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Alexa felt herself sink in her seat a little as she watched more of her classmates make there way in. No one seemed to notice her. Maybe they were also caught in the excitement and worry of class. She wanted to make conversation, but her throat seemed to become tight as she did so.
She even tried to wave to one of the classmates, but they missed her interaction.
“R-right…”
Her grey eyes sadly scanned her desk and locked with the Capybara on her notebook. The Capybara with a pompadour hairstyle made her feel at ease with his confident thumbs up.
“You can do it!” The Capybara said on the cover.
Of course Alexa had seen this image forever, but she needed this today.
After a few moments of missed attempts, She sat quietly and just hoped for class to start.
“I’ll try to make friends later.” Alexa whispered to herself, then she let out a soft sigh.
Just a moment later, she saw someone come up close to her desk and she got a glimpse of her. Her anxiety began to settle down. She remembered the familiar face and smiled. This was her moment to sound calmish.
“Long night huh?” Her voice squeaked a little and she cleared her throat. “It’s good to know we both made it here.”
Alexa nodded as she watched Yin about to take a nap. Her heart was starting to settle now since she knew someone in the classroom. Of course she could truly settle down and renew her confidence, The teacher came in. Gang Orca looked so massive in person. The room was dwarfed in comparison to him. Alexa adjusted her glasses as the large man spoke.
“Whoa….He’s loud.”
Every muscle in her body tensed up as she tried to put her hands back on her desk. Her classmate’s comment was very fitting.
“I wouldn’t say died...but maybe a little close to it. “ Alexa said quietly as she shared a glance with the girl in the beanie.
She even tried to wave to one of the classmates, but they missed her interaction.
“R-right…”
Her grey eyes sadly scanned her desk and locked with the Capybara on her notebook. The Capybara with a pompadour hairstyle made her feel at ease with his confident thumbs up.
“You can do it!” The Capybara said on the cover.
Of course Alexa had seen this image forever, but she needed this today.
After a few moments of missed attempts, She sat quietly and just hoped for class to start.
“I’ll try to make friends later.” Alexa whispered to herself, then she let out a soft sigh.
Just a moment later, she saw someone come up close to her desk and she got a glimpse of her. Her anxiety began to settle down. She remembered the familiar face and smiled. This was her moment to sound calmish.
“Long night huh?” Her voice squeaked a little and she cleared her throat. “It’s good to know we both made it here.”
Alexa nodded as she watched Yin about to take a nap. Her heart was starting to settle now since she knew someone in the classroom. Of course she could truly settle down and renew her confidence, The teacher came in. Gang Orca looked so massive in person. The room was dwarfed in comparison to him. Alexa adjusted her glasses as the large man spoke.
“Whoa….He’s loud.”
Every muscle in her body tensed up as she tried to put her hands back on her desk. Her classmate’s comment was very fitting.
“I wouldn’t say died...but maybe a little close to it. “ Alexa said quietly as she shared a glance with the girl in the beanie.
Every step leading up to the class room felt like gravity was multiplied by a thousand. Alexa’s knees felt pretty weak as she walked through the archway, with the glistening UA letters sitting above her. It was another world that she just crossed the threshold to. It seemed like a looming aura surrounded her. The aura was called heroic legacy. It was almost hard for her to breathe. It was amazing that she made it past testing and got into such a prestigious school.
“I am really here.” Her voice couldn’t express her disbelief as she looked down at her hands. Those hands were the same ones that build the great barriers, or bubbles, that got her in this very school.
“Alexa, We’ll be here right after school!” Her mother’s loud voice called from the car.
“Don’t mess this up!” Her younger brother called out as he hopped into the front seat.
Alexa turned back and shyly waved. She couldn’t really speak, but she gave them a warm smile before heading in. She was more afraid of stumbling over her words and making a big mistake. Slowly, she turned around and made her way inside.
Her brain was flooded with all kinds of feelings as she made her way inside. All the moments that lead to this. It's funny because she wasn't worried about her first day. She was worried about just walking in. Her brain, the size of a pea, due to all the excitement and fear. She could fathom how class would start.
A picture on the wall caught her eye. It was a graduating class picture. Her body froze and only her head zeroed in on the picture. The teenagers looked so regal in their suits. Her emotions were mixed as she peered at the groupings of successful teens. It made think of the things they went through to get here and how they grew from it. The next string of thoughts made her think of her own changes.
Things that came to mind was the fact that she always thought her power would be get her here. A support power sometimes doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. A great attack power was always more valuable. Though she grew to learn to make her defense an offense as well, but was it enough. Her power was used for mostly trivial things. Helping girls talk about each other because it was sound proof. Dodging her brother’s bubbled punches. Nothing that seemed hero worthy ever came of it… But now she was here.
Once entering the class, She noticed that the teacher had not arrived. She was nervous, but at least she beat the rest of the class there. She picked a seat in the last row to the right and the third seat down. That way, she was nearest to the window and if she was stressed out, the window would provide her with ease.
“Alright, Let’s do this UA…” She whispered to herself as she pulled her supplies out of her bag and sat neatly in her seat.
“I am really here.” Her voice couldn’t express her disbelief as she looked down at her hands. Those hands were the same ones that build the great barriers, or bubbles, that got her in this very school.
“Alexa, We’ll be here right after school!” Her mother’s loud voice called from the car.
“Don’t mess this up!” Her younger brother called out as he hopped into the front seat.
Alexa turned back and shyly waved. She couldn’t really speak, but she gave them a warm smile before heading in. She was more afraid of stumbling over her words and making a big mistake. Slowly, she turned around and made her way inside.
Her brain was flooded with all kinds of feelings as she made her way inside. All the moments that lead to this. It's funny because she wasn't worried about her first day. She was worried about just walking in. Her brain, the size of a pea, due to all the excitement and fear. She could fathom how class would start.
