Alice
"Let's check on the coast," Alice said.
She led her team towards the beach, confidence in her steps.
"So, when is Aurelie coming back?" Kaleb asked.
Alice rolled her eyes. "You choose now to ask about this?"
"Well, it's just I miss her. I'm sure we all miss her." Kaleb said. "Not that there's anything wrong with you, of course." He blushed.
Alice sighed. She couldn't let Aurelie come out until she was sure that someone in their class wasn't out to get her. People were scheming and she didn't like what was about to come. They stopped when they reached the coast.
"Do you guys hear that?" Cleo asked.
"It sounds like someone asking for help," Kaleb said.
Alice pointed to the woods. "It's in there. Foresight you go."
Kaleb frowned. "Why just me?"
"If it's a trap you're the one most suited to take it on. With your strength and agility, the forest is the perfect area for you to fight." Alice said.
Kaleb sighed and ran off towards the woods.
"The water looks pretty." Cleo smiled.
She walked over and looked at the blue ocean. Alice rolled her eyes. Of course, she wanted to sightsee.
"Well at least-" Cleo was caught off by a glob of water shooting from the ocean and flying towards her.
The water soon solidified into Maryanne, the girl grunted as she tackled the blond. She placed her elbow to Cleo's throat, causing the girl to gasp. Maryanne sighed.
"You won't be screaming today, Cleo," Maryanne said.
Alice frowned. She couldn't be alone, this had to be a setup.
"Hey, Alice." A voice called.
Alice turned to see Victoria standing behind her. In her right hand was a sword and in her left was a shield.
"You didn't ambush me. That wasn't smart of you." Alice said.
Victoria smirked. "Poor Alice, I'm already five steps ahead of you."
Alice raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure about that?"
"Let's find out." Victoria hissed.
The two girls charged. Alice rolled out of the way of Victoria's blade, the weapon sinking in the dirt behind her. Alice grinned punched Victoria in the jaw, causing her to scream. Victoria growled and backed away.
With one swift motion, Victoria created a knife and flung it towards Alice. Alice held up her arms in defense. She was made out of solid light, a dagger couldn't hurt her. However, she was surprised when the dagger slashed her arm. She felt something she never felt before. Pain. She screamed out in shock and touched the blood running from her arm.
"How is this possible?" Alice asked.
Victoria smirked. "Well, Aurelie let it slip that you were made of solid light. Guess what I am? The darkness." Victoria grinned.
Aurelie growled. "You won't get another chance like that."
Victoria held up her hands and a tendril of darkness shot out of her palms, the dark mist wrapped around Alice's throat causing the girl to yelp. Victoria flipped the chain, causing Alice's body to go flying through the air. She yelped as she fell to the ground. Her head roughly slamming against the earth.
"Aerolynn a little help!" Alice barked.
Aerolynn turned to Alice and nodded. Alice let Aerolynn know early on why she picked her. Alice was simply just a battery of light. Aerolynn, however, was a generator. Aerolynn held up her hands and blasted the word: Aloha!
The blast slammed into Alice, causing her to moan. The light was like a drug, powerful and addictive. She felt her muscles charging with energy and grinned.
Alice growled and grabbed the chain. She could feel the darkness inside of it. She concentrated on it and willed her light to come out. Soon the chain began to glow with a red light before shattering into a bunch of pieces. Victoria gasped.
"How did you do that?" She asked.
Alice smirked. "Darkness may be able to cancel out the light, but that same rule is applied to darkness."
Victoria held up her hands and created two sai. "This is going to be fun."
With that, the two girls charged.
Aerolynn
Leave her alone! Aerolynn created blinding letters and hurled them at Maryanne.
The girl yelped and covered her eyes to avoid her retinas burning. This was all Cleo needed to gain the upper hand. She grunted and gave Maryanne a headbutt. Maryanne yelped and fell backward. Cleo grinned and climbed back up. She opened her mouth and screamed. Her deafening roar filled the beach, causing the trees to rumble and the air around Aerolynn to vibrate. Aerolynn grunted and placed her hands to her ears. Even though Cleo wasn't facing her, she felt like her insides were going to explode. The room was starting to spin, and dots danced around her vision. Aerolynn looked over to see Victoria and Alice were still fighting.
How were they able to act like this wasn't happening? Aerolynn couldn't help but admire the other girls' determination.
The screaming stopped suddenly and Aerolynn frowned. She turned and gasped when she saw Cleo flying through the air and landing on the ground. She looked at the source and gasped. Maryanne's body was solid, however, her left arm was made out of water. It dangled from her elbow almost like it was a whip. She blushed.
