"WAKE UP ALEX!" Logan yelled while I shot up to my feet
Morning Sir!" I yelled in a military fashion standing like a soldier
"I understand that you were brought up in a military house hold but going the extra mile will not impress me. Now take your seat." He said while everybody else was quietly giggling
"Oh ummmm alright." I replied looking around at everybody sitting down on the grass outside in the backyard
"Psss over here." Nina whispers low enough for only me to here
I sat down between Jean and Nina before yawning and stretching out, "Thank God this is the last period of the day cause I'm going straight to bed after this." I said
"Well if you would have gone to bed a little earlier you wouldn't have this problem." Nina said
"It's not my fault I couldn't sleep last night." I said resting my head on my hands
"Sure you couldn't." She said in a sarcastic tone rolling her eyes
"I wonder what Logan is planning for us today?" Jean thought out loud
" I don't know. Normally he'd show us what to do if our powers stopped working and a few self-defense moves but this feels weird. Doesn't it feel weird Nina?...Nina?" I asked looking at her staring at Mike and Rogue laughing
"Do you think she's prettier than me?" She asked
"Aaaaaa no." I answered
"What about smarter? Do you think she's smarter than me?" She questioned
"I just think Mike is idiot and needs time to think about it meanwhile Warren has been staring at you since 4th period." I said
"Really?" She asked looking back at Warren
Warren snapped out of his daydreaming before smiling and waving at Nina with a slight blush. Nina smiled a little and lightly waved back unaware that Mike was watching her.
"I wouldn't care if you guys called it off officially or not if he's cheating why should you stay faithful?" I asked
"Because I want us to work it out and let's be honest if I bring Warren into this he's only gonna get hurt. That's why I stopped messing with him after that night at the club I'm sparing his feelings." She replied
"I think it's way to late for that but whatever it's not my relationship and none of my business." I said
"I'm so glade you said that it was none of your business because it's really not." She said
"Just because I said that it doesn't mean I'm gonna stay out of it." I said with a slight smirk
"That's awesome." Nina replied with a sigh before glancing back at Warren
"ALRIGHT EVERYBODY LISTEN UP!" Logan yelled over random chatter of the class, "Many of you are wondering what are we doing outside right? Well today we're going to have a little tournament." He said
Everybody started to get excited especially Trent who has been itching for a fight for days. After Logan separated the guys and girls and got Ororo watch over the girls he relieved that not only is this a semester grade but the top male and female student will get a mysterious prize. Everybody got more determined to win by any means necessary some even went as far as using their powers when Logan and Ororo wasn't looking.
"Winner Rogue!" Ororo yelled
"Better luck next time." She said helping me to my feet
"Yeah good match." I said finding a seat beside a bitter Trent
"Really? You lost to Rogue?" He asked
"At least I made it to the semifinals." I said
"LACE CHEATED HE USED HIS POWERS TO MAKE THAT EARTHQUAKE THAT KNOCKED ME DOWN!" Trent stood up and yelled in protested
I held up a piece of gum, " I love you and everything but if you're gonna yell at least have fresh breath before you do it." I said calmly
Trent checked his breath before sitting down and quickly grabbing the gum, " Shut up." He mumbled before shoving the piece in his mouth
I gently rubbed my fingertips through his hair, " You're so cute when you're hopeless." I said lightly laugh at him
Trent folded his arms and tried to keep a straight face although he couldn't help but crack a smile.
"Winner Mike!" Logan yelled
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MIKE WINS!?" Lace yelled walking up to Logan
"Mike pinned your shoulders to the ground twice out of three rounds you guys had and if you have a problem with my decision then you can stay after class with Mr. McCoy." Logan replied
"Fine!" Lace scrawled walking away mumbling to himself
"What a prick." Mike mumbled to himself as Lace walked by
Logan walked over and pat Mike on the back, "Good job kid. Take a break before the final round against Warren." He said walking over to Ororo who just relieved to Rogue that she's going against Nina
"PLACE YOUR BETS IN THE BATTLE OF THE EX!" Kurt yelled popping up all over the yard
"What is he talking about now?" Trent asked
"I have no clue. Hey Kurt what's up?" I asked
Kurt popped up right in between us with his arms over our shoulders, " You guys don't know the last match up is Rogue verses Nina and Mike verses Warren. This is gonna be epic so I'm taking bets on who's gonna win. Do you guys wanna place a bet on someone?" He asked holding a pen to paper