A picture on the wall caught her eye. It was a graduating class picture. Her body froze and only her head zeroed in on the picture. The teenagers looked so regal in their suits. Her emotions were mixed as she peered at the groupings of successful teens. It made think of the things they went through to get here and how they grew from it. The next string of thoughts made her think of her own changes.
Things that came to mind was the fact that she always thought her power would be get her here. A support power sometimes doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. A great attack power was always more valuable. Though she grew to learn to make her defense an offense as well, but was it enough. Her power was used for mostly trivial things. Helping girls talk about each other because it was sound proof. Dodging her brother’s bubbled punches. Nothing that seemed hero worthy ever came of it… But now she was here.
Once entering the class, She noticed that the teacher had not arrived. She was nervous, but at least she beat the rest of the class there. She picked a seat in the last row to the right and the third seat down. That way, she was nearest to the window and if she was stressed out, the window would provide her with ease.
“Alright, Let’s do this UA…” She whispered to herself as she pulled her supplies out of her bag and sat neatly in her seat.
Name: Alexa Barnes
Age: 14 years old
Superhero Alias: The Barrier
Superhero status: (Aspiring Student/Student/Superhero) Student
Quirk Name: Bubble
Quirk Ability: Can make an impregnable barrier around myself and others. Drawback it last is last as long as holding breath and have to have hands in a box shape shape while doing it.
Looks: (Refer to the pic)
Brief Bio: Alexa shares her home with her Mother Melanie, Father Hank, and younger brother Ian. Her mother, a quirkless martial artist, runs a dojo teaching neighborhood kids how to fight. Her classes are filled with quirked and quirkless children. She believes that you can help even if you aren’t strong and it’s up to you to figure out how. Hank, uses of the Iron stomach, is a firefighter. His ability is to stretch his stomach into a barrier to protect people from falling debris and certain kinds of attacks. Always the first one to run into a blaze to make sure everyone is safe. Ian is 3 years younger than Alexa, but his abilities are growing quite fast. He can bubble a part of his body to use as a weapon, creating a sort of bludgeon. Alexa also has a cousin who spend quite a bit of time over her house. Her cousin is named Lita and she has the puffer ability. When she chooses she grows almost twice her size with prickly poisonous spines with a pufferfish like resemblance. She has a hard time recovering her size when she uses it. Lita’s mother has a mermaid like quirk, hardened shiny scales and nails, also fins on her legs and arms. Lita’s father, can make his hand expand and harden like his brother Hank, but it isn’t as useful.
Alexa learned of her ability at a very early age. When her mother began teaching them self defense, her brother would always target her. She threw a tantrum and decided to hold her breath. A small weak barrier formed.
Once the barrier was discovered, Alexa underwent rigorous “unwanted” defense training. Ian was delighted by this because he could test his fists against her barrier.
She wants to be a hero because her parents taught her that is the most important way to go.
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Age: 14 years old
Superhero Alias: The Barrier
Superhero status: (Aspiring Student/Student/Superhero) Student
Quirk Name: Bubble
Quirk Ability: Can make an impregnable barrier around myself and others. Drawback it last is last as long as holding breath and have to have hands in a box shape shape while doing it.
Looks: (Refer to the pic)
Brief Bio: Alexa shares her home with her Mother Melanie, Father Hank, and younger brother Ian. Her mother, a quirkless martial artist, runs a dojo teaching neighborhood kids how to fight. Her classes are filled with quirked and quirkless children. She believes that you can help even if you aren’t strong and it’s up to you to figure out how. Hank, uses of the Iron stomach, is a firefighter. His ability is to stretch his stomach into a barrier to protect people from falling debris and certain kinds of attacks. Always the first one to run into a blaze to make sure everyone is safe. Ian is 3 years younger than Alexa, but his abilities are growing quite fast. He can bubble a part of his body to use as a weapon, creating a sort of bludgeon. Alexa also has a cousin who spend quite a bit of time over her house. Her cousin is named Lita and she has the puffer ability. When she chooses she grows almost twice her size with prickly poisonous spines with a pufferfish like resemblance. She has a hard time recovering her size when she uses it. Lita’s mother has a mermaid like quirk, hardened shiny scales and nails, also fins on her legs and arms. Lita’s father, can make his hand expand and harden like his brother Hank, but it isn’t as useful.
Alexa learned of her ability at a very early age. When her mother began teaching them self defense, her brother would always target her. She threw a tantrum and decided to hold her breath. A small weak barrier formed.
Once the barrier was discovered, Alexa underwent rigorous “unwanted” defense training. Ian was delighted by this because he could test his fists against her barrier.
She wants to be a hero because her parents taught her that is the most important way to go.
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The announcement of her going first and working with Galen was the blow that killed her. Unintentionally, she felt to her knees in the grass.
“Why me?” She whispered.
After the match was done, Gang Orca made sure to retrieve his student and bring him back to the waiting area. Alexa felt so awful for leaving him behind. When she made it back to the class, she was really quiet. It didn't feel like a victory to her. Her heart sank even more, seeing her friend one of the cots they set up. There were a few of them and they had to have been set up while they were traveling to location. She couldn't help how fast she came over as she knelt along side of the cot.
"Gale I'm sorry. I didn't mea-." She was able to see a little closer that he was still knocked out. A sad sigh slipped out as she looked over his face. Her voice, now a whisper." It's a good thing it was just a training exercise..... I still feel bad for leaving you though."(edited)
Gale was still knocked out from Basil's quirk. He did the only thing he could think of to get the job finished. If everyone else was alright, then he did his job correctly. The learned that from his brother.
His eyes opened slowly adjusting to the light. His head didn't hurt. It felt as if he had been asleep for several hours. He slowly sat up and rolled his shoulders.
"What happened?"
Another sigh was let out as she looked toward their classmates. She didn't notice he woke up yet.
