Hey guys sorry for the holdup but as promised, here is the next chapter to Champions Academy! I hope you all enjoy it and please don't forget to review! BTW thank you all to have submitted an OC, I wouldn't have such a great story without your amazing OC's!
(Part 2)
"Sky attack!" It soared in circles, shooting straight up and then back down where it's body was now entirely in flames, a white light had coated the fire, turning it into a blinding yet unavoidable essence.
"Use Stone edge!"
"Too late!" they shouted, smirking when multiple wormholes opened up around Heracross, releasing several bolts of energy which had struck his pokemon repeatedly, leaving it jolting back and forth from the hits.
"Hera!" it looked up, eyes wide when Staraptor came soaring down towards it.
"Take it on!" he shouted, clenching his jaw down tightly when Heracross held it's arms out, grabbing forcefully onto Staraptor who tackled it.
"H-hera?!" it was lifted off the ground by the bird type who went shooting up for the sky, not a hint of hesitation detected on it's opponent.
"Drop heracross!" his eyes widened.
"What!"
It shoved the bug pokemon from its grasp, letting it drop from the sky as its trainer screamed, "X-scissor!"
The horn on it's head began glowing, it whipped it to the side where a blast of green energy shot out, forming together into an X mark intended for Staraptor.
They held their hand up to the sky, a malicious grin appeared on the Diamond's lips, "Let's end this with Hurricane!"
It flapped its wings down, blasting a sonic sound wave which destroyed through X-scissor and whipped a massive attack of winds around the field.
"-cross!" it was sent back and forth through the air, being struck repeatedly with each bladed wind crossing it's path.
"Hang tight Heracross and ride the winds!"
He was startled by Charlotte's laugh,"It's pointless, your Heracross had no chance from the beginning".
He wanted to speak, but the words weren't coming out, all he could do was just watch, watch as his Heracross was beaten to a pulp by the vicious winds, the cries of it's pokemon ringing through the air as it dropped unconsciously from above and plowed straight into the ground.
"Heracross is unable to battle! Leaving both Leonardo and Charlotte with three pokemon each!"
He called back his pokemon, "Thank you…...Heracross".
His chest rose up when he breathed in, eyes quickly settling up towards Staraptor who surfed gracefully through the air, "My next pokemon might not be the best match…...but I'm going to show her that I deserve to win this".
The grip on his next pokeball tightened, he threw it up, revealing his next pokemon which left the crowd confused and surprised.
"Hitmonchan!"
"A fighting type? B-but why?!" Russell clasped his hands over his cheeks, pulling harshly on them as he couldn't figure out why Leonardo would choose such a pokemon.
"I guess…." Troy started, having all eyes on him.
"...Maybe he has enough confidence in his pokemon, type matchups don't matter to him, it's about determination and the will to fight".
A faint smile appeared on Leonard's face, "That big idiot….."
"Hmph, did you give up on our battle already?"
"Not a bit, now bring it!"
"Fine, Staraptor! Use aerial ace!" it quickly shot down towards Hitmonchan who remained still with Leonardo also keeping quiet.
"What's he doing?!" shouted Blake, shooting up anxiously.
Both of its wings began glowing a faint blue, extending out as a trail of the same blue glow was left behind in the air.
He shot his fist forward, "Ice punch!"
There eyes widened when Hitmonchan quickly jumped up, heading straight for Staraptor as a bright blue energy engulfed it's fist, immediately striking the bird type who screeched from the impact.
"Staraptor!" it dropped to the ground harshly, struggling to get up only to notice that it's left wing was frozen solid.
"No…." Charlotte's eyes quickly narrowed into a vicious glare, teeth gritting as Leonardo had a smirk on his face.
"Sky uppercut!" he shot his fist up into the air where Hitmonchan grunted, piercing it's fist onto the ground where it dragged it through and across the ground, running straight for Staraptor who tried flying but couldn't from the weight of it's frozen wing.
"Hurry up Charlotte!" screamed Eric, hanging over the balcony as he tried shouting loud enough for her to hear.
"Hmph". she closed her eyes, turning her head to the other way, hearing Staraptor screech again when it was sent up into the air after being struck from underneath by Hitmonchan's attack.
Troy slammed his hands down on the seat in front of him, startling everyone around, "What the…...why is she ignoring her pokemon?!"
"Thunder punch!" he ordered, mimicking his pokemon's movements who got another direct hit on Staraptor, sending the flying type crashing against the wall.
"St-staraptor". it weakly cooed, looking over at Charlotte who said nothing, still keeping her head facing the other direction.
A wide grin stretched over his lips, "Now finish it with a multiple focus punch!"
"Hitmonchan!" it struck its fists directly onto Staraptor who was pinned once more against the wall, being hit one after another by the fighting types deadly punches, the wall behind it began cracking and splitting, eventually losing its stealth where it was now crumbling down.
"Do something Charlotte!" shouted Michael, tightening his fists in anger.
"Her pokemon's getting murdered out there!" yelped Rosebella.
"But look….." pointed Harvey at Leonardo's Hitmonchan.
"...His hitmonchan's getting tired from all those attacks",
*Klnk!* she heard the shattering of ice, immediately snapping her head over to her pokemon whose wing was freed from its frozen state.
A tiny leer grew on her, something which went unnoticed by Leonardo, "Time to end this".
"Staraptor! Let's go!" he watched as she gave her pokemon a signal up towards the sky, immediately being followed by the flying type who wasted no time dodging Hitmonchan's next hit when it soared up into the air.
"Huh? B-but how! Your pokemon's too weak!"
"True, so why don't I just end it here for the both of us".
He took a step backwards, "What are you talking about?"
"Final Gambit Staraptor!"
It raced further up into the sky, doing a quick loop as it aimed downwards now, it's wings had extended out, being outlined with a silver beaming energy which extended the shape of its silhouette, making Staraptor triple it's size with a fiery energy surrounding it.
"Dodge it!" it jumped back, avoiding the deadly attack from Staraptor who turned at the last second, now doing a second loop as it went straight for the fighting pokemon again.
"Use Focus punch!"
"Look out!" they all shouted, flinching when they saw Staraptor ram into Hitmonchan, dragging its opponent across the field and against the stadium wall which had crumbled completely down.
"No!" he looked back, seeing both pokemon on the floor, completely unresponsive.
His head snapped back to Charlotte who had a smug look, "You…."
"Incredible! Once again, both pokemon are out cold! Leonardo is down to two pokemon and Charlotte as well! What will they do?!"
"I don't know what your plan is…..but I'm not losing this match!" he threw his next pokeball into the air.
"Toxicroak!"
"Well that's a shame, because I'm not losing either". they summoned there next pokeball.
