The Tiger Virago 2: Duty or Heart (Henry Danger fanfic)

13. Piper's discovery

I walked out of my biology class. I was glad it was over. I had a lot to catch up on. I really wanted to drop out but I promised my mother I would at least finish and get a high school diploma. Lately, the talk around the seniors had been what type of universities they had applied to. I hadn't applied to any but I hoped Charlotte had. I didn't want this hero life to ruin her. She was smart and deserved a degree. I heard a ding from my phone so I got it out of my pocket. When I saw who it was, I laughed a little.

It was Max. He always texted me when I was in school. At first it was annoying but now, I was just glad that someone cared enough. I opened Messages.

Max: How are you doing? Are you feeling down? I could come and take you away....

Me: I'm okay. I just finished my biology class so I'm heading to history.

As I walked to my locker, I remembered Phoebe telling me that she was surprised that Max was pursuing me. Apparently in the past he had always just flirted with girls to get attention. After his breakup with Allison he became different. I didn't know if that was her trying to tell me to not hurt her brother. The only problem was that my heart still belonged to someone else. I couldn't imagine myself with anyone else.

As if on cue, I smelt him walking in my direction. I froze. I prayed to the gods that he wouldn't stop by me. I did want him to stop though. I wanted him to say that he forgot what I did to him and that we could be together. I wanted him to hold me tight and say he loved me. But I knew it wouldn't happen. That's what I told myself until he was standing right behind me. I pretended to rummage through my locker.

"Hi, Roxy."

I froze. The way he said my name... He said it normally but to me it sounded like music to my ears. I turned around slowly. I gave him a tight smile and said, "Hi Henry." I tried to keep a calm expression. I wasn't going to show him what he doing to me. The reality was that he probably didn't care. He looked at me straight in the eye and I tried not to falter at the eye contact. He looked like he was trying to be unreadable but it wouldn't work with me. I knew him so well as he knew me. He wasn't frightened but he was rather... shy. It made no sense. I still didn't care. I was glad that he was in front of me even though he was out of reach.

His face and arms had clear of bruises. He still used crutches but I could tell that he was getting better everyday. "I'd like to talk to you about something." he said that made me focus back to his beautiful brown eyes.

"Okay, what is it?" I asked. I wondered what it was. I wished it was, 'I wanna get back together.', but I knew the gods wouldn't allow that. The tiger warrior must have no lovers. Kaweme's voice, the albino tiger words rang through my head. Henry walked closer to me and I tried not to show what it was doing to me.

"I'd like you to stay way from my family." He said in a very calm voice. I stopped breathing for a second. I couldn't believe he came up to say that.

"Why?" I asked, trying to keep my temper in check. The gods must be laughing at me. Why would I think it would be anything good?

"Well the moment you showed up to my house the villains came and attacked." He said angrily.

I laughed cruelly. "You know dumbass if you looked at the news you would realize that this did not just happen in this city. It has happened all over America. If you are really want to protect your sister, tell her to quit the Man fans." I said angrily. I knew from his face of embarrassment that Piper had not quit the Man fans. "It looks like after our breakup you became dumb. Now get away from me before I push you over." I said angrily as I smashed my locker shut. He didn't say anything as he started to walk away. "Talking to you causes me pain." I whispered. Apparently he heard me.