"You were actually kind of cool during the exercise. Like your -" Alexa was saying as she turned to look back at him. She nearly jumped ten feet as she twisted her body get some distance away from him. "Y-y-y-you're awake?! HOW MUCH DID YOU HEAR?!"
Gale grabbed his ears.
"Oww!!! Can you please not yell like that? And hear what?"
He sat up on the bench and stretched.
"What happened with the game? Did you get hit with Basil's quirk?"
She almost wanted to strangle him. He didn't answer her question. She took some deep breaths when he said “hear what”.
"N-nothing." She huffed then turned her back to him. "We won. I got the flag back...thanks to your warning. But you got knocked out at the same time."
"Glad you made it out ok." He said with a goofy smile. He stood up and stretched again. Her words finally hit his ears.
"Wait? We won?!?!"
"Yes, we won. Basil couldn't catch me. " She said as she hugged her knees.
It was so hard for her to not feel guilty about it. She left him there. Yes he told her to run and he's ok now, but the guilt wouldn't go away.
Gale gave her a reassuring tap on the shoulder.
"You were awesome out there you know that right. Without you being there, I doubt we would've won. Glad I had you as my partner."
She smiled a small smile for a second. It was nice for someone to say she was awesome. She usually got lost in the crowd. Uneasily, she peered back at him over her shoulder.
"You're not mad about me leaving you?"
Gale cocked his head to the side.
"Why would I be? If you stayed, you would have been knocked out too and that would've sucked. You did your job. And besides I had no doubt that you would've came back for me after it was all said and done."
What he said made absolute sense, but it didn't treally make her feel 100 percent better. What if something had happened to him after she left?
"Yeah, but you were alone. I mean yeah they were our classmates and they wouldn't hurt you I guess... But I felt like you could've been in danger. My job is to protect people with my barrier above all else." Her head turned and laid itself on her knees. "I can't let that sort of thing happen again.'(edited)
"Then the only thing I can say is make your Quirk strong enough so you don't have to have these worries anymore. And it's not like it's your fault. If I sensed it earlier, we both would have made it. So how about this? Well both get stronger so we won't have to worry about each other. Sound good?"
She took a moment to absorb what he said for a moment. It did sound like a good plan. It just cucked that it cam from the goofiest person she knew.
"Sure...Just don't forget about me. You know, if you get stronger than me."
Gale chuckled and patted her back.
"Whatcha talkin' 'bout? You'll be right beside me step by step."
"Stop talking like that. You make sound like your girlfriend." Alexa was very serious, then let out a laugh. "Don't want anyone getting ideas if they do want to ask me out."
She threw her head back and let out another laugh.
"Oh. My bad. Don't let me cramp your style. Let's go see the other matchup."
"I'm only joking Gale. Like I have a sense of style." She unwrapped her knees and started to get up. "Oh and one more thing, Don't throw my barrier again like a mace. Its hard to hold you breath when you feel like you're gonna die!"
“Why me?” She whispered.
After the match was done, Gang Orca made sure to retrieve his student and bring him back to the waiting area. Alexa felt so awful for leaving him behind. When she made it back to the class, she was really quiet. It didn't feel like a victory to her. Her heart sank even more, seeing her friend one of the cots they set up. There were a few of them and they had to have been set up while they were traveling to location. She couldn't help how fast she came over as she knelt along side of the cot.
"Gale I'm sorry. I didn't mea-." She was able to see a little closer that he was still knocked out. A sad sigh slipped out as she looked over his face. Her voice, now a whisper." It's a good thing it was just a training exercise..... I still feel bad for leaving you though."(edited)
Gale was still knocked out from Basil's quirk. He did the only thing he could think of to get the job finished. If everyone else was alright, then he did his job correctly. The learned that from his brother.
His eyes opened slowly adjusting to the light. His head didn't hurt. It felt as if he had been asleep for several hours. He slowly sat up and rolled his shoulders.
"What happened?"
Another sigh was let out as she looked toward their classmates. She didn't notice he woke up yet.
"You were actually kind of cool during the exercise. Like your -" Alexa was saying as she turned to look back at him. She nearly jumped ten feet as she twisted her body get some distance away from him. "Y-y-y-you're awake?! HOW MUCH DID YOU HEAR?!"
Gale grabbed his ears.
"Oww!!! Can you please not yell like that? And hear what?"
He sat up on the bench and stretched.
"What happened with the game? Did you get hit with Basil's quirk?"
She almost wanted to strangle him. He didn't answer her question. She took some deep breaths when he said “hear what”.
"N-nothing." She huffed then turned her back to him. "We won. I got the flag back...thanks to your warning. But you got knocked out at the same time."
"Glad you made it out ok." He said with a goofy smile. He stood up and stretched again. Her words finally hit his ears.
"Wait? We won?!?!"
"Yes, we won. Basil couldn't catch me. " She said as she hugged her knees.
It was so hard for her to not feel guilty about it. She left him there. Yes he told her to run and he's ok now, but the guilt wouldn't go away.
Gale gave her a reassuring tap on the shoulder.
"You were awesome out there you know that right. Without you being there, I doubt we would've won. Glad I had you as my partner."
She smiled a small smile for a second. It was nice for someone to say she was awesome. She usually got lost in the crowd. Uneasily, she peered back at him over her shoulder.
"You're not mad about me leaving you?"
Gale cocked his head to the side.
"Why would I be? If you stayed, you would have been knocked out too and that would've sucked. You did your job. And besides I had no doubt that you would've came back for me after it was all said and done."
What he said made absolute sense, but it didn't treally make her feel 100 percent better. What if something had happened to him after she left?
"Yeah, but you were alone. I mean yeah they were our classmates and they wouldn't hurt you I guess... But I felt like you could've been in danger. My job is to protect people with my barrier above all else." Her head turned and laid itself on her knees. "I can't let that sort of thing happen again.'(edited)
"Then the only thing I can say is make your Quirk strong enough so you don't have to have these worries anymore. And it's not like it's your fault. If I sensed it earlier, we both would have made it. So how about this? Well both get stronger so we won't have to worry about each other. Sound good?"
