Chapter 3: Hell breaks loose in the Atrium

"Shit!" In a matter of seconds our tight circle has been scattered around the room. I practically dance around as the first of the kitties attack. I am easily dodging their poorly thrown punches. A punch is thrown in the direction of my face. I sidestep. It whistles past my ear. I throw a punch, hear a crack and feel the warmth of blood. The person is still standing but not for long. One well placed kick and he is down on the floor.

I am tackled to the floor from behind. "That was a cheap shot" I remark as I quickly pivot, using my leg to knock them to the ground. I jump up and dodge another kick. I gasp as I feel something hard connect with my stomach. I swing my elbow back and hear another crack. I quickly run and get on top of a nearby table. I glance around. Damn it where are those stupid teachers when you need them.

Damn it! I can't see any of my friends. Wait. I see Lizzie in the corner fighting off two girls. I hear a loud crash come from behind me. Two girls are lying in front of a locker and Shannon standing above them. May and Kae are nowhere to be seen. I hear a groan and a crash from behind me. I spin around. "Beth, you should really be more observant of your surroundings." Kae says quickly dusting off her hands before disappearing into the shadows. "Neat trick" I mumble.

I see a glint of silver from behind me. I spin again. Flip open my knife and block it. A quick twist of my hand the other knife goes flying. A quick front kick sends the perpetrator off the table and to the floor. I jump off and hit the ground. Then something happens. A voice rings out above the noise. "Hey Hero, look what I caught me." The noise drops to a dead silence. I turn slowly and see Acacia up on a table. My knees go weak. My face heats up with anger. Acacia has a knife to May's neck. My whole world goes red.

I walk through the crowd till I'm standing right in front of them. "Let her go. Now." I growl. "I don't think so. Tell your girls to drop their weapons and my girls." I hear the clank of metal against the ground as Lizzie's knife falls. Kae and Shannon stare at me. Asking if it was ok to do what she says. I nod and watch the girls that they were holding drop to the ground. I look at May and wince as her tears start to fall down her face.

"Acacia. Let her go." I go to take a step forward. "No, one more step Miss Hero and this girl will have a knife in her neck ok. Oh and don't fight my girls. Grab her ladies." I feel two hands grab onto my arms and lock them behind my back. "Ok. You got me. Now let her go." Acacia gives a push and Molly falls to the ground. She doesn't move. "May" Her head pops up. Tears and guilt ruin her normally sweet face. "Stand up." She looks confused but she stands up. "Go over to Shannon." She nods then runs over to Shannon who gives her a quick hug.

I growl softly as Acacia walks my way. Damn it. I let May get caught. Plus I can't even fight back as Acacia punches my stomach. "Beth!" my friends cry out as I get nailed in the face. I see them fighting trying to come to my aid only to be stopped by leftover hellcats. I feel warm blood begin to trickle down my face. Acacia motions towards my friends. "Get them out of here. They are just trouble. Girls stay out of my way. This little Hero is mine."

I almost break down giggling as I watch my friends being pushed out of the Atrium's doors, the same doors that lead to the office. "You just made a really stupid mistake." My foot slams down. An elbow to the stomach and I'm free. Kind off. Acacia lounges at me flipping her knife open. I jump back but I'm not fast enough. I feel a slight sting as the knife cuts my cheek. Damn it. She lounges again. I jump to the side. My back slams into a wall. "You are stuck."Acacia purrs. "No where left to run. No more tricks up your sleeves. Guess you're done huh?" "No, I have one more surprise." She looks confused. "What?" "Look behind you." Her head turns as the atrium doors fly open.

Mr. Conroy and about 5 other teachers storm in. They are closely followed by my friends. Two of them pull Acacia away. "What in the world happened here?" Mr. Conroy growls. I am quick to retell the events as I work on stopping the bleeding from my nose and cheek. "Go home and get cleaned up you are still leaving tomorrow. Don't worry about Acacia and her gang I will deal with them." He says slowly. I nod thank him, grab my bag, then run towards my car. "It has been one hell of a day." May says as she enters the passenger seat. "You're telling me."

Readers,

This is my first time writting a fight and I hope that I didn't kill it to much. OCs and Countries. America coming in next chapter!

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