"Aegislash!"
He hid all his intimidation away, "So she has the royal sword….no matter, Toxicroak! Use dig!"
It burrowed into the ground, leaving the steel pokemon to carefully watch out for it.
"-croak!" it shot up from beneath.
"King's Shield!" a gold light blinded Toxicroak, blasting it away as it built a protective barrier around the steel pokemon.
"Cross chop!"
"Metal sound".
Toxicroak left the crowd in awe, running from side to side as it's speed was too much for anyone to keep up with, both of it's arms began glowing a faint red, ready for use on the steel type.
"Aegislaaaassshhh!" silver sound waves were released into the air, affecting the entire stadium which had everyone covering their ears.
"Toxi-!" it kept running, having one eye closed as it took on the inflicting pain of the screeching sound waves.
"Do it!" shouted the brunette, covering his ears and peeking with one eye open, his Toxicroak jumped, shooting straight down for its opponent with both arms out.
"Sacred sword!" Charlotte called out.
Its form changed, having its shield on one side and its sword on the other which it swung forward, releasing a deadly beam of gold energy shaped like a crescent blade.
"Dodge it!" it leaped over the attack, leaving Charlotte and just about everyone in shock as it did a mid air flip, shooting straight down with all its might and pummeling Aegislash into the floor.
"Earthquake!" he shouted, shooting a fist straight ahead towards Charlotte who gasped.
"-Croak!" it was on top of the steel type, lifting one of it's claws up which it had pierced into the ground, forcing a shaky eruption of the earth to put everything out of balance, soundwaves raced all across the arena, cracking and splitting the ground apart while causing an explosion and pillar of white energy to occur beneath its opponent who screeched loudly.
"Aegislash!" the light grew more, eventually shooting up towards the sky where the steel pokemon was trapped, leaving everyone to watch in fright.
A giant explosion ruptured in the center, blowing powerful winds across both sides which were avoided by both trainers, "-slash…."
"Nice try! But my Aegislash is too strong to be taken down that easily!" they pulled out Aegislash's pokeball.
"Return". they stored it away, pulling out the only other one in there possession.
"Whooo! Let's go Leonardo!" shouted all his friends, rooting for him as he waved and happily basked in there cheers.
"Well…..it seems everything has been a loop up until this moment, now it's time for you to see my secret weapon". they summoned their next pokemon.
"Absol!" it growled, settling a devious stare on to Toxicroak.
"What are you saying?" he took a step back when they pointed at him.
"Mean look!"
A dark mist rose up behind Absol, a pair of red menacing eyes appeared on the center, leaving Toxicroak frightened as it pierced directly into its gaze.
"Perish song!" they shouted, flashing a devious grin towards Leonardo who shielded his ears from the screeching and unbearable sound.
Absol's horn began glowing a blood red, releasing crimson sound waves towards Toxicroak who had been forced on its knee, trying to cover its ears with no luck, it was struck with the noise, being zapped by crimson static all over it's body.
He glared at Charlotte, "You idiot, now our pokemon have 4 counts until Perish hits!"
They giggled, "Well…...yours does".
"Psycho cut!" it leaped up into the sky, whipping it's head to the side where it released multiple crescent shaped energy blasts.
"Dodge and use sludge bomb!" it threw itself to the side, jolting when the static hit it, it opened it's mouth wide open, releasing a purple sludge from it's mouth and directly towards Absol.
"Cut through it with Razor wind!" it whipped its head once more, releasing a powerful gust of crescent blades which destroyed the sludge in one hit.
A faint screech rang through their ears, making the frontier smirk who knew what it was, "That's 3".
Both pokemon were zapped on the field, making them screech as they began panting, "Dig Toxicroak!"
It burrowed into the ground, leaving Absol to carefully guess where it's next move is, "I don't think so, Jump Absol!" they shot their hand up, signaling the pokemon who did as told.
"Double team and then follow it with razor wind!" they brought their hand down, laughing when Absol had multiplied in the air, all of its copies had whipped their heads to the side, blasting a powerful gust of sharp winds down towards the ground which had shattered completely from the impact, sending massive pieces of rubble flying upwards along with Toxicroak who was pulled into it.
"Toxicroak! No!" he anxiously bit down on his lip, realizing his pokemon was in deep trouble.
"-Croak!" it screeched, being hit by the razor winds which sharply sliced through it.
"That's 2". they whispered, smirking evilly when both pokemon were zapped upon hearing that faint ring.
"Use Dynamic punch!" he shouted, gritting his teeth as Toxicroak regained its senses, leaping off one of the boulders and dodging one of the razor winds.
"Toxic-!" it concentrated on all of the copies, settling it's eyes over onto the real one, it's fist began glowing white with the center turning a bright red, releasing a powerful stream of energy behind.
"Dodge it!" they shouted, sharing a stare off with Leonardo as both pokemon went back and forth, dodging each other's moves effortlessly.
"One". both pokemon were zapped yet again upon hearing the ring, Charlotte pulled out Absol's pokeball, recalling the pokemon which left her opponent angry.
"Toxicroak! Return!" he tried doing the same, but his pokemon was blocked by a black energy outlining its body.
"What the….." he tried it again, but it refused to let it return.
He looked up at Charlotte who had giggled, "Your pokemon's fate is sealed, when my Absol used Mean look, it prevented your pokemon from leaving the battle, and now, Perish song will count down it's final moments".
"No!" the final ring was heard, he watched helplessly as his pokemon was zapped, the crimson soundwaves appeared once more around his pokemon, forcing a red beam of light to shoot down on it and cause an explosion in the process.
"-oak…" it lied unconscious on the ground, completely KO'ed as the crowd was left in utter shock.
"Toxicroak is unable to battle! And the tables are turned with Leonardo down to his final pokemon and Charlotte still remaining with two! The suspense is killing me!"
"So this was your plan all along?" he had his head down, recalling Toxicroak back into it's pokeball with a soft thank you to it.
The Diamond Frontier remained silent, staring at Leonardo with an expressionless face while calling out their pokemon.
"Absol!" it growled towards Leonardo.
"If there's one thing you should have done during your one month course of training, it should have been to study your opponent, the frontiers have there own style of battling, each unique with it's own twist…...those who have taken me on acknowledge me by a single phrase, the final sacrifice".
He threw out his next pokeball, shoving one hand into his pocket with a cooled expression, "And why is that?"
"Blaziken!" it struck a fighting pose, acknowledging its opponent which triggered a quick rivalry between the two.
"Because my strategy is based on going for it all, in order to obtain something, something must be given in return, in our case, my pokemon must make sacrifices if they want to ensure victory".