She took a moment to absorb what he said for a moment. It did sound like a good plan. It just cucked that it cam from the goofiest person she knew.
"Sure...Just don't forget about me. You know, if you get stronger than me."
Gale chuckled and patted her back.
"Whatcha talkin' 'bout? You'll be right beside me step by step."
"Stop talking like that. You make sound like your girlfriend." Alexa was very serious, then let out a laugh. "Don't want anyone getting ideas if they do want to ask me out."
She threw her head back and let out another laugh.
"Oh. My bad. Don't let me cramp your style. Let's go see the other matchup."
"I'm only joking Gale. Like I have a sense of style." She unwrapped her knees and started to get up. "Oh and one more thing, Don't throw my barrier again like a mace. Its hard to hold you breath when you feel like you're gonna die!"
After the events of the first round, Gang Orca was very satisfied. His students did work very hard on their strategy and treated this seriously. Of course, he made sure to bring his Galen back from the mountainside. the On the other hand, Endeavour was visibly annoyed as he glared at Andrew when he returned.. His arms were crossed, and looked as though he was going to blow up any second.
“Alright, Next team! Hurry up and get up there!” Endeavour yelled at the top of his lungs.
“They don’t know who the next team is.” Orca replied sternly as he walked over to him.
“....Whatever! Team Aneko and Team Suiichi. You’re up!” His beard erupted as he finished his sentence. “Don’t sit on your ass either!”
A Board popped up on the screen reading the team members names.
Team Aneko:
Tokiko Chronos
Herito Tokai
Team Suiichi:
Koyuki Hoshina
Doll
(*Sunday at this same time the post is due.)
“Alright, Next team! Hurry up and get up there!” Endeavour yelled at the top of his lungs.
“They don’t know who the next team is.” Orca replied sternly as he walked over to him.
“....Whatever! Team Aneko and Team Suiichi. You’re up!” His beard erupted as he finished his sentence. “Don’t sit on your ass either!”
A Board popped up on the screen reading the team members names.
Team Aneko:
Tokiko Chronos
Herito Tokai
Team Suiichi:
Koyuki Hoshina
Doll
(*Sunday at this same time the post is due.)
Alexa still couldn’t shake the feeling of the upperclassmen torturing them because of Yin’s statement. She knew they’d be strong since they already had a year of learning already. Without even thinking, she chose the seat behind Yin because it was empty.
Gale stepped into the bus. Today's activities made him anxiously excited. He took a quick scan of the available seats and saw Alexis sitting by herself in the back of the bus. Gale walked to the back and sat next to his friend.
"How's it going Bubbles?"
Alexa was still nervous about what Yin said earlier. If the upperclassmen retaliated, she wouldn't be able to taken them on. Stuck in her thoughts like usual, Alexa was a little shaken when she heard a voice called to her.
"Oh! H-Hi Gale... You sure you want to sit here?"
'Since when was I Bubbles?' Alexa thought to herself.
"Yeah. I'm good here." He said casually. He made himself comfortable in the seat waiting for the long ride. He turned his head back to Alexis.
"You ok? Seemed like something is on your mind?"
"It's nothing you need to worry about. Just some irrational fears." Alexa spoke looking down at her feet. After finishing her sentence, she turned toward the window.
"I'm surprised you're here though. This week you've been focused
Something about the way Alexis spoke stung Gale. The air between them felt tense. Until that moment, he hadn't given any thought to hanging out with Alexis, or lack thereof. He cleared his throat.
"It's been a crazy week. Between starting U.A. and training with Andrew, I guess my head has been only focused on that."
She nodded as she continued looking out the window. Disappointment was all her face. It didn't seem like their friendship was gonna last now. At least that's how she was looking at it. The fact that Tokiko took her to Recovery girl really shook her.
"Yea.. I can see that..."
She brought her face to the seat in front of her as she crossed her arms. If only she sat with Yin or anyone else for that matter.
"I'm glad training is working for you."
The two of them sat quietly for a whole minute. To Gale, it felt like several hours of hurtful silence. Ever since classes started and his training sessions with Andrew, the two of them had not hung out as much as they used to in the past.
"Sorry." He said quietly.
This was why she wished she sat with someone else. She couldn't hide her annoyance. Maybe it was her pulling away from their friendship,but she couldn't see it.
"What are you sorry for? Your doing well. Your "teacher" is doing a wonderful job. You don't need to hang with me."
"What do you mean? You are my best friend. I know we haven't hung out lately but that fact hasn't changed."
"Best friend?" Alexa felt she was stabbed when he said it. She actually turned to look at him. "I thought that changed...since you didn't even try to help me to recovery... You didn't even ask how I was."
It was hard for her to not cry, but she wouldn't. They had only been in the school a short time. No one would see her as weak. Not if she could help it.
"I know. And I'm sorry for that too. I'm a poor best friend. Guess I'm not used to handling a lot of things at one time and started slacking in other areas. My bad. I ain't mean to hurt your feelings."
"Dude...I...I'm gonna play my Capybara game." In all honesty, she just didn't want to let him off that easy. That really hurt and when she felt the most embarrassed he wasn't there. She reached into her bag, grabbed her phone, and jumped on her app.
Her shoulder was much colder this time. He looked over her shoulder and watched her play her game. He looked out the window and sighed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He opened up the same game.
"What's your player code? So we can play together."
"Why should I give it to you. You don't even like Capybaras."
"Gotta build the teamwork right?" He said with a grin.
"Like we'd ever be on a team together. I'm just support. Anyone can fill that role." She said as she sucked her teeth. The Capybara warrior in the game fell off the cliff. She still wouldn't look at him. She could see him peripherally.
