Who You Are To Me (unOrdinary)

Episode 18 - Growing Connections

John's POV

Blyke's Room, Wellston Boys' Dormitories, 9:48PM

"What the hell is he doing here?" Arlo asked, pointing a finger at me.

"Thrilled to see you too, motherfucker." I replied to him with a glare.

"You shouldn't even be here! Don't you remember what you said to us earlier? Or has your brain finally rotted fully?" The blond crossed his arms. "'No. I'm not going to help you. In fact, let's just stay away from each other at all costs.' That's what you said, isn't that right? So what is your damn face doing here?"

God, I want to knock his lights out so bad.

"Guys, guys!" Remi pushed herself to get between us. "There's no need to fight. We're on the same side, right? We all have a common enemy that we share. EMBER! So let's just try to get along, okay?"

"You heard her. We have to be friendly now." I said as I put my hand out. "Hey. My name's John Fucking Doe. Pleasure to meet you."

Arlo scoffed, but took his hand out as well, shaking mine. "Arlo."

That's it? Not even a simple hi?

"Well, I guess that's sorta what I meant..." Remi chuckled a bit nervously.

"So, John really is gonna join our team, huh?" Isen had on a thoughtful look.

I turned to face him. "Yeah. Got a problem with it?"

"W-What? No!" He waved his hands in the air. I think I could catch him blushing a bit. "Wow. We're really gonna see the live Reflecta in action."

"Don't make it weird, Isen." I told him. "Besides, it's not all that interesting. The fights barely last five minutes with me around."

"Oh, yeah. The life of a god-tier. Wish I could relate." The orange haired boy muttered under his breath.

"By the way, how good are you all with self-defense?" I turned around to ask the group of five.

"To be honest, I just use my ability most of the time. The times where I really do need to use my own fighting skills to fend off against others is rare." Remi admitted with Blyke and Arlo nodding their heads in agreement.

That makes sense. As much as I hate to admit it, their abilities were all strong. Remi's lightning poses quite a threat, Blyke's explosive aura prevents others from touching him, and Arlo's barrier is useful in reflecting damage.

"I-" Isen started.

"Save it, Isen. I'm guessing you don't know much fighting techniques either, right?" I sighed.

"Damn. Am I really that predictable?" He murmured.

"I already know Elaine's pretty good with self-defense. She can hold up a hand-to-hand battle pretty well with her strength since her ability's just healing." I explained while I saw Elaine's surprised face. She probably wasn't used to me complimenting her. "Anyway, you guys need to learn more if you really wanna fight EMBER. Even if you know some things about defending yourselves, abilities can only get you so far in life. From now on, you guys are training with me in the gym whenever you have free time. Make sure to eat well too."

I immediately turned to Arlo.

"What are you looking at me for? What did I do to you this time?" He frowned.

"You're kidding me." I said. "You're really asking me that, Mr. Skinny Arms?"

"PFFT-" I heard a laugh come out from Remi.