"I'm sorry did I hurt you?" Maryanne asked.
Cleo groaned and sat up. "You don't have to apologize every time you hit me."
Maryanne held up her hand and a tendril of water shot towards Cleo, the water whip splashing Cleo in the face. Cleo gagged and began to cough as the rapid water pressure slammed into her.
"You can't scream if you can't speak," Maryanne grunted.
She turned to Aerolynn. "On to you."
She held out her right hand and palms turned into water. She yelled and flung the water whip towards the girl. Aerolynn yelped and did a cartwheel out of the way. She shook her head. She was out of her league with this one. Her bubble letters didn't have any heat behind them. She couldn't go to toe with a water quirk. Aerolynn would have to outsmart her. She just had to figure out how.
Kaleb
He wasn't sure what exactly was happening. One moment he was searching for the noise in the woods. Next thing he knew a figure from the shadows was attacking him. Kaleb grunted as he was thrown on his back.
"What the hell? Kaleb coughed.
Kaleb looked at the figure approaching him. Kaleb chuckled.
"Oh Kevin, it's just you." He said.
Kevin frowned. "Why do you say it like that? I'm intimidating."
Kaleb blushed. Kevin wouldn't hurt a fly…at least not intentionally.
"Yeah, of course, you are," Kaleb said.
Kevin sighed. "I don't want to hurt you; I mean you're the only other black guy in class. This feels like betraying my race."
"So, you're going to act like you didn't see me?" Kaleb asked.
Kevin scoffed. "Of course not. Victoria is on my team. I'm more scared of homegirl than of you. Will you let me go?"
"Sadly no, Alice is on my team and she knows where I sleep so I'm completely confident she will snap my neck without hesitating." Kaleb sighed.
Kevin groaned and looked at the boy. "So should we fight?"
Kaleb nodded. "That's probably for the best. Sorry, buddy."
With that Kevin charged, Kaleb winded his eyes, the boy was fast. Luckily Kaleb had been practicing on his combat training. The boy grinned and did a backflip. Kevin, however, was still running and ended up bumping into the tree.
Kaleb blushed. "Sorry, bud."
Kevin was tiny, so Kaleb figure he should go easy on the kid. Kaleb grunted and swung his fist, however, he was surprised that Kevin caught it.
"What the hell," Kaleb grunted.
Kevin growled and squeezed his fist, causing Kaleb to yelp. He was probably cracking some of Kaleb's bones. He was almost as strong as he was. Almost.
Kaleb used his other free arm to punch Kevin in the face, causing the boy to howl in pain. Sensing the boy was distracted, he used his other two arms to grab the boy by the collar and fling him backward. Kaleb got in a fight stance and growled. Kevin was persistent.
Kevin howled like an animal and charged towards Kaleb. The boy leaped into the air and grabbed the tree trunk. Kaleb smirked as he hopped to the next one with ease. Kevin yelled in frustration and punched the tree with one swift motion. Kaleb yelped as the base of the tree was shattered. ? grunted as he tumbled to the ground. He screamed in pain when he landed. He hit his arm on a sharp twig. He grunted and looked at his arm. It was a small cut. He should be fine.
"Kaleb," Kevin muttered.
Kaleb looked up at the boy and gasped at what he saw. His veins glowed with black light and looked like they were about to rip his skin apart. His eyes were blood red and fangs grew out of his mouth. It was just like his fight with Aerolynn.
"Run Kaleb. Run!" Kevin yelled.
Kaleb stumbled in shock and took off in a sprint. He had to get away from Kevin. He shook his head, Kevin was a friendly guy. He would never intentionally hurt him.
He didn't realize the boy was right behind him until fangs sunk into his neck.
Sarah
She was so fucked. Matt stood over her, fires dancing around his body. She and Fouzia had been walking, searching for civilians when the tree exploded. After that, she lost the girl. Now she was alone with her boyfriend. If he had no problems hitting her when they were in their dorms, she knew he would do whatever it took to make sure he got a perfect score.
"Don't make me have to hurt you. Just surrender baby." He said softly.
Sarah sighed. That's what she needed to do. She couldn't beat Matt anyway; his quirk was too strong. He could control the freaking elements and she could do was slow stuff down. She should just be grateful enough that he still wants to date her and that he was willing to go easy on her.
"Hey, Matt," Fouzia called.
Matt turned to the source and was surprised to be greeted with a wave of flames.