"C'mon. Don't sell yourself short. You're more than support. You are my best friend right?" He held out his fist.
"Galen...you are getting on my nerves." Her voice was so low. It was like a cat's growl.
'Failed huh.' He thought to himself.
He lowered his fist. "Sorry. Just tryna make you feel better."
"Well, You're not." She was tired of talking to him. He didn't get how bad that felt.
'If only he understood how hurt I was. I need some peace."
Alexa was done and had no more to say. She put down her phone on the seat. Scooted a little closer to the window to create enough distance between them, then sucked in a deep breath and put her fingers in a box shape. Her barrier was up, but small enough to not bother anyone else on the bus.
'Now I can get at least 2 minutes without him bothering me.'
Gale stepped into the bus. Today's activities made him anxiously excited. He took a quick scan of the available seats and saw Alexis sitting by herself in the back of the bus. Gale walked to the back and sat next to his friend.
"How's it going Bubbles?"
Alexa was still nervous about what Yin said earlier. If the upperclassmen retaliated, she wouldn't be able to taken them on. Stuck in her thoughts like usual, Alexa was a little shaken when she heard a voice called to her.
"Oh! H-Hi Gale... You sure you want to sit here?"
'Since when was I Bubbles?' Alexa thought to herself.
"Yeah. I'm good here." He said casually. He made himself comfortable in the seat waiting for the long ride. He turned his head back to Alexis.
"You ok? Seemed like something is on your mind?"
"It's nothing you need to worry about. Just some irrational fears." Alexa spoke looking down at her feet. After finishing her sentence, she turned toward the window.
"I'm surprised you're here though. This week you've been focused
Something about the way Alexis spoke stung Gale. The air between them felt tense. Until that moment, he hadn't given any thought to hanging out with Alexis, or lack thereof. He cleared his throat.
"It's been a crazy week. Between starting U.A. and training with Andrew, I guess my head has been only focused on that."
She nodded as she continued looking out the window. Disappointment was all her face. It didn't seem like their friendship was gonna last now. At least that's how she was looking at it. The fact that Tokiko took her to Recovery girl really shook her.
"Yea.. I can see that..."
She brought her face to the seat in front of her as she crossed her arms. If only she sat with Yin or anyone else for that matter.
"I'm glad training is working for you."
The two of them sat quietly for a whole minute. To Gale, it felt like several hours of hurtful silence. Ever since classes started and his training sessions with Andrew, the two of them had not hung out as much as they used to in the past.
"Sorry." He said quietly.
This was why she wished she sat with someone else. She couldn't hide her annoyance. Maybe it was her pulling away from their friendship,but she couldn't see it.
"What are you sorry for? Your doing well. Your "teacher" is doing a wonderful job. You don't need to hang with me."
"What do you mean? You are my best friend. I know we haven't hung out lately but that fact hasn't changed."
"Best friend?" Alexa felt she was stabbed when he said it. She actually turned to look at him. "I thought that changed...since you didn't even try to help me to recovery... You didn't even ask how I was."
It was hard for her to not cry, but she wouldn't. They had only been in the school a short time. No one would see her as weak. Not if she could help it.
"I know. And I'm sorry for that too. I'm a poor best friend. Guess I'm not used to handling a lot of things at one time and started slacking in other areas. My bad. I ain't mean to hurt your feelings."
"Dude...I...I'm gonna play my Capybara game." In all honesty, she just didn't want to let him off that easy. That really hurt and when she felt the most embarrassed he wasn't there. She reached into her bag, grabbed her phone, and jumped on her app.
Her shoulder was much colder this time. He looked over her shoulder and watched her play her game. He looked out the window and sighed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He opened up the same game.
"What's your player code? So we can play together."
"Why should I give it to you. You don't even like Capybaras."
"Gotta build the teamwork right?" He said with a grin.
"Like we'd ever be on a team together. I'm just support. Anyone can fill that role." She said as she sucked her teeth. The Capybara warrior in the game fell off the cliff. She still wouldn't look at him. She could see him peripherally.
"C'mon. Don't sell yourself short. You're more than support. You are my best friend right?" He held out his fist.
"Galen...you are getting on my nerves." Her voice was so low. It was like a cat's growl.
'Failed huh.' He thought to himself.
He lowered his fist. "Sorry. Just tryna make you feel better."
"Well, You're not." She was tired of talking to him. He didn't get how bad that felt.
'If only he understood how hurt I was. I need some peace."
Alexa was done and had no more to say. She put down her phone on the seat. Scooted a little closer to the window to create enough distance between them, then sucked in a deep breath and put her fingers in a box shape. Her barrier was up, but small enough to not bother anyone else on the bus.
'Now I can get at least 2 minutes without him bothering me.'
Sahara returned the girl’s smile with a warm one. With understanding she nodded at the girl’s miscalculation. That was something that happened to her all the time. Being an off angle by so many degrees and not getting the result you wanted or being hit with your own attack.
“It happens to us all. Don’t worry about it.” She said as she scooped off some of the fluid from her arm and placed it on the girl’s wound. She wanted to make sure it didn’t hurt as she applied it. In a perfect world, it would have more healing properties, but at least it would make a barrier from getting attacked any further and no blood would spill out. At least she knew, it was warm so it would give some sort of comfort.
“ As for your question, unfortunately, we aren’t sure why they are attacking. I just happened on the scene when they started to move. And it seems the person behind it got away on a helicopter, so we really have no answers.” Her voice was low and she ended her sentence with a huff. Being a hero was fun, when you got it right.
Sahara, glanced behind them, back into the building. She wanted to make sure there wasn’t too much going on with the robots. The two other pros inside should be able to handle them for now. When the girl spoke again, she snapped her back to listen intently.
“Oh No.. No injuries here. I’m usually pretty lucky that way.” A goofy grin crept across her face. The slippery one could be awkward at times.
