"Hey Alex" Victor said as he walked up to him. Victor was one of those guys that only talked to you if he wanted something from you. Don't get it wrong, it's not that he's stupid or useless, He just gets off on fooling and taking advantage of people. "What's up Victor, what do you need?" Alex said trying to get straight to the point.
"Why do you automatically assume that I need something from you?" Victor said with a fake hurt expression. Xavier joined in not amused by Victor's joke "Because you always want something." Xavier was Alex's friend, his only friend. Xavier is quiet, smart, and really doesn't say much, but something about Victor really makes his blood boil.
"Well I was busy, so I didn't do the homework we were assigned. Can I copy yours?" Victor asked, expecting a yes. "No, you should have done the homework like we did." Alex said denying his request. Though Alex is incredibly smart, he refuses to really try at school, which is the complete opposite of Xavier who tries extremely hard to get his "A's"
"Come on, aren't we friends Alex" Victor said trying to snake his way to a yes. "No were not." Xavier said angrily trying to end the conversation. Even though he wasn't racist toward fanus he angrily said "No one was talking to you, you faunus." Though Alex didn't care what people said about him, there were a few things you never insulted. His Family. And His Friend.
Without hesitation Alex swung his fist straight at Victor's face. He connected. And hard. Victor started stumbling backwards in shock. "Alex stop" Xavier pleaded. If anyone was going to get him to stop throwing punches it was Xavier. But it was too late, Victor had already started charging at Alex.
If there was one thing Alex was good at, it was fighting. At the beginning of the year Alex was moved to the Senior Sparring class because they needed an extra person for their class. The reason they needed the extra person was so that everyone in their class had a sparring partner. Alex didn't mind what the reason was, he was happy, infact he was at the top of the class in terms of fighting ability.
Victor swung with his right hand towards Alex's face. Alex reacted by bringing up his left arm and blocking it. It was a text book block right in the middle of the forearm. Victor didn't let up he swung with his left hand towards Alex's stomach. Alex braced himself and took the hit to investigate his opponents strength.
It hurt but Alex knew he could take every hit Victor was throwing at him. Victor was still not letting up on the pace of his punches, but Alex decided to take 'em all so he could study his opponents movements. And then he saw it. When Victor swings with his left hand, he hesitates. Alex planned to take advantage of this. Victor started swinging with his left hand, as he does Alex uses his faster speed to get right in to the face of Victor. But before he could swing, Him and Victor started flying to opposite ends of the room. Everyone who was watching knew who was coming and started walking away. Xavier noticed too, and started walking to his dorm to wait for Alex to return.
Alex and Victor were both being restrained by glyphs, glyphs he had seen so many times before. "Both of you my office. NOW." Professor Wight was obviously really upset. Victor went into Prof. Wight's office first, so Alex would have to wait outside. But alex was fine with this because it gave the professor time to calm down before he went in there.
Alex knew what was coming, Prof. Wight told him he was on his last chance, and the next time he had to call him to his office he would be expelled. Alex just started holding his head in his hands and Yelled in a whisper "FUCK." Alex lifted his head to notice Victor Flipping him off as he walked away. Alex Didn't care. "ALEX" Prof. Wight yelled. Alex was so caught up in thought he didn't hear the Professor call his name. The Professor walked out of his office. "Alex." Alex heard him that time and it jolted him back to reality. The professor waved him in. "Take a seat."
"i'm sorry Alex, But we discussed this. If you caused anymore trouble I would expel you." Prof. Wight explained what Alex already knew. "But Professor, you should have heard what Victor said to Xavier" Alex pleaded. Hoping that maybe he could get off with just a warning.
"I don't care what he said I Told you what would happen if I called you in here, you have caused too much trouble, I'm sorry but i'm going to have to expel you" the Professor stated sternly, crushing what little hope Alex had created for himself. "But Prof. this is the last school that will take me, I will have nowhere to go." Alex said pleading once more.
"I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do, it's out of my hands." the professor stated after changing his tone to a much more understanding one. He knew from Alex's file that he has seen what seems like 50 times, that when Alex was 2 years old his dad died. his dad had died defending a small town, which at the time him and his family lived in, from grimm. From that point his mom moved to live with her parents. she died 5 years later from an illness. Alex started to get in fights about that time, most likely it was because of her death, but now he just seems to get dragged into them.
The depressed look on Alex's face bothered Prof. Wright, he wanted to comfort him."The best I can do is to give you 'till the end of the week to find a place to stay" The look on alex's face lightened up a bit. "Thanks Professor." Alex stood up to walk out. The Professor stopped him "Alex I wish it didn't have to end up this way."