His fists began trembling, "But your pokemon don't always have to make sacrifices to ensure a win…..they can gain victory with just hard work and determination, why make them feel that the only way to win is to give themselves up with their opponent, to me…..that just means you have no confidence in your pokemon, you don't think they have the strength to win without using these sneaky kamikaze moves".
The remained indifferent to his words, "Not everyone has the same method towards achieving Victory, you're in the real world of battling now, get used to how your opponent's fight or you won't last very long".
He had nothing to retaliate on, but instead stared into his opponent's eyes, seeing the chilling cold gaze emitting from it, he knew she was right, but couldn't bring to accept it, "How….how can you just train your pokemon to do this….it's not right".
"My pokemon are my business, Absol! Use Mean look!" It followed its trainer's order, staring deep into Blaziken's eyes which had caused the fire type to be paralyzed in fright, noticing the black shadow with menacing eyes rising up behind Absol.
"Blaziken break free!" it tried, but found it hard to do so.
"Perish song!"
"My pokemon won't fall for your tricks anymore! Go Blaziken!" its body disappeared, leaving Absol confused as to where it went.
"Sky uppercut!" it reappeared just in front of Absol, striking it's glowing fist underneath the dark type's chin who was sent flying up into the air.
"Now use blaze kick!"
"Dodge and use aerial ace!" it moved aside, dodging Blaziken's move just in time to send a blade of sharp winds down on the fire type who was struck down on the ground.
"Perish song!" it released a powerful ear cringing melody into the field, cursing Blaziken and Absol who felt the eerie effects of the move.
"Flamethrower!"
"Water pulse!"
Both attacks clashed in the air, creating a cloud of steam to shadow over the field and block the audience's view.
"Three". they smirked, watching both pokemon get zapped by the curse.
"Blaze kick!" it jumped into the air, doing a front flip as it aimed its foot down on Absol, igniting into flames which was dodged by the dark type, avoiding the deadly attack which left a hole in the ground.
"Razor wind!" it whipped its head aside, sending Blaziken racing across the air and against the wall.
"Stay strong Blaziken! Mirror move!" the attack was mirrored, striking Absol back directly who had crashed onto the floor.
"Two". both pokemon screeched when Perish songs energy had hit them harder.
"Go!" they both shouted, holding their breaths when both pokemon weren't ready to back down, going back and forth which left the crowd in utter excitement.
"Psycho cut!"
"Block it with Blaze kick!"
"Water pulse!"
"Flamethrower!"
Luciana clasped her hands together, "Neither of them are ready to go down! I can just watch this forever!"
"Q-queen?" they all looked at her in confusion from the admiration in her eyes.
"Don't you see? The determination, the ferocity, there is a timer between two pokemon, the suspense of who will survive this, will there be a table turner, so much can happen in this battle, I can just watch this forever".
They took in her words, giving there attention back to the battle where both Blaziken and Absol continued clashing, dodging and enduring each other's moves.
"One, looks like that's my cue!" she returned her Absol with a snarky smile, leaving Leonardo with his heart beating uncontrollably when Blaziken was struck with another hit.
*I have one shot…..if this doesn't work…..then I'm done for*.
He closed his eyes, relaxing his body when Charlotte called Aegislash back out, "Flamethrower!"
"Kings shield". the flames went spiraling in different directions when it came into contact with the steel types golden force field.
"Game over!" they laughed, watching when a crimson red light came shooting down on the stadium.
"This is it Blaziken! Endure!"
"W-what?!" they watched when the fire type stood it's ground, holding both of it's arms over one another on it's chest, eyes closed with a bright red energy outlining its body.
"This is it!" grinned Eric, pumping a fist when the fire pokemon was struck full on with the attack.
"They did it!" cheered Victoria.
"Hm…" Michael was less than cheery, keeping his gaze focused on Blaziken who was unseen behind the light.
"Leonardo!" shouted the red head, nervously biting his lips when he saw his friends pokemon get struck with the attack.
"I-is it over?" whimpered Levy, shielding her face in Leonard's chest.
"No….no way". mumbled Troy, getting up along with the rest who watched in bewilderment.
"Bla-Blaziken". it remained on one knee, panting heavily as it was covered in smoke and multiple wounds, it's body began blinking with a dark orange glow.
They took a step backwards, trembling when Blaziken rose on it's feet, releasing a pit of fire from it's mouth in a fit of rage, "I-impossible…..but how…..my perish song should have destroyed your pokemon!"
"It should have, but all it did was take most of it's energy and strength leaving only just slightly enough for my pokemon to stand, and guess what, it's a perfect cause for Blaze to kick in!"
"N-no!"
"Oh yeah! Turn it around with overheat Blaziken!" both the frontier and her pokemon were left frozen from Blaziken's demonic leer, a strong blast of fire was released from it's mouth, striking Aegislash directly who was KO'ed in seconds.
"He totally duped Charlotte….I can't believe it". whispered Victoria, holding both hands over her mouth in shock.
Celebrant chuckled, "I did not see that coming, this kid is making quite the impression".
"Don't get too cocky! You're pokemon's still too weak to take on my Absol!" they called out the dark type who met rivaling gazes with Blaziken this time.
"As long as I believe in my pokemon there are no limits we can't surpass! Go Blaziken!"
"Use water pulse!" a giant orb of water was released from Absol's mouth, exploding into a large wave heading over Blaziken.
"Overheat straight through it!" it released another powerful stream of fire straight into the wave, slicing through it and allowing the rest of the water to wash across it's side, avoiding from touching the fire type.
"Razor wind!" it whipped its head to the side, summoning a strong wind while firing multiple blades of air down at Blaziken.
He had his head down, growing a faint smirk, "You were right when you said I should have studied you…..but I'm not the only one who made that mistake".
"Oh? What is that supposed to mean?"
His head shot up, revealing the devious leer he now had, "It means you should have studied your opponent as well!"
Her eyes grew wide when Blaziken jumped onto one of the bladed winds, riding it effortlessly through the air where it's leg was quickly covered in roaring flames, combining itself with the razor wind and creating a spiraling kick of fire. One that had enough speed to be undetected by Absol who was hit from the back, shattering through the sound barrier and being drilled straight onto the ground where a large crater broke in it's place.
"Absol! No!" it's trainer was blown back by the winds, hitting the floor with eyes glistening from the destructive sight.
"Game over". he whispered.
They got on their knees, "I….I lost…"
"He did it! Incredible! Leonardo has defeated the Frontier's shining Diamond! Which means he'll be eligible to go up against the Club! Victoria!"
"Leonardo! Leonardo! Leonardo! Leonardo!" his smiled widened greatly when he heard the entire stadium chanting his name.