Something seemed to be under the surface when it came to this girl. Maybe she was cared, that what Sahara was sensing. Her eyes darted around for something that might calm her more. That’s when she saw it, a small black kitten that was hiding under a mailbox. It was strange that it hadn't run off. Maybe it belonged to someone and it was waiting or it was too afraid to leave it’s spot. Sahara held up her pointer to say “one sec”, then trotted off in the direction of the kitten. It never occurred to her how it looked when she ran. Someone used to tell her it was slow-motion like. Like an old lifeguard series on television that she couldn’t remember the name of.
Across the street, the kitten had started to fuss as she made her way over.
“No No little one… Hush now. It is alright.” Her voice was almost a purr as she knelt on the ground to look under the mailbox. Her hand was held out softly so the animal could smell her. “I will bring you no harm.”
After a moment of coaxing it out, He came into her hands. She tried her best not to get fluid on his fur. From there, she returned to the girl and held out the kitten.
“Could you possibly keep an eye on him? He seems afraid and there are still robots to dispose of. He seems really harmless.”
“It happens to us all. Don’t worry about it.” She said as she scooped off some of the fluid from her arm and placed it on the girl’s wound. She wanted to make sure it didn’t hurt as she applied it. In a perfect world, it would have more healing properties, but at least it would make a barrier from getting attacked any further and no blood would spill out. At least she knew, it was warm so it would give some sort of comfort.
“ As for your question, unfortunately, we aren’t sure why they are attacking. I just happened on the scene when they started to move. And it seems the person behind it got away on a helicopter, so we really have no answers.” Her voice was low and she ended her sentence with a huff. Being a hero was fun, when you got it right.
Sahara, glanced behind them, back into the building. She wanted to make sure there wasn’t too much going on with the robots. The two other pros inside should be able to handle them for now. When the girl spoke again, she snapped her back to listen intently.
“Oh No.. No injuries here. I’m usually pretty lucky that way.” A goofy grin crept across her face. The slippery one could be awkward at times.
Something seemed to be under the surface when it came to this girl. Maybe she was cared, that what Sahara was sensing. Her eyes darted around for something that might calm her more. That’s when she saw it, a small black kitten that was hiding under a mailbox. It was strange that it hadn't run off. Maybe it belonged to someone and it was waiting or it was too afraid to leave it’s spot. Sahara held up her pointer to say “one sec”, then trotted off in the direction of the kitten. It never occurred to her how it looked when she ran. Someone used to tell her it was slow-motion like. Like an old lifeguard series on television that she couldn’t remember the name of.
Across the street, the kitten had started to fuss as she made her way over.
“No No little one… Hush now. It is alright.” Her voice was almost a purr as she knelt on the ground to look under the mailbox. Her hand was held out softly so the animal could smell her. “I will bring you no harm.”
After a moment of coaxing it out, He came into her hands. She tried her best not to get fluid on his fur. From there, she returned to the girl and held out the kitten.
“Could you possibly keep an eye on him? He seems afraid and there are still robots to dispose of. He seems really harmless.”
After making her way safely down the wall, she pushed her hands off the wall and landed on her feet. The motion left fer spinning because on the momentum of contact. A wild grin was etched into her face.
“Don’t worry about me sir. I rarely get cornered.” Sahara tried to make eye contact with him, but she was still spinning.”
As their conversation started, a chopper started up and the “ one behind this attack, was flying off into the distance. Sahara sucked her teeth hard. Her eyes darted about for an angle to use to hit the plane, but there wasn’t a good enough one to ensure it coming down directly from one hit. Plus, the damage of it falling from the sky would be too much on the surrounding buildings. This raised her motivation to take out the robots faster.
Before she could get a lock on her next target, another hero had come and started to destroy some more robots. This made her happy. It had been some time since she had so many people on the same scene fighting with her.
“Kurogane, it’s nice for you to join us. There are plenty of enemies to go around.” SHe flashed a kind smile, then looked for her tire.
More noise was coming from the outside of the building, She ran over to the doors and saw a student or a small woman fighting robots that had gotten outside. It was certainly impressive. The jelly used to dissolve was new to her. She did see the the unfortunate splashing of it onto the girl. Once the girl sat against the large cat, Sahra ran over to her.
“Are you alright? I saw your hard work. Thank you for helping. I noticed you’re injured, I could cover it for you temporarily until you are able to get it treated? Would that help?” Sahara brought herself to a kneel to make sure she would be calming as she spoke. That was one of the important pieces of being a hero.
“Don’t worry about me sir. I rarely get cornered.” Sahara tried to make eye contact with him, but she was still spinning.”
As their conversation started, a chopper started up and the “ one behind this attack, was flying off into the distance. Sahara sucked her teeth hard. Her eyes darted about for an angle to use to hit the plane, but there wasn’t a good enough one to ensure it coming down directly from one hit. Plus, the damage of it falling from the sky would be too much on the surrounding buildings. This raised her motivation to take out the robots faster.
Before she could get a lock on her next target, another hero had come and started to destroy some more robots. This made her happy. It had been some time since she had so many people on the same scene fighting with her.
“Kurogane, it’s nice for you to join us. There are plenty of enemies to go around.” SHe flashed a kind smile, then looked for her tire.
More noise was coming from the outside of the building, She ran over to the doors and saw a student or a small woman fighting robots that had gotten outside. It was certainly impressive. The jelly used to dissolve was new to her. She did see the the unfortunate splashing of it onto the girl. Once the girl sat against the large cat, Sahra ran over to her.
“Are you alright? I saw your hard work. Thank you for helping. I noticed you’re injured, I could cover it for you temporarily until you are able to get it treated? Would that help?” Sahara brought herself to a kneel to make sure she would be calming as she spoke. That was one of the important pieces of being a hero.
Last test.
