'd suppose you won't leave us until you get a straight out answer, now will you, Hiead?"

"Heh, now you're getting it..." Hiead remarked, letting down a bit on his cold exterior. "I've got all the time in the world, well, at least until we get to G.O.A..." Hiead added, willing to listen to the whole explanation, he wasn't about to settle for some incomplete, chopped up story. Hiead moved over to the side of the wall and sat down, focusing all of his attention on Arie and waiting for her to begin.

"Well, if you're looking for an explanation, your asking the wrong candidate. But if you're looking for proof..." she stopped then walked over to Rusai. She knelt down to his side and looked back up at Hiead. "I'm going to have to ask for a more secure location..." she said as she stood back up, and awaited his answer. Arie did not want to blow Hiead's request, for she could sense his power, and his will. Each containing immense strength and endurance all the same. All she could do now was share to him the pains of living with the deadly conditions that were passed down from EX fusion experiments.

Hiead had become quite interested in the situation to come, so he decided to cooperate.

"You can use my quarters, no one ever goes in there." Hiead offered, wanting to know more about the mysterious people. He bent down and tried to rouse the unconscious candidate. Rusai awoke feeling even more exhausted than ever. "Follow me." Hiead stated as he led them a little further away and came to a stop in front of a room. Hiead slid in the card key and the door slid open. "Well, I'm ready for this little spectacle..." Hiead remarked, while locking the door to prevent any unwelcome guests from trying to creep in. He then turned to face Arie again, and waited for the reaction to start.