"Da Qiao, I have a weird feeling about something, but I don't even know what that something is. It's almost as if its not about Zhang He either." Sun Ce had a serious look on his face. His arms were folded and he was looking down at the floor. He was trying to figure out what was bothering him so much. The bell rang again. "Sun Ce…try to concentrate on your own life right now. Okay?" Da Qiao said. Sun Ce nodded and headed for class.
(one week later)
"Hey! Da Qiao. Have you seen Zhang He anywhere lately? I know I saw him in one of my classes so I know he's here." Sun Ce looked around the playground.
"You haven't heard? He is really getting bad about socializing. Some kids are even afraid to go near him. They say that he has some really weird power." Da Qiao explained frantically.
"I've got to know what's wrong with him." Sun Ce ran off to look around the playground more thoroughly. Da Qiao followed him.
"Is that him over there in the corner?" Da Qiao noticed. Zhang He was facing towards the fence looking into the sky like he was dazed. "Huh?… Yeah that's him! Good eye Da Qiao." "thank you." They went to go see him.
"Zhang He… are you feeling all right…?" Zhang He turned around with his eyes closed. "Zhang…He?" Zhang He opened his eyes, and looked around, as if he didn't know where he was.
"…I'm sorry. I guess daydreaming won't get me anywhere." He said slowly. "What were you daydreaming of?" Asked Da Qiao curiously.
" I was daydreaming of four people who had elemental powers of some sort. I don't know who they were, but there was definitely something odd about them, almost as if I've seen them somewhere." Zhang He spoke more than he ever had. He never looked at Sun Ce directly, but he always looked down at the ground the whole time.
"Anyway, why weren't you here last week?" "Because I needed a break from all the teasing and names. You know what I mean?" "Yeah, I think." Sun Ce stared at the ground as well. A few minutes later Xu Huang came up to Sun Ce.
" Hey how about we finish our dispute from a couple days ago right here, right now?" Xu Huang challenged. "Right, I forgot all about it. I'm not risking it though. I am going to meet you after school instead k?"
"You said that last time and you didn't show up."
"Yeah, I know, but this time its for real."
Fine. Be there." Xu Huang left, but then came back, "Remember to bring your Gay friend along too. Hahahahaha!" He walked off. Sun Ce gritted his teeth and realized everyone was going in.
(End of school in playground)
"Hey, Xu Huang! I'm here and ready to fight you! NOW SHOW YOURSELF!" Sun Ce hollered. Just then Xu Huang came into the picture.
"It's 'bout time. Lets get this started." "Da Qiao, don't interfere whatever you do okay?" "…I … guess." She answered.
"I don't have a good feeling about this battle." Zhang He said to Da Qiao. She just ignored him as usual. He didn't care though because he was used to it.
"You're going down buddy!" "Are you sure? Cause I think that was my line." Sun Ce threw a punch and Xu Huang dodged it and he kicked Sun Ce in the stomach.
"…ugh…" Xu Huang had started to pummel Sun Ce. Then Sun Ce got revenge ad kicked Xu Huang in the face.
"There. That's what I wanted to do. Want to call it even? Or do you want more?" Sun Ce questioned. " Damn you! I swear if I could, I would kill you right now! Bring it on!" They started to hit eachother again. All the kids watched as they punched, kicked, and even bit eachother, when all of a sudden, Zhang He kneeled down on his knees.
"huh? Are you okay?" Da Qiao questioned. She may not have liked him, but he looked as if he was in a lot of pain.
"My…my…head. Everything is spinning…" Da Qiao Watched in horror as she saw Zhang He glow a greenish tint that surrounded him. Xu Huang and Sun Ce stopped their battle against each other, out of breath and bleeding, to see what was happening. Da Qiao slowly backed away and ran to Sun Ce.
"It's… Happening again…" Zhang He was curled over when he all of a sudden stood up straight. His head was still tilted towards the ground. Then, he looked up. His eyes had turned red with slits for irises, and he started to speak.
"I will fight my own battles. Xu Huang, I challenge you." He said in a deeper voice then he normally had. Xu Huang just stared at him. He finally got up enough guts to face him.
