"Dibs on Landonnnnnn!" giggled Alicia, singing his name, running over to him in an obvious attempt at flirting.

"Hey, you're Landon Crane, right? New kid. I'm Alicia Rivera, but you can call me Leesh, cos' that's what my friends call me. I can show you to your next class…"

No thanks. I already know where to go." His aloofness didn't seem to put Alicia off.

"Come awn. I insist," simpered Alicia, with a sickeningly sweet smile. She started to walk towards him, but he left abruptly, his expression cold.

Alicia bit her lip, then sat down on the hard ground and tried not to cry.

'Hey, Leesh,' Massie plonked down beside her on the largest sofa in the common room, 'that was some awesome ass-kicking today.'

Alicia mumbled something incomprehensible.

'What was that?' Kristen asked curiously, cocking her head to one side. Her long, blonde hair tumbled alongside her jaw.

'Uh, .'

Alicia took a deep breath.

'Uh, what?'

Alicia swallowed painfully and looked up at Massie with teary eyes.

'I did so well in the fight - because I was angry at Landon for turning me down on the first day, and that he did'nt like me. He knew. He knew why I was angry.'

Massie scoffed. Kristen rolled her eyes.

'He's not a freaking mind reader, Leesh. That's Josh's job. And how would you know that he knows?' Dylan put her hand reassuringly on Alicia's shoulder.

'He knew. You know what he said to me after I beat him up? You fight well when you're angry. He knows, Massie.'

Massie's forehead creased in a frown. The new boy was taking the whole school by storm. He'd beaten every single person he'd been against, with the exception of when abilities had clashed. He knew how to use the Reichenbach shield. He seemed completely invulnerable. And yet Alicia had beaten him with only her bare hands, and then had her heart broken.

He's an enigma.

'Wait a sec, Leesh. I'll be back soon.'

Massie's long brown curls flew as she disappeared out the door. Her path took her straight at Landon, and she ran quietly, trying to make little noise so he would'nt be defensive. The air in front of her rippled with an ominous air, as if Landon's shield was still at work.

'Yes?' Landon continued walking, though the voice was undeniably his.

'Stop. Right. There.' spat Massie, more than a little miffed that she'd been caught stalking a stranger.

Landon paused and turned around, his expression like always: cold and hard.

'Who are you?'

'I'm Landon Crane. You know that as well as anyone else.'

Massie shook her head angrily.

'No, that's your name, not who you are. Why are you here? What is your ability? Why do you know how to use the Reichenbach shield? And what do you want from us?'

His expression remained unchanged.

'If that's what you want to know...I'm sorry. I can't help you.'

He turned his back on Massie and kept walking. She kept pace easily, still glaring at suddenly felt very silly, almost like a child throwing a temper over nothing, with the adult smiling patronizingly down at her while refusing to give her any information.

'That was'nt a request, that was a demand for information!' spat Massie.

Landon continued walking as though he had'nt heard her.

With an annoyed huff, Massie hurled a few rocks at his retreating figure. The rocks just bounced off his shield harmlessly, but Landon turned around. His expression was still cool, but Massie saw that a fire had been ignited in his eyes. Suddenly, the air in front of her exploded and she was thrown backwards into a tree, a few metres away from where she had just been standing. Her back had slammed into the bark, creating a wave of pain that threatened to overwhelm her.

Massie gritted her teeth and got up slowly. It was probably very stupid of her to even think she had a chance against Landon, but her anger got the better of her.

'Oh, it's on, Landon.'

Before she had even finished speaking, a wave of force had slammed into her yet again, and this time she found herself backed up against a rock.

Ouch.

When the pain subsided and her head cleared, Massie stared angrily at the spot where Landon had just been. It was now empty.

She did'nt know where he came from or what he wanted, but Massie promised herself something.

Landon Crane would be very, very sorry.

So. No more Landon-bashing. Sorry :P Review anyways?