Saving Grace

Chapter 4: Recognizable

Crap!! I can't let her see me! It would be like last year all over again. I can't let that happen. I quickly moved into the sea of people and rushed to my next class. Why would a guy like Garroth like a monster like her? Why would he enjoy a killer's company? Why? So many questions ran through my head as I leap into the door of advanced combat and right into the girls changing room. I slipped on my training outfit. It was just a simple grey tank with a hood and black leggings. I put on my shoes that I had on earlier and walked out. I saw Garroth chatting it up with a blue haired boy. He seems awfully familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. Oh well. I walked up to them. Garroth sees me and waves.

"Hey Grace! Grace meet--"Garroth said as the blue haired guy turned around.

"D-D-DANTE!?!?!?!?!" I gasped.

"GRACE?!?!" He replied. I knew that I saw that hair before. He ran up to me and hugged me.

"I thought y-y-you died..." I stuttered, trying to keep the tears of happiness from flowing.

FLASHBACK!!!!!!

The flames consumed our seventh grade classroom as the kids rushed out in terror. They pushed me and Dante back yelling "DIE FREAKS!!!" I collapsed to the ground seeing the roof fall from the sky.
"GRACE!!!" Dante yelled as he jumped on top of me, taking the damage instead of me. "RUN!!!!!" He said as I scampered out of the burning classroom. I made it out as the school exploded. Tears streamed down my face as my one and only best friend died.

END OF FLASHBACK!!!!!

"No.... I'm SO sorry..." He said as he let go on me.

"So I'm guessing that you two know each other." Garroth said.

"Well no duh. I was just running up to a guy I've never met and gave him a hug." I said with sarcasm filling the room. I wiped a loose tear from my left cheek, and blinked the rest out from getting lose from my eyelids.

"I can smell your sarcasm from here." Dante said, covering his hose like he just smelled 10 year old stinky cheese.

"ALRIGHT!! LINE NOW!!!!!!!!!" Said a man as he bursted through the doors to the training room. "I see we have a girl this year. Who are you?" He said, walking up to me with a stern face on, like I was joking around.

"Grace Armstrong sir." I said. Not flinching from my position.

"And where's your weapon?" He questioned me, looking around me for a weapon of some type.

"Can I go outside to do this? It's the only place I can summon it."

"Yeah right. Nice try Freshman. Anyways, just go out. But you better not be lying." He said, pointing to the door to outside.

"Yes sir." I said as I walk through the doors. I hear that the rest of the class was following me. (A/N- Sorry I forgot to say that her hood is up.) I walk up to a grassy hill, away from the commotion of the outside classes and sport team practices. I took off my hood, revealing my ears. I heard a gasp, and automatically noticed that it was Garroth, considering that Dante was the only one in the class at the time, and the only one that knows about my ears. Dante gave Garroth a shove, shutting him up right up.

"Irene, the shadow engulf me. Irene, time to show no mercy. Irene, the time has come to show who you really are." (A/N If you have know Idea who Irene is, it's this places God.) I whisper. My ears tuned from black to white as the ground rumbled around me. I extend my hand into the sky, as the cloud that covered me, cleared a circle of blue sky as my sword came down from the heavens. I grabbed it as I rested it on my other hand. It was a jade sword. (Picture above)

"Got it." I said as I turned around. I saw Garroth, with his sword at the ready position to strike.

"What are you?" The teacher said, fear showing in his eyes, but not on his face.

"A Meif'wa sir." I said as I looked down, in shame.

"Mph. A challenge for the skilled, I see. Let's head back in and see how good you really are." He said.

"Yes sir." Garroth, Dante, and I said in unison and we made our way down from the hill and back into the room where we started.

"First off, I am Logan, the football coach and your advanced combat teacher. Today we will be doing some sparring. Garroth face Grace. Dante face--"

"Sorry I'm late! I went looking for you since you weren't there." Said the brown haired boy I saw yesterday.

"Mr. Laurence finally decided to show up. Laurence, you'll be sparring with Dante. Winners of the two rounds go head to head." The man said, as the four of us get into positions.

"FIGHT!!!!!"

I let Garroth make the first move, as lunged towards me. With a simple side step, I moved out of the way, tripping him and making him off balance, as I make my move. I pulled on the middle of my sword, turning it into dual swords.
"Sorry. It will not be that easy to take me down." He said as he moved his foot, tripping me as he pinned me to the ground.
"Same." I said as I kicked his gut, pushing him off of me, so I could stand up. I stood up, taking my stand again, as he got up. And lunged at me again, I put my swords in a position so that instead of him hitting me with his swords, it would clash with mine. It surprisingly worked! I push him to the ground with a thud. Coach looked over at him as I place my dual swords together, to make my normal sword appear as I place it next to Garroth's neck.
"It seems that I win." I said.
"YES!!!"Laurence yelled, clearly stating that he won.
"Now It's Grace against Laurnce. FIGHT!!!" Coach yelled.

~~Time Skip brought to you by your lazy author-chan~~

After a few minutes of fighting, I finally pinned Laurence to the floor, and put my sword against his throat.
"It seems that you lost." I said as I pulled my sword away from his throat and helped him back up. I turned around, to see Garroth and Dante sanding there, in complete shock.
"Wow. You're really good." Garroth told me.
"Thanks."
"What type is your sword?" Coach asked me.
"I'm not too sure. I know that it's made of jade, and that it's been passed down to me from multiple generations. It just  showed up one day." I told him. "It can also change forms. See?" I said as I grabbed the middle of my sword again, to pull out my dual swords. Laurence stared at me in awe. "It can also change into a gun." I added, as I placed the tips of the dual swords together, to make a real gun.
"What are you, a indestructible machine??" Laurence said.
"Kind of, I guess." I replied.

~~RING RING RING~~

I raced out of the room before you could say Irene. I automatically, as always, ran into someone.
"Sorry!" I said
"You should be, freshman. We now you like him." Said the girl. She had Black hair like the girl I saw crowd Garroth after Science. Oh my Irene...
"Well is it isn't mis whore herself." Said you guessed it. Sasha.
"Get away Sasha." I said pushing her away. I stood up from being shoved to the ground. "I'm stronger now. So you better watch out." I said, feeling around for my sword.
"No. You should stay away from Aph's Gar-Gar. Or else..." She said as she turned away, laughing.
"I AM A SENIOR!!!!" I yelled as they walked away.
"Are you okay?" Said Dante, as I saw him appear around a corner.
"Hell no! Sasha saw me, and will tell everyone about the two..." I said. He instantly got the message. She was going to tell the whole school that I'm a robotic freak and a Meif'wa... I allowed the tears of sorrow and fear to flow. I hugged Dante. He patted my on the back, allowing me to calm down before anyone sees me.
"Don't worry. If you need help....

I'll save you."