"Fine gayboy, lets see what you've got." Xu Huang found himself pinned down on the ground being choked by Zhang He a couple minutes later. "All right, all right, I give already…let… me go." Xu Huang was struggling to get Zhang He off him. Sun Ce never thought he would do this, but he went and tried getting Zhang He off of Xu Huang, but to no avail. Zhang He just got off himself and looked at Sun Ce. He just stood there for a while, but then his eyes shut again and he collapsed to the ground and fainted.
"What the hell was that?" Xu Huang exclaimed. "Now I know what the others say about his little powers of his. I'm getting out of here." Xu Huang and his gang fled the scene as Da Qiao and Sun Ce thought of a plan to get him home.
"Da Qiao, go to the school building's doors and see if they are opened. If they are, go to the office and call his parents and the ambulance." "Okay, I'll be back Sun Ce." Da Qiao ran to the building's doors. She tried to open them, but it didn't work. She started to think of what she could do to open the doors and remembered the bobby pins in her hair, so she pick locked the door and it opened. "Yes! I am getting so good at this." Da Qiao said proudly as she ran into the school building.
"Wait. Zhang He said something about four warriors in his daydreams that had some type of elemental powers, but could one of them be…" Da Qiao came back and interrupted his thoughts. "I called the ambulance and his parents, just like you said." "Good. Thanks a lot Da Qiao, for putting up with him." "What do you mean?"
"Well I know that you don't like Zhang He very much, but you still helped me to help him. Thank you again." Sun Ce told her. She giggled and then blushed. "Your Welcome." She said.
(School the next day)
"Hey, Da Qiao!" Sun Ce yelled as he saw her walking across the playground with some of her girl friends. "What's up Sun Ce?" She replied.
"A new kid has arrived today." "Why did they come into this school when it's already started?" She looked at him. He didn't know either, so he just shrugged his shoulders. "What is the kids name?"
"His name Is Zhou Yu and he said that his other school made him leave because he was framed for something, but he's really nice. I don't know why he came here for only the last grade though before he has to move on to another school." "That's cool and it's also a coincidence, because my sister just came to this school too. She says the other school is to hard for her so she wanted to be in the same school I was. Pretty cool huh?" Da Qiao exclaimed.
Zhou Yu came up to Sun Ce and Da Qiao. "Sun Ce, who is that kid over there in the corner? He looks lonely." "Oh, right! We should go and talk to him. His name is Zhang He." Sun Ce rushed over to where Zhang He was standing.
"Why are you always in the corner, I mean, you used to walk around, but now you're over here." Sun Ce greeted. Zhang He turned around and looked ashamed to even talk to Sun Ce.
"What's the matter? Are you still hung up about the other day when we went to battle with Xu Huang?" Sun Ce questioned.
"…I…guess so. I really don't know, but I am very different. I am even more different than anyone here is. What happened yesterday, I feel so stupid." Zhang He told them. "Well, no need to feel stupid about that. I thought it was pretty cool." Sun Ce said cheerfully. "Oh yeah. I want you to meet my new friend Zhou Yu. He's really nice." Zhou Yu just stood there.
"Nice to meet you." Zhang He bowed. "You…too." Zhou Yu bowed back slowly. He went and whispered in Sun Ce's ear. "Is he gay? He looks it." Zhou Yu questioned. Sun Ce just looked down at the ground. "He's not that bad." Sun Ce whispered back. "You have a problem with me being gay don't you?" Zhang He guessed. Zhou Yu looked shocked. But how did he know? Zhou Yu thought. Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu and Zhou Yu didn't return the glance.
"Come on Zhou Yu. He's really a nice kid, he's just a little different that's all." Sun Ce explained. "Yes, I know, but I just feel weird hanging out with someone like this." Zhou Yu looked at the ground.
"Sun Ce, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. You must stop sticking up for me like this." "No way, just because you're a little different doesn't mean that no one should hang out with you. Oh, yeah and by the way, what high school are you going to next year Zhang He?" Sun Ce quickly changed subject. "I am going to Shanghai to be in one of the high schools there." "Really? What a coincidence. I'm going to a high school there too." Sun Ce said happily. Da Qiao just stood there in amazement and said that's where she was headed too as well as most of the kids in that school.
"So then, I won't be alone then will I?" "No way. This is really cool. lunch bell rings ummm…I guess we should get going then huh?" They all went into school.