Michael's eyes remained wide open, he was practically halfway out the balcony, his attention mainly focused on Charlotte who remained on the floor, motionless, "Amazing…..he really defeated her".
Victoria got up, yawning in an uninterested manner while also being the first to head towards the exit, "Yeah…...but if he think's he can defeat me then he's got another thing coming, I'll make that boy cry when I rip his pokemon to shreds".
Eric gave a weary laugh, "Isn't she precious?"
Yun closed his eyes, resting his cheek on his palm, "More like a savage, which makes me a bit relieved to know she's on our side".
Dakota was surprised more than all of them, both of her hands were over her mouth, "No way…...h-he beat her!"
Celebrant chuckled, "I didn't see that coming at all, this guy just might be a rising star".
Mika scoffed, she rolled her eyes, holding both arms behind her head as she made her way to the exit, "I could totally take him out, his skills only stand at Beta, he still has more to learn".
Luciana got up, "It was a wonderful match, It's a shame it ended already, but now I have his and Victoria's match to look forward to".
She went out with Mika, being followed shortly by Zero who was stopped under Hector's grasp, he waited until Dakota and Celebrant left so he could speak.
"What do you want Hector". his eyes became cold, yet it was the complete opposite for Hector whose eyes were burning with hate.
"I want you out of here, It's been a month and everytime I see Iria she looks scared, as if she's afraid to be left alone, she looks left to right and then all around, almost as if she's trying to keep an eye out for a certain someone who could attack her".
"I'm afraid I can't do that, you see, I'm bound to Luciana, as her loyal advisor and friend".
He grabbed Zero's collar, pulling in the white haired boy who had no reaction, "I don't care! What you did was unforgivable! You lost your right to be next to the queen when you did that to Iria, besides, I can always find a replacement for you because scum like you doesn't deserve to be here".
Something ignited within Zero, causing Hector to be shoved against the wall with his neck being pinned tightly against the concrete, "I'll make it clear here and now, I will never be replaced, Luciana and I are bound with a sacred contract, if she, or anyone, ever tries to separate us, they'll die, trie as you might, I will be by the queen's side forever!"
He let go, allowing Hector to gasp for air as he rubbed his neck to soothe out the pain, eyes hatefully following Zero out, *What the hell was that? He was completely different*
(Celestial/Iria/Mercy)
They watched from afar, noticing how cautiously Iria looked from both sides and even from behind.
"She's been acting strange for a while now…..what do you think it could be?"
Mercy shrugged, leaning softly against the tree as both her and Celestial sat on one of it's branches, "I don't know, but If you ask me, it seems as if she's afraid of something, maybe there's someone after her?"
"It's plausible, anyone who is just like her is a target to Dawn's templar, even you and I".
"Don't you think she's ready to learn the truth? It'll eventually reveal itself, and if she finds it on her own, she'll never forgive you".
She continued staring at Iria who was frightened by the triplets, eventually being comforted by them as they shared a laugh, "It's better to be hated than loved…..she's grown attached to Crystal Genesis too quickly, besides, how am I supposed to share such a hurtful secret with her, it would break her".
"It'll break her even more when she finds out you knew all along where Ryder was".
Her eyes turned down to the ground, a look of sorrow flowing through her gaze, "I only lied because I knew eventually he would come for Iria, but not for the intentions she will think".
"What do you mean?"
She sighed, finding it hard to say what she will say, "I tricked Iria into joining us so we could protect her, she's a legacy, Ryder's legacy…when the next holder of a regalia is killed, the current keeper inherits time, meaning there lifespan will be extended until the next holder of that regalia is revealed, If Ryder kills Iria, he'll remain the regalia's guardian and inherit Iria's life expectancy, he could live to be over a hundred and still rule over his road".
"Wow…but….how do you know this? About Ryder and his intentions?"
"Because it's the last thing we talked about before he left…..he asked me many questions about the regalia's and what would happen if the future kings were to be killed by present ones…..I still regret it, telling him everything about the regalias, the roads, even the tower and Royals war…..I regret everything Mercy, it's my fault he turned like this".
"You didn't know he would be consumed with power and darkness, you showed him the regalia's and helped him claim his road, after that was his doing, you wanted to save him but couldn't…..now's the time to let go and save someone else, his sister".
"You're right, I couldn't save Ryder…..and I could do my best to protect Iria…...but we both know there will come a time when she goes face to face with her brother, will I be able to protect her then?"
"I don't know…..but that doesn't mean you can't help Iria protect herself, especially from her big bro".
Everything became silent between the two girls, all eyes on the spot where Iria previously stood, *Iria…..there will come a time when Ryder shows himself, holding the smile of innocence, will you fall for it? Will you fall into the hands of death or will you prevail and claim your own path*
(Meanwhile)
They looked at the ground, remaining silent as Michael watched from the corner of his eye, "I lost…...…" they muttered.
A faint yet slightly pitiful smile formed on his lips from her deep thinking, finding it quite amusing on the Diamond frontier, "You were amazing out there Charlotte".
They remained expressionless, "But…..I let the king down…..now he'll hate us".
They were exiting out of the building with Celebrant taking notice of Dakota's immediate silence, "Dakota?" What's wrong?"
She sighed, "It's my regalia…I haven't been able to stop thinking about it…...I feel like an idiot, leaving myself open to someone who was capable of taking it".
He frowned, "It's not your fault…...whoever this thief is clearly planned it thoroughly, none of us knew this would happen".
"I guess you're right…..but I can hear it…..it's voice calling out to me, asking me to come and find it".
"Maybe you're just tired, let's head back to the Elite's wing".
She nodded in compliance, suddenly having the urge to take a nap, a yawn escaped, causing her to close her eyes for a few seconds which led to Dakota bumping against Celebrant, "Huh? Cele-"
"How is that we always manage to find each other in the same spot". he chuckled, causing slight annoyance towards Michael.
"Maybe it's fate telling us to have that battle". A smug expression showed on Michael's face.
"You think so?" they quickly sparked intense gazes, a heavy dim atmosphere occurred around the four students.
She tugged on the Ace's sleeves, "Celebrant, maybe we shou-".
"A battle sounds pleasant at the moment, it'll be a nice training session for my pokemon too".
Charlotte's eyes widened when Michael's eye twitched from Celebrant's non seriousness.
"I don't think you're taking this serious".
Celebrant chuckled, "Being relaxed most of the time often helps one keep focus".
Michael shoved both of his hands into his pockets, "I guess everyone has their own method, but I've been looking forward to a match with you for a long time now, and If it's going to happen I need you giving it your all, I want to know what's so good about the Ace and why he's always praised".