"Domhain!" Matt yelled.
The earth around him rose up, creating a wall between him and the fire. Fouzia growled and hurled another fireball. Matt smirked and held up his hands, chunks of the ground providing shields.
"Fouzia I've always respected you." He said.
He held out his hands and the ground split open. Fouzia yelped and jumped backward, however it was too late. The ground sucked her leg in almost as if it was a vacuum.
"But I can't risk failing this assignment," Matt said.
Fouzia growled. "You're strong enough to do this."
Matt smiled. "Thank you."
"I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to your girlfriend. I heard what you said to her earlier. She shouldn't be worried about you, you should be scared of her." Fouzia hissed.
Matt's face darkened. Anger filled his eyes. He growled. "Don't speak of things you don't know about."
Fouzia turned to Sarah. "You're strong enough to do this. No one is coming to save us, Sarah. This is all on you."
One year ago:
"Hey, Jason." Sarah called.
The boy turned to see Sarah walking towards him. His eyes widened in shock. "Holy crap."
Sarah smirked. He probably liked her new style. Her mother picked out a short pink skirt for her and a scarlet crop top. They spent all day yesterday shopping for the perfect makeup.
"Sarah?" Jason said in disbelief.
Sarah faked a blush. "Yeah, it's me."
"What happened to you?" Jason asked.
Sarah giggled. "My mom gave me a little makeover."
"Well, she's a smart woman. You look hot." He said.
He walked over to her and licked his lips. A part of Sarah felt flattered. A part of her felt disgusted.
"You think so? I thought you would like it." She flirted.
He smirked. "I don't see your bra strap."
Sarah laughed. "That's because I'm not wearing one."
He grinned and traced his fingers over her exposed shoulders.
"Is that so? Fuck Sarah, I never knew you were this hot." He grinned.
Sarah smirked and leaned in. "The question is what are you going to do about it?"
The boy smiled and pulled Sarah in for a kiss. Sarah froze. This was her first kiss, how was she supposed to know she was doing it right? His tongue slid into her mouth, an act the girl found more uncomfortable than attractive.
"Jason!" A voice shrieked.
Jason pulled away and gasped at who he saw. Octavia was watching the scene unfold in front of her. Anger and betrayal painted on her face.
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked.
"I can explain." He yelped.
Sarah rolled her eyes. "Gee Octavia took you long enough. I thought you would never get here."
"You called her?" Jason asked.
Sarah smirked. "Of course, I did stud."
Octavia had tears in her eyes and turned towards Sarah. "Why would you do something like this?"
"Do what? Embarrass you? Humiliate you? I learned from the best sweetie. I figured why let you win at checkers when I could beat your ass at chess." Sarah grinned.
Octavia growled. "Your makeover doesn't make you any less of a bitch."
"I'm the bitch that stole your man, I think that says more about you than me. It's time you learned what it felt like to be an outcast." Sarah grinned.
She spun around and turned to Jason. "Jason, sweetie. Do you still smoke a blunt with the high school boys every day before school?"
Jason's face fell. "How did you know that?"
"That's not the question you should be asking. You should be asking who else did I tell? It would be a shame if I had left an anonymous tip to the principal that there are drugs in your locker." Sarah laughed.
She caressed his face and gave the boy a devious smile. "The real question is can you get to your locker before the cops do."
Jason gulped and shook his head. "You're bluffing."
"Try me," Sarah said.
Jason growled before taking off in a sprint in the opposite direction.
"Run Jason, run!" Sarah mocked.
She laughed and turned to Octavia. The girl looked like she was about to cry.
"What's the matter?" Sarah said with a false concern.
"This doesn't change anything Sarah. You're always going to be the ugly girl no one likes. Tomorrow you're still going to sit at lunch by yourself." Octavia hissed.
Sarah's face fell. She was right. She would still be alone. None of this gained her any friends. At least it would make her mother happy. If her mother even cared to notice. Sarah gulped and looked up at Octavia.
"At least you'll be miserable too." Sarah hissed.
Now:
"I don't need someone to fight for me." Sarah realized.
Matt raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Sarah turned back to Fouzia, the girl was still trying to yank her foot from the ground. Sarah looked back at her boyfriend.
"My whole life I've been waiting for someone to fight for me," Sarah said.
She sighed. "That's why I always tried to keep a relationship with my dad, even though he made it clear why he didn't want anything to do with me. That's why I did everything my mother said even though sometimes it made me hate myself. That's why I let you let treat me like shit because I thought you were the only person who cared enough to fight for me."