"I'll pass. I can't place a bet between a friend and a family member." I replied
"What about you Trent? Wanna place a bet on Mikey?" He asked
" I guess I'll go ahead put 20 on the poor basterd." Trent said
"Why are you taking bets anyway?" I asked while Kurt was making a note of Trent's bet
"I need a new paint job for my car." He answered
"Really? Babe don't you have a cousin who paint cars at that garage on main street?" I asked
"Yeah Marko does. I doubt he'll do it for free but I can see if he'll give you a discount." Trent said
"Thanks by the way you'll get your money even if Mike loses." Kurt assured before disappearing
"I don't know why would you say something about Marko." Trent said
"Because Mark is not only a gun expert but he has a history with cars. He wanted to be in the vehicle specialist but Stryker said there was no more space and told him to be a gun smith instead." I said
"Well I'm gonna call him and try to cut a deal. You should talk to Mike and Nina before they end up doing something stupid." Trent said before getting up to make a call
"No duh. YO DUMB AND DUMBER COME HERE!" I yelled
Mike and Nina reluctantly walked over before glaring at each other for a split second, "WHAT!?" They both yelled simultaneously redirecting their attention to me
"I just wanted to say don't do anything rerated like turn this simple sparing session into a blood bath. If you get them in a submission hold let them go as soon as they tap three times...Mike." I said looking directly at him
"I didn't even do anything...yet." He said folding his arms while Nina slightly laughed
"Yet my ass I'll have Trent throw your dumbass in the river. Nina I need you to use open palm techniques only and if I see one fist come near Rogue's face I'M kicking your ass. You guys maybe family but we're soldiers first we shouldn't even have this much attention on us anyway so I need both of you to take this lightly alright?" I asked glaring between the two
"I got it boss." Mike said before walking away popping his knuckles
"Whatever A.J. I'm just over it." Nina said sighing deeply
"And that's what I'm afraid of. Last time something like this happened the girl ended up in the hospital for almost a year and a half. When you get pissed...You Get Pissed!" I said while she walked off
"Alright. Since this is the final round the rules are gonna be a little different." Logan said standing between Mike and Warren while Ororo stood between Nina and Rogue
"How so?" Mike asked staring at Warren
"Well instead of three rounds you guys are going for five and another thing you don't have to use the self-defense moves I taught you but you still can't use your powers either. Each round will last for five minutes without any interferences unless you guys take thing to far. Understand?" Logan asked
"Oh I understand." Warren answered
"Let's just get this over with I got things to do and people to screw." Mike replied
"Obviously you dog." Warren said
"Are you guys ready?" Logan asked
"Ready." Warren said
"I'm waiting on this guy!" Mike yelled
"Begin!" Logan yelled
Mike instantly tried to hit Warren with a left hook but Warren grabbed his arm and punched him with an upper cut so hard he stumbled on his feet. Mike rubbed under his chin before spitting on the ground and charging after Warren once more. Meanwhile not to far away Nina was ducking and dodging Rogue's attacks hoping she'll eventually tired herself out, but Rogue was relentless as she threw punches and kicks trying to knock Nina off her feet. Me and Trent carefully watched from the sidelines while the crowd was split into groups of four cheering on the competition.
"STOP...HOLDING BACK!" Rogue yelled throwing a right hook
Nina grabbed her fist and head butted her before grabbing her shoulders shoving her knee into Rogue's face and bitch slapping her to the ground,"I NEVER held back." Nina said
"Winner Nina. Rogue can you continue?" Ororo asked
Rogue crawled up to her feet and flushed out some of blood from her nose before jumping in place," Yeah now that she's done fooling around." She answered
Warren popped his arm in place before punching Mike in the face with a left right hook combo. Mike fought back punching Warren in the ribs until he coughed up blood. Warren and Mike continued throwing punches at each other until there arms were tried and there hands were covered in blood.
"FALL THE FUCK OUT ALREADY! " Mike yelled throwing a straight punch
"I'M PUTTING YOU DOWN!" Warren yelled throwing a straight punch
Both punches hit there targets directly in the jaw and both guys fell to the ground. Mike and Warren both groaned trying to get to there feet first and while Warren fell back on his hands and knees Mike somehow managed to wobble up to his feet.