He took a step closer, leaving only a tiny gap in between them, "So I'll make this a challenge you'll be forced to take serious….."
His hand had pulled away from within his pocket, swinging over to Dakota where she was thrown something, quickly reacting with a tight grasp on the item, "Huh?"
She looked down at it, it was a black card with a golden crown symbol in the center, nothing else, yet it was enough for her to gasp in fright and drop it, Charlotte watched in shock, more so surprised at Michael for doing such a thing, "A….a black card…."
Celebrant's eyes quickly sharpened into a deadly glare, he grabbed Michael's collar, pulling him in angrily, "What the hell is this!"
"I told you didn't I? I need you to be serious for our match, so I marked Dakota with the Black card, she'll have no choice but to face the King himself in an execution match, If she loses, she'll be forced to leave the Elites and the Academy, forever".
"W-what?!" she stepped away, looking down at her hands in horror, almost as if she had touched evil itself.
"M-michael…" Charlotte was in disbelief of such a thing, she could see the fear in Dakota's eyes, her hands began shaking uncontrollably.
"Relieve her of the Black card!" he pulled tighter on the Joker's collar, gritting his teeth angrily when he heard his opposite laugh.
"I'll relieve her of the card when you show me how serious you can be, I need to see that fire in your eyes, until then, Dakota is under Judgement, I'll let the King decide whether the stake is too high or too low but if you ask me….her being kicked out is only a blessing compared to what else I have in mind". he pulled himself away from Celebrant, flashing a devious grin to irritate his rival.
"Let's go Charlotte" they followed quietly behind Michael, feeling a bit of pity towards Dakota.
"Michael…...that card should only be used when someone actually needs to be under judgement, you and I both know Dakota earned her spot in the Elites and in this school".
He stifled a laugh, "Of course I know, but I have no choice, I need that Ace to give me his full attention and power in our match, the bell seems to be the only thing he becomes serious towards, so I used her".
They kept their head down, *But…..pinning Dakota against the King is like putting a buneary in a dragon's cave…..she'll be eaten alive*
He noticed Charlotte had stopped, "Hm? What's wrong?"
"If…..if Celebrant ever used the Queen's white Card on me…..what would you do?"
"..." her chest began hurting when he said nothing, keeping her head down to hide her face.
They jolted when they felt his hand on their head, "I'd fight to free you".
(Back at the School's lounge)
"A toast to Leonardo! Congrats on your victory!" they toasted with drinks, tapping cups with one another as they continued cheering for the brunette who sheepishly basked in the glory.
"Thanks guys! I have to admit though, the match was really tough, Charlotte had me going loop in and loop out, I was really impressed". he pulled out his flask, dumping the contents within inside his cup while Leonard watched, eyes wide and mouth gaping open.
"Here comes the drunkard". mumbled Tyler, taking a sip from his cup while Rosebella laughed.
"Watching your match, it really pumped me up! I'm going to demand for my match against the Elites!" he got up but was pulled down by Russell who got up this time.
"If anyone's going to demand a match then it'll be me!" they both got into a small brawl, going back and forth as they refused to let the other go ahead.
"So childish". Levy rolled her eyes, snuggling close to Leonard who froze like stone.
He noticed from the corner of his eye, the way Eira tapped her fingers anxiously against her cup, "You haven't spoken a word since the match, what's wrong?"
She shook her head, "Nothing…...I'm just thinking".
*Why can't I get that damn Elite's face out of my mind….it's driving me insane! Ugh!*
"I have to go to the restroom". she got up, unaware of Harvey's gaze directed towards her direction.
She stopped upon entering the hall leading to the restroom, her back rested against the wall as she closed her eyes, *Get it together Eira*
"Such a lovely girl shouldn't be by herself". her eyes shot open, now connecting with an unfamiliar pair.
She was shot with a gentle smile, causing her to freeze up and make Lukas chuckle, "W-who are you?"
"So you can see me". his smile curved into a lustful smirk.
"I'm Lukas…..a pleasure to be in the presence of such a beautiful girl". he winked, causing her to become flushed, something she couldn't hide even if she tried.
He came closer, closing the gap between them little by little until his lips were only inches away from hers, "Does this maiden mind if I steal just a kiss?"
She couldn't make out any words, being charmed immediately by his good looks and soft spoken words, all she could do now was close her eyes and hope for a miracle.
"Quit it will ya!" she heard him groan and peeked one eye open, seeing a kick flying towards his face, sending the handsome male to the floor with Nyla now standing in front of Eira.
"Please forgive my idiot comrade! He hasn't been able to make contact with a human girl for a while and should know he never can, no matter how much he tried". she rolled her eyes, now standing with one hip holding her weight.
He cried into his arm, "I miss a woman's touch! It was the best thing about living! What's so great about being a spirit if I'm stuck with you".
"Ow!" she had kicked him, feeling no regret as he cried more into his arm.
"W-what's going on? Who are you people?" she still couldn't move, eventually being scared when Lukas stood up, showing a completely different expression than previously.
"I just realized….If this girl was able to see me, then that means…" Nyla nodded.
"She belongs to a road, but…..I don't see her with a regalia, meaning she must be a future king".
She shook her head, closing her eyes tight as she hoped it was all a figure of her imagination, but when she opened her eyes they were still there, "I don't know what's going on but I'm leaving!"
"Not just yet". Nyla appeared once more in front of her, causing Eira to stumble as she couldn't stop in time and fell forward, waiting for contact against the older female's body, but nothing, all she felt afterwards was the cold ground against her face.
"H-huh?" she quickly looked back, seeing Nyla still standing in the same spot, she was now heavily confused.
"Who are you people?" she scooted back against the ground when both of them began taking several steps towards her direction.
Nyla chuckled, now staring at her nails boredly, "We're not people, we're spirits".
"Spirits?"
"That's right". Lukas appeared behind her this time, startling an already frightened Eira whose body tensed heavily up.
"There you are!" She moved her head little and little towards the back where she saw Anastasia running over.
"You take an awfully long time in the restroom, was it that bad?" her face turned red when the raven haired spirit evilly cackled.
"Shut up! I was fixing my hair, besides, Luis is taking a longer time than me!"
Lukas was already heading towards the male's restroom, "I can go scare him in the toilet if you want".
She shook her head, "Not necessary, and ew".
Her eyes had spotted Eira on the floor, now looking back between her, Lukas, and Nyla, "What's going on?"
"This girl is a King".
"Seriously?" she took another look at Eira who now stared up at her, trying figure out what that the device on her arm was.
Lukas nodded, "Yeah, she can see us, so clearly she belongs to a road".
She quickly dropped to her knees, grasping Eira's hand in excitement, "Is that true? You can see them?"