Matt frowned. "I do care enough to fight for you. However, now is not the time to talk about this."
"I'm talking Matt, shut the hell up and let me speak." She hissed.
Matt growled. "What did you just say to me?"
Sarah gulped. She hoped her plan worked.
"I'm strong enough to take you on without any help. All this time I've been telling myself I need to be a damsel for people to care about me. Yet I was the one who that took out Addy, I helped you stop Scarlet Overkill, I'm higher than you in the class rankings, and I'm the one that still keeps getting back up no matter how many times you knock me down." Sarah said.
Matt held up his hands. Chunks of rocks floated off the ground, ready to be launched at her.
Sarah continued. "You're not better than me Matt. I can't believe it's taken me so long to realize that. I'm Sarah fucking Smith. Even Victoria Crown knows I'm a bad bitch. So, tell me, sweetie, why should I be afraid of you? What makes you think you're going to win this fight?"
Matt's face darkened and he tried opening his mouth as if he was going to say something, however his lips wouldn't move. He frowned and reached for his mouth; however, his lips were frozen together.
"Oops, I froze your lips. See the problem in our relationship is that you don't pay attention to anyone but yourself. Me, however, I obsess over things. Luckily for you, I liked you so much I put a lot of thought into how your quirk works. It's voice-activated, meaning once you call out an element you can't change it till you use a new word." Sarah smirked.
Matt growled through his sealed lips.
"You've spent all your time seeing me as an accessory or as a tool to stroke your ego, you forgot that I'm also you're classmate. My powers and my skill set are growing just like yours are. Did you know I studied the words fire, water, earth, and air in every single language? I wanted to be able to know what element you would call before you attack someone with it." Sarah said.
She rolled her eyes. "Aren't I just the perfect girlfriend?"
"So I figured why not practice more, so I can be just as good as my boyfriend. I wanted us to be a power couple. Now I realize I don't want to be your First Lady. I want to be the fucking Queen." Sarah grinned.
"However, I don't see you fit to be my king. So I think it's time for you to fuck off." She said.
Matt growled and tried to will the rocks to launch themselves at Sarah, but his hands were frozen as well.
Sarah couldn't help but laugh. He looked pathetic.
"Even now you still don't see me as a threat. While you were listening to me go on and on I focused on slowing down your hands. Let me guess you didn't know I could do that?" Sarah smirked.
Sarah rolled her eyes and picked up a rock the ground. She walked over to Matt and swung her fist, the rock slamming into his temple.
"I'm sorry baby, I didn't mean to hurt you! I won't ever do it again!" Sarah mocked.
How many times had he said those same words every time he hit her. She growled and threw the rock in frustration.
She looked down at his unconscious body. She did that. She hurt him. Sarah shook her head, it didn't erase the memories of how many times he hit her, but it did take some of her fear away. She could look at him without flinching.
"Sarah." A voice called.
Sarah jumped and looked at the source. It was Fouzia. She had forgotten the girl was there. She managed to free herself and walked over to the girl.
"Are you okay?" Fouzia asked.
She looked at her hesitantly, causing Sarah to look away. She got too personal during the fight. Fouzia probably thought she was a freakshow.
"Look at me, Sarah," Fouzia said.
Sarah turned to look at her roommate and sighed.
"Was he the one that gave you, your bruise?" Fouzia asked.
She pointed to the ring around Sarah's neck.
Sarah looked down. "He's the one that gave me all my bruises."
Fouzia's eyes widened in shock. "You mean that time you said you got a bruise on your arm from cheerleading?"
"I got that one because I accidentally spilled some juice on his uniform." Sarah sighed.
"That time you got a black eye and you said you, walked into a door," Fouzia said.
Sarah shook her head and laughed bitterly. "That was when he caught me hanging out with Lex. Nothing gets his blood boiling like Lex."
Fouzia looked at her with disbelief. Sarah crossed her arms.
"It's okay if you don't believe me," Sarah said.
Everyone in their class liked Matt. He was friendly, outgoing, and rich. No one would believe her.
"I believe you. I just can't believe you didn't tell me." Fouzia said.
Sarah shook her head. "It's not like we're friends. We hate each other."
"Sarah, I could never hate you enough to wish this on you. What he's been doing to you is wrong." Fouzia said.
Sarah looked up at Fouzia. She hated that she was crying right now. She looked so weak. She expected Fouzia to mock her, instead, the girl grabbed her and pulled into a hug.
"I won't let him hurt you again." She whispered.