(With some help from MoMochas)
When it came to the last exercise, Alexa feel the most comfortable. Dodging matter flying out of a machine was just really easy for her barrier. This is what it was made for. To protect people in it from what ever may hurl at it. The only thing was she wouldn’t be able to run and have the bubble up. The surface was insanely slippery without the right foot gear.
“Man I wish I had those special grade boots I wanted.” She thought to herself quietly as she watched her classmates do their turns before her. “I’ll just have to naturally dodge for what I can. And use the barrier for what i can’t. It would be hard to keep shutting off my breath and bring it back.”
After watching some of the students, she felt really good about her odds. All she had to do was just pace herself. There was nothing hard about that. There was also the fact that she had to stay out of her own head.
“Alexa, you’re up!”
“I got this!”
Her steps were heavy as she made her way up to the designated area. This was her arena. Protecting people is what she was made to do. Before the machine started up, an image flashed in her head. When she was in the exam and she had so many kids in her barrier, protecting them from the robots. This should be nothing. She felt a new bit of determination as she heard the machine begin to “whur” in start up.
Alexa started with a slow walking pace. When a piece of debri shot out, she hopped to her right. The next target, she ducked to her knees. Third one, she frog jumped over. It was all reminiscent of her training at her mother’s dojo and with children her mother taught. They would use her as target practice all the time. A series of object came out and she was able to dodge them with ease. She stayed focused, but she could tell that Gang Orca was going to up the leveling. She was ready.
“Alright, here comes the more difficult stuff.”
This made Alexa speed up the pace to a trot. This was not hard for her to keep track of her breath and moving. The projectiles were moving faster through the air. Her movements still consisted of jumping, hopping, and ducking. As she went to leapfrog over one of the pieces, another shot while she was airborne.
‘Now!’
Without another thought, her hands were brought together in a box shape and her breath was cut off. The boulder like object bounced itself off the bubble and pushed her back. It was fine. She was encased and nothing would hurt her as she brought her legs back down to stand. Of course she came back to the ground a little faster than she thought and slipped on the bubbles surface.
‘Dang it!’ Her mind screamed as she landed on her butt.
Luckily she was able to hold her breath longer while falling. Two more objects zoomed and fell away.
‘That was close.’
The barrier fell as she regained her breathing. Another two shot out as she was trying to regain her footing but she bring her head under one and take a shot to the shoulder.
“Ugh!”
Her shoulder felt bad, but she wasn’t going to stop. She’d suck in a quick breath and reformed the box with her hands. The barrier back up, she was on her feet now. There seemed to be more coming out of the machine now. Her stance was pretty strong as she let the objects hit her barrier. She wasn’t sure if Mr Orca, brought the speed up but it seemed like they seemed to be flying out pretty fast at this point. Normally, she could hold her breath long, but she only got a small amount of air.
‘I wonder how long I could keep this up. This wouldn’t be that hard if I didn’t hurt my shoulder.’
After a few more seconds, the feeling in her chest started to tighten. A series of five object flew the air and she tried to hold the barrier. Her body squeezed to stretch the hold. Three hit, her body choked in air. The fourth barely missed her elbow and the 5 slammed into her right thigh.
“AHHH!” She screamed out as she fell to her knees.
The machine was quickly shut off. Gang Orca walked over slowly. He looked over the wounds with stern.
“Head to the infirmary. You’ll be fine….On second thought.”
The disappointment started to flood in as she tried to get up but had a hard time.
"Could someone take Alexa to the infirmary?" Gang Orca asked. The students looked at each other awkwardly.
"I'll do it." Tokiko said, raising her hand. Alexa looked a little surprised. Tokiko smiled at her, giving her a little wave.
“Oh um… I-I” Alexa couldn’t get the words out fast enough.
Now I can find out why she runs faster, and I'll look cool...
Tokiko went over to Alexa, to help her. Alexa lifted her arm over Tokiko's shoulder, and Tokiko swept her off her feet, putting her in a princess carry. Alexa looked uncomfortable with the attention her classmates were giving her, as well as the close proximity to Tokiko's well-defined muscles. Tokiko, however, was unconcerned.
‘C-Carried like a princess?! By another Girl?! I’ll never live this down.’ Alexa tried not to wear it on her face.
Heh. I bet Doll can't do a princess carry. I'm not sure anyone else can. Do they even lift?
Tokiko walked with Alexa towards the infirmary. An awkward silence hung in the air, as she carried her to Recovery Girl's office.
‘Put me down! Put me Down! Put me Down!’ Her mind screamed.
I am pretty much holding a stranger...
"Soo...you run pretty fast. What sort of regiment do you do?" Tokiko asked.
Alexa the whole ride tried to keep her eyes off Tokiko’s face and as far away from her muscles as she could. Her eyes were practically on the sky until she heard Tokiko’s question.
“Um. well I run three miles a day and alternate it….with swimming...to help control my breathing…” Alexa’s voice was quiet as she tried to keep her eyes off Tokiko. Her face was getting red.
[i]I need to run twice as much as you...first you, then Doll will eat my dust!
*****NEXT WEEK******
Alexa strolled up to the school with a new attitude. After those exercises, Gang Orca had been trying to give her ways to keep focused on multiple facets of a situation. It also didn’t help that her mother dragged her into more dojo duty with the kids. Her arms felt a little more tone and she thought she could dodge a little better. At least, that was what she thought. This week also made her realize there were some very interesting kids in her class. She wanted to know each one of them better. Even Doll and Xen, though she still felt a little wary of them.
The morning drive was a more quiet one. Her father seemed to have more faith in the school and it seemed to Alexa that he was noticing her grow. He didn’t talk about it much, but he did mention that she stood straighter since attending the school. Alexa noticed the small smiles he throw at her. He always tried to leave the worrying to her mother, but sometimes he couldn’t keep it in. The radio played loudly some jazz as they rode by.