"Winner Mike! Warren can you carrying on to the final round?" Logan asked while Warren climbed up to his feet spitting out blood and wiping his mouth before nodding
"Just like I predicted this has become a blood bath." I said sighing deeply
"I thought you told them to take this lightly." Trent said
"Well obviously they're not listening, I should've seen this coming to begin with. There was already tension between them and letting them fight now...will cause a shift in the tension. Holy shit they set this up on purpose so they could get this out and the open." I realized
"What? Do you know how stupid that sounds?" Trent asked
"Do you know how well Nina suppress her feelings when it comes to Mike? When she hits her breaking point I can't even stop her from killing the other girl if she fights Rogue now and get it all over with it won't be as bad." I said
"And what about Mike?" He asked
"He doesn't care he's just trying to make himself look good." I replied
"Well that's a damn shame." Trent said laying his head on my lap
I rubbed my fingers through his hair and sighed deeply,"Could you talk to him or knock some common sense into his head?" I asked
"Well I don't know...I mean he's a...a little..." Trent started before looking at me
"Please for me?" I asked staring at him with puppy dog eyes
"Aaaa fine! Damn just stop looking at me like that!" He yelled
"Thank you!" I said smiling victoriously
"Yeah yeah yeah whatever you know I can't say no to that face." He replied while I kept him close
"FINAL ROUND! After this we will know who's the best among the class whether it's Mike or Warren and Nina or Rogue! LETS BEGIN!" Logan yelled
Rogue instantly tried to throw the first punch but Nina ducked and hit her right in an open wound. Rogue hissed at the pain before taking a few steps back,"Stop Taking The Easy Way Out or should I get Mike over here to show you how it's done?" She asked
"What the hell did you just stay?" Nina quickly asked
"Did I stuttered or do you have a hearing problem too? I said should I get Mike over here to show you how it's done?" Rogue repeated
"I am going To Kick YOUR ASS!" Nina yelled
"Oh shit she's pissed." I said hoping up and trying to make my way over
"I'd love to see you try." Rogue said before hitting her with a right hook so hard it cut her lip
Nina stumbled before hitting a series of pressure points leaving Rogue completely vulnerable from the waist up whenever Rogue tried to fight back Nina grabbed her leg and punch her knee until it shattered. It was obvious this wasn't a simple sparing session hell it wasn't even a fight and when Ororo try to intervene Nina would give her this demonic look that would make her blood run cold as ice. After a minute or so toying with Rogue and slapping her around like a rag doll Nina punch her with a left hook so hard a tooth feel out her mouth while her on conscious body fell face first on the ground.
"NINA YOU DUMBASS SIMPLE MINDED LITTLE BITCH! WHAT THE FUCK!? I SAW THAT SHIT!" Mike yelled in outrage
Warren cleared his throat to grab Mike's attention and as soon as Warren got it he hit Mike with a right hook so hard he strumbled to gain his balance before punching Warren directly in the eye. Warren didn't even flinch instead he stood like a satute while Mike shoke out his hand hissing at the pain. Warren kept hitting Mike one punch after another when Mike would try to fight back it looked more like a set up because Warren would counter and reverse every single attack. After a minute or so Mike could hardy stand on his own feet as he mindlessly wobbled around until Warren grabbed his shirt and dragged him over to Nina.
"Now you're going to apologize to the lady right now." He said
"Wh-wh-wh-what?" Mike asked with a slurred speak pattern dropping to his knees
"Oh no. You're not going down that easily." He replied helping Mike up to his feet and making him look at her ,"Now apologize." He said
"You can suck my..." Mike said before Warren punched him in the back of the head
"You're only making this harder for yourself. Just apologize and I'll let you go." He said
"FUCK YOU!" Mike yelled
"One minute left guys!" Logan yelled
"So I have more than enough time to knock some sense into you." Warren said
"Like hell you do!" Mike yelled before shoving his elbow into Warren's chest
Warren took a few steps back trying to catch his breath while Mike was popping his knuckles back in place. As soon as Warren caught his breath Mike continue his assault until Warren grabbed his hand and bent his wrist out of place before constantly punching him in the mouth with a left hook.
"30 seconds!" Logan yelled
Mike pushed Warren away before hitting him with a right upper cut and a few jabs to the stomach. Warren slammed his arm on Mike's back making him instantly fall to the ground but Warren grabbed his shirt when his shoulders were just inches from the surface.
"As long as I live you will NEVER talk to her like that ever again." Warren said before slamming his body to the ground
"HOOOLY SHIT!" I yelled finally making it through the crowd
"DAAAAAANG! HE GOT KNOCKED OUT!" One of the kids yelled
"WINNER WARREN!" Logan yelled before following Ororo inside carrying Mike with him while she carried Rogue
"Damn and I thought Warren was a passive." Jean said
"Apparently not when it comes to Nina." Trent replied
"What do you mean?" She asked
"He wasn't fighting Mike because he wanted too. He was really fighting Mike for her or at least on her behalf." He explained while Nina walked towards Warren
"Did...did you mean that?" She asked nervously
"Look I really like you and I know you don't wanna jump into another relationship right now but he has no right to treat you like that. What I'm trying to say is that...I'll be your friend until you're ready to love again." He said
"Wh-what makes you so different?" She asked
Warren got up and deeply stared into Nina's light blue eyes until his forehead was on hers as light shy like blushed appeared on her face he slowly and very gently grabbed hold on her hand, " I'm different because unlike that boy a man like me would rather die than hurt a woman like you and if he was smart he wouldn't let you go either." He softly answered
Nina turned away for second before looking at Warren who was smiling lightly at her,"Ummmm...your eye is swelling up we should get some ice for it." She said
"Yeah you could use some ice for your lip." He replied walking with her inside
"I don't get paid enough for this shit." I mumbled
"Are you alright? " Trent asked
"I'm alive. Under stress investagation and mostly under paid but I am a live." I replied
"Good cause Macko got a new shipment of weapons and he wants us to check them out." He said
"Fine but we gotta stop at the house first." I said rubbing my temples
"Alright just let me get the car keys from Kurt than we can go." He said before walking inside
"And you can come to Laura." I said before following Trent