She nodded hesitantly, "Y-yeah…...b-but are they spirits?"
"Yes, this is Nyla and this is Lukas, they were previous Kings to the Water and Dragon roads".
"Water and Dragon roads, what is that?"
She seemed taken aback by Eira's lack of knowledge, "You can see them but you don't know why?"
She shook her head this time, "Hm…..well this is a let down".
"Anastasia!" she grunted when she heard that voice, Luis, now making his way over to them from the restroom.
"It's about time you got out". she snarled, getting up from the ground and helping Eira along.
He had his hands down, now looking down at them solemnly, "The water made my hands really cold, do you mind if I warm them up?"
"I have a handkerchief with me somewhere". she dug into her skirts pockets only to stop when she felt something really cold against her breasts, his hands, a more content look was on his face, "Ahh, so warm".
"Pervert!" she slapped him, angering Nyla who watched in envy and Lukas who seemed happy to see the goateed boy being hit.
"What did I tell you about touching me?!" he was down on the ground, a hand to his cheek with fake teary eyes.
"It's not my fault you have D cups and don't know how to play with them".
"Idiot!" she kicked him, receiving encouragement from Lukas in the background.
"Kick him again! How dare he expose your chest size without me ever getting to touch them!"
Eira watched idly by in confusion, who were these people? And why was she still here? all of these questions she wanted answered yet she couldn't leave for some reason.
"Hm? Who are you?" Luis quickly got back up from the ground, grabbing both of Eira's hands within his own.
"E-eira…" she answered, unsure about what this boy might do.
"What a lovely name for a beautiful girl, say, how about you and I go and have some fun together?" he placed his arm around her shoulder, leading her away from the others.
Anastasia rolled her eyes, stomping her foot on the ground, "Don't just walk away with her! Where do you think you're going!"
"Take it off or I'll bite it off". she growled.
He chuckled, "Oh aren't you a little hot head, don't worry though, I like them feisty".
*Luis! Where are you?!*
His eyes widened, that voice, it was oh so clear, he took his arm off of Eira, now looking around only to see Anastasia at the other end.
"K-keilani?"
"Who?" she asked, quirking a brow in confusion.
"Did you hear that? It was a voice".
"I didn't hear anything".
"Eira". she turned back as well, seeing Harvey at the end where Anastasia was, staring at them sternly.
"What's going on here?" he asked.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I came to check up on you, you were taking quite a while so I got concerned".
She turned red on her cheeks, hoping he didn't think she took a while because of other reasons.
"Is that your boyfriend?" asked Luis in nonchalant.
She shook her head furiously, quickly realizing of her reaction and then switching to a cool demeanor, "No….he's just a….friend".
Her eyes slowly gazed over to Harvey, expecting to see some type of reaction but it remained stern.
"Anyways, the gangs heading out, we should get going if we don't want to get left behind".
"O-ok". she left Luis's side, being stopped when he grabbed her wrist.
"Wait…...I have to do something first".
"And what is that?"
"This".
"Eh?!" her back straightened when he grabbed her chest.
Harvey's eye twitched when he saw, eyes turning venomously towards Luis, "Just as I expected". he mumbled seriously.
"That animal! Will he ever stop!" growled Lukas.
"Arceus wants to punish me so badly". whimpered Nyla.
"Unbelievable". grunted Anastasia, face palming in embarrassment.
"You're a B cup". he shot her a smile, angering Eira who shot her fist to his face , sending Luis down on the ground as she took off, passing by Harvey who gave one last glare before following Eira.
"Do you really think you're girlfriend will like that you just keep touching girls like that?" she held her hand out for Luis to grab, helping him up as he cupped his cheek.
"Of course she won't, but she also knows that she's the only girl I'll ever take seriously".
She remained silent, staring away from him as a solemn expression faded from her eyes.
(Yun/Flashback)
He looked up at the abandoned Frontier building which was still under construction, passing through the caution tape which kept the buildings gate blocked, he stopped just at the entrance, looking at the main hall of the building which was still tattered and destroyed from Victoria's battle a month ago.
His chest rose up as he took in a deep breath, closing his eyes as he remembered his encounter with the Professor, Christopher.
~~~~Flashback~~~~
The professor sighed, signaling his hand towards an empty seat just across from his desk, "Take a seat".
Yun said nothing, only making his way to sit down, now staring at the older male coldly, waiting for him to start talking.
"Celestial and I know each other from way back, just when she was still a young girl, my little sister died in a tragic accident and right about that time Celestial was brought into the same hospital, she had received a horrible wound to her eye, exactly to the point where it needed to be removed, she was going to be left with only one eye, but then suddenly the doctors came to me, asking if I would allow them to donate one of my sister's for a transplant….I didn't know what to think, but I knew my sister would have done it, she's always been a good hearted person, so I gave them permission, sure enough….Celestial was given my sister's eye".
"And that's how you guys met?"
He shook his head, "No actually, I tried meeting her after the operation, but the doctor's told me that she had been transported to a private facility under an anonymous gaurdian the day after her transplant".
"So then what happened?"
"I had no way of locating her, the hospital had no information regarding her, the doctors who operated on her informed me that the person who was her rightful guardian had payed the hospital a large sum of money to not record any type of information regarding Celeste, she was a ghost, I gave up shortly after knowing I would never see her, So for the next two years I went on with my life, but everything changed when I saw her, we were both in Unova Black city, I had barely just arrived when a nearby battle club was being raided by a group of mysterious people being led by her, I knew it was her by the look in her eye….." he stifled a chuckle.
"It wasn't exactly a friendly meet, she was causing chaos in the city and I wanted to stop her, after a long battle I managed to get through to her, I told her everything from two years ago and she told me how she had memories of me surfacing through her mind but couldn't figure out what relation we had, they were my sister's memories being transferred into Celeste, I was happy to finally meet her knowing that a part of my sister still lived on".
"I think I know where this is going". mumbled Yun, not liking the progress of Christopher's explanation.
"I didn't want to be away from her, she had a part of my sister inside and that was the only thing still keeping us connected, Celeste wanted to distance herself but I pushed on, forcing myself to the point where she finally agreed to be by my side, that's when she introduced me to her world, Crystal genesis, an organization she followed and stood loyally by, at the time she was just a follower, referred by other members as one of the weakest actually, So I promised to help her get stronger, so we trained and journeyed together to get stronger, I helped her pokemon exceed their limits and showed her the world through a different light, everything was great until that night…...Celestial was appointed as the next Crystal Genesis heiress, she was happy, the people around her were happy, I was happy, she talked about changing the world and saving the people closest to her from evil, everything was fine until she told me she loved me….and that's when I realized that I had played with this girl's emotions for my own benefit, I didn't see her as Celeste, I never did, I saw her as my little sister, reborn into another person, I wanted to be close to Sierra again and I had used Celestial's trust for that, I couldn't love her in that way, I didn't, but it was too late because she had developed feelings under my selfish desire to be with my sister, I was awful, what I did to her was awful and I never forgave myself for it….I rejected her, I told her I didn't feel the same way and that I only thought of Sierra when I looked at her, she cried and took off, after that, I realized I had no reason to stay, So I left in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye to her".