“
(will finish tomorrow)
(With some help from MoMochas)
When it came to the last exercise, Alexa feel the most comfortable. Dodging matter flying out of a machine was just really easy for her barrier. This is what it was made for. To protect people in it from what ever may hurl at it. The only thing was she wouldn’t be able to run and have the bubble up. The surface was insanely slippery without the right foot gear.
“Man I wish I had those special grade boots I wanted.” She thought to herself quietly as she watched her classmates do their turns before her. “I’ll just have to naturally dodge for what I can. And use the barrier for what i can’t. It would be hard to keep shutting off my breath and bring it back.”
After watching some of the students, she felt really good about her odds. All she had to do was just pace herself. There was nothing hard about that. There was also the fact that she had to stay out of her own head.
“Alexa, you’re up!”
“I got this!”
Her steps were heavy as she made her way up to the designated area. This was her arena. Protecting people is what she was made to do. Before the machine started up, an image flashed in her head. When she was in the exam and she had so many kids in her barrier, protecting them from the robots. This should be nothing. She felt a new bit of determination as she heard the machine begin to “whur” in start up.
Alexa started with a slow walking pace. When a piece of debri shot out, she hopped to her right. The next target, she ducked to her knees. Third one, she frog jumped over. It was all reminiscent of her training at her mother’s dojo and with children her mother taught. They would use her as target practice all the time. A series of object came out and she was able to dodge them with ease. She stayed focused, but she could tell that Gang Orca was going to up the leveling. She was ready.
“Alright, here comes the more difficult stuff.”
This made Alexa speed up the pace to a trot. This was not hard for her to keep track of her breath and moving. The projectiles were moving faster through the air. Her movements still consisted of jumping, hopping, and ducking. As she went to leapfrog over one of the pieces, another shot while she was airborne.
‘Now!’
Without another thought, her hands were brought together in a box shape and her breath was cut off. The boulder like object bounced itself off the bubble and pushed her back. It was fine. She was encased and nothing would hurt her as she brought her legs back down to stand. Of course she came back to the ground a little faster than she thought and slipped on the bubbles surface.
‘Dang it!’ Her mind screamed as she landed on her butt.
Luckily she was able to hold her breath longer while falling. Two more objects zoomed and fell away.
‘That was close.’
The barrier fell as she regained her breathing. Another two shot out as she was trying to regain her footing but she bring her head under one and take a shot to the shoulder.
“Ugh!”
Her shoulder felt bad, but she wasn’t going to stop. She’d suck in a quick breath and reformed the box with her hands. The barrier back up, she was on her feet now. There seemed to be more coming out of the machine now. Her stance was pretty strong as she let the objects hit her barrier. She wasn’t sure if Mr Orca, brought the speed up but it seemed like they seemed to be flying out pretty fast at this point. Normally, she could hold her breath long, but she only got a small amount of air.
‘I wonder how long I could keep this up. This wouldn’t be that hard if I didn’t hurt my shoulder.’
After a few more seconds, the feeling in her chest started to tighten. A series of five object flew the air and she tried to hold the barrier. Her body squeezed to stretch the hold. Three hit, her body choked in air. The fourth barely missed her elbow and the 5 slammed into her right thigh.
“AHHH!” She screamed out as she fell to her knees.
The machine was quickly shut off. Gang Orca walked over slowly. He looked over the wounds with stern.
“Head to the infirmary. You’ll be fine….On second thought.”
The disappointment started to flood in as she tried to get up but had a hard time.
"Could someone take Alexa to the infirmary?" Gang Orca asked. The students looked at each other awkwardly.
"I'll do it." Tokiko said, raising her hand. Alexa looked a little surprised. Tokiko smiled at her, giving her a little wave.
“Oh um… I-I” Alexa couldn’t get the words out fast enough.
Now I can find out why she runs faster, and I'll look cool...
Tokiko went over to Alexa, to help her. Alexa lifted her arm over Tokiko's shoulder, and Tokiko swept her off her feet, putting her in a princess carry. Alexa looked uncomfortable with the attention her classmates were giving her, as well as the close proximity to Tokiko's well-defined muscles. Tokiko, however, was unconcerned.
‘C-Carried like a princess?! By another Girl?! I’ll never live this down.’ Alexa tried not to wear it on her face.
Heh. I bet Doll can't do a princess carry. I'm not sure anyone else can. Do they even lift?
Tokiko walked with Alexa towards the infirmary. An awkward silence hung in the air, as she carried her to Recovery Girl's office.
‘Put me down! Put me Down! Put me Down!’ Her mind screamed.
I am pretty much holding a stranger...
"Soo...you run pretty fast. What sort of regiment do you do?" Tokiko asked.
Alexa the whole ride tried to keep her eyes off Tokiko’s face and as far away from her muscles as she could. Her eyes were practically on the sky until she heard Tokiko’s question.
“Um. well I run three miles a day and alternate it….with swimming...to help control my breathing…” Alexa’s voice was quiet as she tried to keep her eyes off Tokiko. Her face was getting red.
[i]I need to run twice as much as you...first you, then Doll will eat my dust!
*****NEXT WEEK******
Alexa strolled up to the school with a new attitude. After those exercises, Gang Orca had been trying to give her ways to keep focused on multiple facets of a situation. It also didn’t help that her mother dragged her into more dojo duty with the kids. Her arms felt a little more tone and she thought she could dodge a little better. At least, that was what she thought. This week also made her realize there were some very interesting kids in her class. She wanted to know each one of them better. Even Doll and Xen, though she still felt a little wary of them.
The morning drive was a more quiet one. Her father seemed to have more faith in the school and it seemed to Alexa that he was noticing her grow. He didn’t talk about it much, but he did mention that she stood straighter since attending the school. Alexa noticed the small smiles he throw at her. He always tried to leave the worrying to her mother, but sometimes he couldn’t keep it in. The radio played loudly some jazz as they rode by.
“
(will finish tomorrow)
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