I'm going to try something. I'm going to reply to reviews that I deem necessary to address. So let's begin.
First To Tyson113: I thank you for your positive reviews and I know that the romance seems rushed but Zach's character is one that is slow to trust. Even though he is beginning to open himself to others, he doesn't fully trust them yet. However, He is craving a loving relationship that he has been devoid of for so long. Especially in his past, where he was bullied mentally and physically. I am planning to go more in depth about his backstory soon. As for Coco, as of now she is attracted to Zach purely from a physical standpoint. This attraction will nurture with time and grow to be more than this in the future. Thank you for your review!
Second to ZeloxMidnight: Again I thank you for the positive review and like I said before Zach has a character that is desperate for love because his past was devoid of it. Thank you for your review!
that is all so enjoy the chapter!
"I don't like you. No one likes you. How could anyone bear to look at something as horrific as you," She said, her light orange eyes piercing his soul.
"Then why are you doing this?" He asked, betrayal retching his very being.
"Because it's funny to see your face like this. So Pathetic," She said flipping her hair as she walked away.
"Well I'm going to change that," A dark voice said as his eyes turned to a blood red.
"What?!" She turned around to see a dark aura emanating from him.
"You made a grave mistake double-crossing my host," The dark voice said elongating his claws.
"What are you?!" she said backing away in fear.
"A king of a kingdom that is long since it has been destroyed, but now for mistakes I greatly regret, I share the body with this child. I may not exactly prefer this, but I can no longer stand by while you all torture him like this. YOU WILL PAY!" The dark voice said lunging to attack her.
"AAAAAAAAAHH!" she screamed terrified.
Zach snapped awake, breathing heavily. He touched his forehead finding a cold sweat. He looked at his surroundings to find that he was in his dorm room. Zach got out of bed and looked out the window.
"Why can't I forget that day," Zach said quietly.
'I do not know. Maybe a warning?' Hunter asked.
"to not trust or a warning of the future?," Zach pondered.
'We may never know,' Hunter added.
"What did you mean by king?" Zach asked.
'What do you mean?' Hunter replied.
"I my dream, you said you were a king of a destroyed kingdom," Zach said.
'It is of no consequence to you boy,' Hunter said defensively.
"Zach, is that you?" Zach turned his head to see Coco rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah. Sorry for waking you. I just had a nightmare," Zach said going back to his bed.
"Wanna talk about it?" Coco asked.
"No, it kinda personal," Zach said.
"You can lie down with me if you want," Coco offered.
"Thank you for the offer but I prefer to sleep on my own," Zach replied.
"Okay," Coco said, slightly disheartened by this.
"I'm sorry it's just…," Zach paused.
"Just what?" Coco asked.
"Nothing," Zach said laying down in his bed.
The next day-Professor Oobleck's class
"This led to the Faunus rights revolution or more popularly known as the Faunus war. Humankind was very very adamant about transporting the Faunus population to the Island of Menagerie," Professor Oobleck said zooming around the room.
'How can a human be that quick?' Zach thought. Struggling to follow the professor's movements
"Now this may be in the past but I want to remind you that these are relatively recent events. Why the effects of the uprising can still be seen to this day. Now, have any of you ever been discriminated against for your Faunus heritage?" Oobleck asked. Zach reluctantly raised his hand. He looked around to see that Velvet was the only other one.
"Figures," Zach said.
"Terrible, absolutely terrible. Remember students it is exactly this behavior that led to the uprising in the first place. This breeds violence. Now can any of you tell me what what most theorists believe to be the turning point in the 3rd year of the war?" Oobleck asked.
"The Battle of Fort Castle," Fox answered.
"Precisely! And who can tell me the advantage the Faunus had over General Lagoom in the battle?" Oobleck followed.
"Many Faunus, myself included, have nearly perfect vision in the dark," Zach answered.
"General Lagoom was inexperienced and therefore, when he attempted to ambush the Faunus in their sleep, his overwhelmingly army was outmatched by the Faunus' skills and abilities. This ultimately ended in his capture," Coco added.
"Perfect! And that seems like a perfect end point for today. I expect you all read cover the readings that I have assigned you, and have a good day," Oobleck said. Team CVFY walked out together and had nothing left to do.
"Nice job following me up with that explanation Coco," Zach commended.
"I'm not just a pretty face," Coco said kissing his cheek.
"Not in public Coco," Zach said.
"You two make a pretty good pair," Fox said.
"Yeah, it's so cute," Velvet added.
"Hey Fox. Completely off topic, but how can you see us? I thought you were blind," Zach asked.
"Well, I may not be able to see like you guys do, but my semblance lets me see aura," Fox informed.
"Then how do you see Grimm? They don't have an aura," Yatsuhashi asked.
"They make enough noise that I can track them by sound alone," Fox said.
"That's pretty badass Fox," Zach said.
"You're pretty badass too my friend," Fox said playfully slapping Zach on the back. Little did he know that this would trigger something that Zack had no control over. Zach grabbed Fox's arm and threw Fox over his shoulder.
"Zach what the hell?" Yatsuhashi said stepping away from Zach.
"No," Zach said falling to his knees. Tears streaming down his face. The dark aura returned as Zach's body wiped away the tears.
"Sorry for that. I guess he's still not ready," Hunter said standing up.
"Hunter is that you?" Coco asked.
"It would be a problem if it wasn't me. Hello Fox, Velvet, and … Yatsuhashi right? I'm Hunter, I share Zach's body with him," Hunter said.
"This is insane. How can we trust you?" Yatsuhashi questioned.
"You can't, and I don't blame you. For all you know I could be a Grimm that took over his body," Hunter said showing is blood red eyes.
"What happened?" Velvet asked.
"Geez you guys are full of questions. To answer your question, it looks like whatever you did triggers some sort of response," Hunter answered looking at Fox.
"Me!?" Fox exclaimed.
"Scars take long to heal, Fox," Hunter said as the aura faded.
"What happened?" Zach asked rubbing his head.
"Hunter came out after you panicked," Coco said.
"In front of everyone?" Zach asked.
"Yeah Zach. Sorry," Fox apologized.
"Don't worry, I just need some time alone," Zach said.
"I know the place!" Coco said grabbing Zach's hand and led him towards the dormitory.
Final Thoughts: Man that cliffhanger. I hate how the software works when I need to select something. This might be a good time to tell you all that I do this on my tablet. I will keep trying to get better and try to use ways to differentiate Hunter from the rest of the characters. Between the next two chapters, I want to put in a segment of the story that will be farther in the storyline as a little sneak peek of what to look forward to. Lastly, the people have decided to have all of The Spider in one story. (There were only two votes and they were both for one story).
See you all next time!
gators out!