He let out a deep sigh, burying his face into his palm wearily, feeling a deep wave of guilt hitting over him, "I can only imagine how much she suffered after that, that girl had nobody, I was the only one she trusted and I betrayed her".
"You're right…...you are an awful person". Yun got up from his chair, already making his way towards the door.
He stopped when his hand reached for the doorknob, "For your sake, You better hope Celestial shows some type of mercy, because If it were me, I wouldn't".
The door slammed behind Yun who had left the professor by himself, "Argh!" he slammed his fist down on his desk, "Sierra…...Celestial…...I'm sorry".
~~~~~Flashback end~~~~~
"You have so many secrets don't you Celestial….I wonder what else you hide in your past, I thought I knew you once…...but you just keep surprising me".
"Excuse me". he turned around, seeing an unfamiliar male at the door of the building.
"This place is only accessible to Frontiers".
"Yes, I realize that, but one of your friends told me you might be here, Eric was his name?"
"He's only an acquaintance, I've never seen you around here before, what do you want with me?"
The older male chuckled, "That's because I'm not from around here, I came only for the purpose of meeting and discussing a few things with you".
He took a second to look around the hall, whistling lowly as he stepped further in, "I can only imagine what my life here would have been if I had gone to school here, I wonder…...would I have been the Frontier King? Or the Elite's King….so many what if's". he chuckled once more, not minding that Yun had no reaction to him.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" asked the Frontier coldly.
He directed his attention back to Yun, smirking deviously as he shoved both hands into his pockets, "I'm Ryder Blackthorn, I came to offer my help".
"Help?" he narrowed his eyes onto the handsome fellow.
"That's right, I'm an old friend of Celestial's, I'm also the one who can help you take her down once and for all".
"I don't need anyone's help" he walked past Ryder.
"What if I told you I can also help you obtain the regalia's". his smirk widened when the King has stopped, looking back at him in a dark manner.
"Is that so".
"Yup, because I happen to command my own road". he held up his arm, showing off the device strapped to it.
"What exactly do you want?"
"I'm just a student looking to bring down his teacher".
(Victoria/Luciana/Zero)
"Any progress?" She looked over at Victoria who shook her head.
"No, but it wasn't Yun who planned the robbery of the regalias, he doesn't even know that it happened".
She remained silent, thinking to herself for a quick moment before stopping, now being in a vacant stadium lot with just her, Victoria, and Zero.
"I see…...well this makes it even harder for us, if it wasn't Yun, then most likely it could have been my sister, but I can't prove it, she's a master at keeping things hidden".
"I can try infiltrating, but I need something in return….." Victoria sighed, clenching her hands into fists and then releasing.
"What is it?" she asked, quite curious towards Victoria's request.
"I need you to find somebody". she took out a folded piece of paper, handing it to the queen who unfolded it, staring at the contents with Zero who was beside her.
"Who is this person?" asked Zero, ignoring Victoria's glare.
"He's the person who will lead me to my father, if you're able to track him down I'll make sure I get you what you need from Celestial".
"How do you plan to do that?" she questioned in disbelief.
"Just leave it to me, but I need you to guarantee that you will find this person for me, do we have a deal?"
She looked at the paper once more, then over at Zero who she handed the paper to, "Start the search".
"Right away". he grabbed the paper, taking his leave from both girls who were now left alone.
"Victoria…...are you sure it's time to look for your father now?"
"He's not my father!" she shouted, startling Luciana who looked at her widely.
She turned away, feeling ashamed for acting out like that towards the queen, "S-sorry….but please…...don't link that person to me as my father, we may share the same blood, but he is only a mere waste of human existence to me".
"You're right…...I'm sorry for that, but what suddenly brought this out, why now…...I thought you wanted to wait a bit more".
"I thought I wanted to, but all I'm doing is stalling, I'm ready to take him on, I want to watch him tremble in fear as he is defeated by his own flesh and blood, I want that man to suffer just like how he made me suffer…...I'm going to make that bastard wish he was never born!" she startled the blonde who watched as tears flowed down Victoria's face in anger, teeth grinding together as her fists turned white from excessive pressure.
"Victoria…." she whispered, reaching her hand out only to stop hesitantly.
The young frontier gasped when Luciana brought her into a hug, surprised by the Elite leader's gesture, "...I'll help you…..if this is what you want…...I'll help you be ready for when the time comes".
She tightened her eyes shut, trying to hold back the falling tears, a small whisper escaped Victoria's lips, "T-thank you".
(Mika/Albert/Eric)
He was walking by, staring down at his watch and then up at the sky, "I've got to come up with a plan on how to steal the other regalias". a sigh escaped his lips, "But how…."
"What do you want?" he stopped when he saw Mika pacing and forth behind a nearby tree.
"I thought I told you to forget it, I'm not telling you anything!" she looked towards Albert's direction only to see nothing, he had quickly made his way up on the tree, now listening in on her conversation with the person on the other line of her cell.
He could hear clearly a male voice growling back, obviously angry at her.
"Stupid girl, didn't I tell you once before? If you refuse to do as I say then I'll bring you back home and have you locked away for good, don't forget who you are dealing with here".
She squeezed the phone in her hand tightly, "Why…..why are you doing this….I did what you wanted before and you still didn't let me see my grandmother, stop playing these games with me!"
"You'll see her when you complete with what I asked for, get me information on the headmaster's of the school and then maybe I'll tell you where I have your grandmother at".
He was surprised, now whispering to himself, "Headmaster's? What could somebody possibly want information on that for?"
He could see her bare teeth showing as she held back the tears trying to force themselves out of her eyes, "I told you already! I don't know who the headmaster's are, nobody has ever seen them except for the Queen and King, it's impossible for me to find out such information".
"Then you can forget about ever seeing her and staying at that school! Be prepared because I'm sending my men to come and take you back".
"Dad! Please!" she hid her face into her hand, sobbing quietly in defeat.
"Dad? That jerk is her dad?" he whispered again.
"Huh?" he noticed something move by underneath.
Eric had snatched the phone away from her, now holding it up to his ear, "You'll get what you want soon enough so let her stay at the school".
"E-eric!" she tried snatching back the phone but he kept her away, now talking to the man on the other end.