"Thanks." Alex put on a fake smile as he walked away, but the professor could tell he was upset more with himself than with anybody else. Alex started walking toward his dorm. "Hey Alex" Alex was so caught up in thought he didn't even hear Xavier. "What happened, What's the news?" Xavier asked hoping for the best. "I'm expelled." Alex coldly stated.
"EXPELLED, even after what Victor said to me? Xavier asked a little upset at the news. "He told me last time i was on my last chance. I knew that but still chose to fight. I have 'till the end of the week to find a new place to stay, he said that was the best he could do. It's a lot better than I could have hoped for." Alex said in a dazed like state.
"Maybe I could go talk to him, plead your case y'know?" Xavier said desperately searching for an answer to save his best friend. "No don't. I don't want you getting into trouble. I'm going to Vale to look for a place to stay." Alex said as he started walking away. "I'll come help." Xavier said wanting to comfort his friend who was obviously in a lot of pain. "No don't, I wanna be by myself for a little bit. I'll be back later, please don't wait up." Alex walked and he kept walking, deep in thought. He didn't realize it but he had reached Vale.
While Alex was gone Xavier went to Prof. Wight anyway to plead a case for Alex.
"Professor please there has got to be a way, Alex only got aggressive because Victor singled me out as a faunus." Xavier pleaded. "I understand that, Victor explained and apologized to me for it. But there is nothing i can do my hands are tied." Prof. Wight replied with an answer that he himself didn't like. Xavier was searching his brain for an answer, any answer that would work. nothing was coming to his mind, it was upsetting him. "How come he couldn't come up with anything." he thought to himself. He felt that the answer was on the tip of his tongue.
"It's the beginning of the year, I've been accepted into Beacon already for next year , and despite all that brain of mine that got me accepted can't think of anything" Xavier thought criticizing himself. "THAT'S IT." Xavier yelled startling Prof. Wight in the process. "What is?" Prof. Wight asked curious to what Xavier's revelation was. "Beacon." Xavier exclaimed proud of his idea. Prof. Wight knew exactly where this was going. "NO."
"But come on professor, I mean i got excepted for my exceptional skill in classes. Surely they'll take him with his exceptional skills in sparring." Xavier said pleading his case.
"It will never happen. The difference between you and him is potential. You don't cause any trouble and you also have decent fighting ability. Plus from what I heard from other students about the fight, Alex was getting man handled by Victor." Prof. Wight liked the idea but knew the chances were small and didn't want to get Xavier's hopes up.
"But they are wrong." Prof. Wight intrigued by what Xavier said waited for him to continue and so Xavier did. "Right before you pulled them apart Alex was going in for a finishing blow." "But that doesn't line up with what the other students said at all. they all stated that outside of Alex throwing the first punch never once swung at Victor." Prof. Wight said confused as to what had happened that the other students didn't see.
Xavier started explaining what really happens when Alex fights. "During sparring alex says that he gets into a zone where he sees everything. he says its like watching from a third person's perspective. He says there are times where he doesn't even realize he is being punched, he just takes the hits and then realizes his opponents weaknesses and chooses the best time to attack and give the final blow, usually his first or second blow. He says its like by instinct he gives his opponent an advantage so that he can have more fun."
"So your telling me a second later and Victor would have lost that fight?" Prof. Wight asked still not convinced. "I mean c'mon he's at the top of his sparring class. The Senior sparring class." Xavier said with confidence that he had won the argument. "He was moved there to even out the senior sparring class." Prof. Wight said, and now Xavier was sure he could win the argument. "He's at the top of a class with student who are a year older and are supposed to be stronger. And he gives them the Advantage." Xavier was sure that he had sealed the deal.
"I'll see what i can do, until then keep him out of trouble. Got it?" Prof. Wight Reluctantly said. The look on Xavier's face lit up as he ran out of the room yelling "You got it professor."
Alex had somehow found his way into a gym and was just smacking around a punching bag. He was deep in thought getting angrier and angrier and before he realized it a pain in his hands snapped him back to the present. he looked down at his hands they were all blistered and bloody. Still just as angry Alex decided to walk out. On his way out Alex ran into a girl, she was dressed in all yellow.
Alex, angry and not even knowing why yelled at her. "Watch where you're going Blondie."
"You got a problem, Buddy?" the girl in yellow asked
"Maybe I DO" he says as he turns and steps in her face
MEANWHILE
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