"Who is this?!"
"I'm a close friend of your daughter's Sir, So whatever you're asking of her I'll get for you so just leave her alone".
"I don't have time for this, I expect results and if I don't get them Mika is coming home!"
*CLICK*
The call ended when she had just snatched the phone back, "Dad? Hello? Dad?!" she threw her arms down at her sides angrily, now staring at Eric with hate filled eyes.
"What the hell's a matter with you! I could have handled it!"
He grabbed her shoulders, pushing her back against the tree firmly, "I was saving you! Your dad hasn't changed a bit and you were this close to leaving the Academy forever!"
She pushed him away, "Yeah well that's my problem, not yours".
His gaze softened, almost showing some type of sadness, "It is, because you're still my friend".
Her leer turned venomous, her words came out through a seething manner, "I was…..and it was a long time ago, things have changed, so please…..don't try to act all familiar with me again".
"You acted all familiar with me at the ball, so why is it different now?"
She stopped, keeping her back towards him now, "There were people around, It was all a front for them, but now this is reality, stay away from me Eric, this is a warning from an Elite".
He slammed his fist against the tree, breathing heavily as he rested his head on it, "Mika….."
Albert was laying across the branch, watching in amusement at the scene, *Looks like these two have quite the history…...this could be of use to me, hehe*
(Mark/Rika)
"Do you really think we should be here?" whispered Rika, looking at his sides to make sure no one was around.
Mark sighed, "No, but there's no helping it, we might as well try to crack the Oracle while we have an open window".
"What do you plan to do with it?"
"I'm going to try to reprogram it to unlock without needing the Pledge queen, if I can do that then we'll have access to every identity of every past, present, and future King, It will also give us extensive knowledge and history on the past royals war and what happened".
Something clicked, a trail of light began circling around the machine, eventually turning on and startling both boys who quickly backed away when the machines began rotating.
"I-I did it…...I can't believe it".
"Me neither". Rika breathed out, they were drawn in by the Oracle's bright light, now coming closer under will.
"Help!"
"No! Don't do this!"
The light turned red, revealing a gruesome image to both boys who watched in horror, several faces became familiar to them, the screams, the cries, they were real and showing right before their very eyes.
"W-what is this?" mumbled Rika, eyes wide in fright.
"Save yourself!"
"I'll kill each and everyone of you if it means becoming King!"
"Agh!" they were blinded by the bright light, shielding their eyes only to find the light gone.
"Mark…..what did we just see?" asked Rika, still shooken up.
"I think….I think we just saw into the future royals war, and that person…... that was the tower King".
"Ok…" nodded, keeping still as he moved his arm forward, "...So then what's that?"
"What". he looked to where Rika was pointing at, a girl, she had long beautiful brown hair tied into two low pony's with red bows and large admirable green eyes, she was seated on the floor, positioned almost as if she had been thrown onto the ground.
"Where did she come from?!" whispered Mark, trying to make sure only Rika could hear.
"I-I don't know! But she she's wearing the same uniform as the school's!"
"Haha….Hi". she gave them a weak smile, holding up her hand as a wave.
"Um…..where did you come from?" asked Mark.
"Where else". she grinned, pointing back at the oracle.
"You mean…..you came out from the light?! B-but how ?!"
She got up, now dusting herself off and then crossing her arms, "I've been waiting for someone to activate the Oracle so I can cross over, it was only a matter of time before someone did it".
"What are you trying to do? Does that mean your-". Rika was interrupted when she nodded.
"I'm from the future, I was instructed by my master to come here and protect someone important, someone who will be killed very soon unless I prevent it".
"Killed?! Who?!" Mark was held back by Rika, being more relaxed than his friend.
"Who is this master"?
"He's the current Gem road King, he instructed me to come here and protect someone very important before a grave mistake is made".
"Who's this person?"
She lowered her head, "Iria Blackthorne…...his younger sister".
(Meanwhile)
Troy shot his fist up, "Who's up for some pizza?!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, talking amongst one another when Russell had stopped, feeling a stinging and burning sensation on his left arm.
"Ugh!" he curbed forward, now gripping his arm tight, noticing how a red blinking trail of light began spiraling around his arm.
*W-what the hell is this!*
He hissed underneath his breaths, eventually being noticed by Ari who stopped and looked back, "Hey…..you alright?" everyone else had stopped, now looking back at the one eyed boy who quickly stood up, flashing them a smile.
"Haha! Yeah I'm fine, just hungry!"
"Pizza it is then!" laughed Troy, wrapping his arm around Russell's neck and dragging him along.
He slipped the sleeve of his shirt down over his arm, hoping nobody saw the unusual markings, all but one had been oblivious, Ari's eyes were now focused on the boy's arm.
(Iria/Hector)
"I'll see you guys later". she waved at the triplets who went ahead of her.
"Iria". she knew that voice, Hector, now standing behind her, eyes firm and his tone deeply focused.
"Hector….what do you want?" she closed her eyes, hoping it wasn't regarding matters as to what happened not too long ago.
"Has he tried anything?"
"No, and I won't let him next time, I was caught off guard by that bastard".
"Don't pretend to be strong…..I know you're still scared that he might come after you, but I won't let him, I promised you and I'll make sure it sticks, ok?"
She turned around, now facing him with angry eyes, "I don't need anyone protecting me, let alone an Elite who's on the same side as him!"
He kept his cool, "That guy is not an Elite, we may both be acquaintances to Luciana but we don't share anything, I will never forgive him for what he did to you and I'll make sure he leaves this school if it's the last thing I do".
She looked away, taking in a deep breath, "Why are you doing this…...you don't know me, you don't know anything about me, why are you trying so hard to protect me?"
He walked up to her, grabbing her softly at her arms, "Because I'm an Elite, and It's my job to protect the students of this school, and that means you".
Her head pushed back when a rose was presented up to her face, she could smell the intoxicating aroma emitting from it, "W-what's this?"
"Girls are like Roses, they need to be nurtured and protected to preserve their beauty, but there are people who would rather step on them and destroy their petals than to help them grow, but I'll never allow it, you're still a growing rose Iria, and I will never let anyone step over you".
Just then, she felt her heart stop, and everything around her had stopped, what was this strange feeling she was getting?
Ok so there you guys have it! I hope you guys like the chapter and Please make sure to review and let me know what you all thought, I'm already coming up with all the soon to be battles between the characters so make sure to get pumped because I think you'll all be satisfied, especially with all the upcoming plots I'm bringing in, I'll bet you'll never expect it! If you guys have any questions please make sure to message me and don't forget to review I'd really like to see what you guys are thinking of the story so far! Well until then!