Nathan gets up the next morning and decided to wear a light blue scarf and no hat with a dark blue hoodie.
Nathan decides to teleport to school to avoid talking to Hailey and the others.
Hailey wakes up with a stomach ache starting to form. She ignores it, grabs her bag, and runs to school, avoiding everyone at all costs. Hailey runs straight into Nathan. She bounces off him and falls to the ground. Nathan puts a hand out to help her up. Hailey stares at it a few moments before reluctantly accepting it, getting up. "Thanks," she mumbles then runs to class.
Nathan doesn't respond and goes to class,
"Ms.West?" Hailey's history teacher calls out. Hailey's head goes up from her book and she walks over to the desk.
"Yes, Mr. James?"
"You haven't turned in your essay about the American Revolution. It was due today. Where is it?"
Hailey's eyes widen as she remembers she completely forgot to work on it. "I-I'm sorry. I forgot. I had to work," Hailey explains.
"I think your school work is more important, don't you think?" Mr. James reasons.
Hailey lowers her head. "Yes." Then walks back to her desk.
Nathan walks into the room and walks up to the teacher's desk and waits patiently. Hailey avoids Nathan as she hurries back to her desk to work on it.
"Hello, Mr. James I have moved to this class for history. Where would you like me to sit?" Nathan asks calmly.
Mr. James scans the room. "How about that desk next to Ms. West?" Mr. James says and points at the desk next to Hailey's. Nathan nods and walks over to the desk and sits down.
"I can't believe I completely forgot about this stupid essay," Hailey mutters, not noticing Nathan. Nathan looks at the board and reads American History Essay due today. Nathan grins and finishes the essay in 4 minutes and turns it in. Hailey glances at Nathan out of the corner of her eye and sighs in exasperation. Nathan remains silent for the rest of class. Hailey finishes just in time and places it on the teacher's desk, then runs to the library to work. Nathan walks outside of the school and goes to the library and reads. Nathan looks at his hands and sees the bandages burn away and the words Help her show. Hailey finishes her assignment along with her job, and she escapes out the back door.
"Why do you want me to help her so much she clearly doesn't want any," Nathan shouts.
"Help who, hun," Ms. Yuri asks.
Nathan freezes then gets up. Nathan sighs and shows the word help on the right hand then Hailey on the left.
"Why does she need help? She always seems so happy," Ms. Yuri says.
Nathan sighs and tugs at his scarf, and Ms. Yuri sees the scars. "She is living on the streets don't offer help she'll quit her job, and then she'll most likely die of starvation."
Ms. Yuri gasps and cover her mouth. "We must help her!"
Nathan's hand bursts into flames and tries to burn the marks away but they don't disappear. "She doesn't want any and I respect that because I used to be in her situation but my father found me and he helped me realize that what I was doing isn't ok and that I'd die so I stopped."
"I see. Well, maybe she needs the right person or push to show her the way," Ms. Yuri muses.
"She won't listen to anyone not even her own parents and I'm the only one that knows the truth." Nathan responds
"How could her parents not help their own child?" Ms. Yuri exclaims.
"From what I've seen she left because they were abusive." Nathan responds as he recovers his scars.
"This world is a nightmare for most people out there, and I have a feeling it will always be that way," Ms. Yuri sighs.
The bullies show up but this time with 18 more people. "Hey, punk how about we settle this but this time if we win we get to kill you and that little bitch of yours but if you win we'll free them. Mirra, Beth, Drake, and John restrained. "What bitch, and I don't know them," Nathan responds clenching his fists.
"Something isn't right . . ." Hailey mutters to herself. Her eyes started glowing long before, but now, she gets up and goes back to the library.
"But if it's a fight you want you've got one but there is only one change to the exchange if I win you let everyone go and you'll leave me the hell alone but if you do win you'll kill me and me alone," Nathan says as he calms down.
"Fine," the bullies say as they tie everyone to a tree including Ms. Yuri.
Nathan charges at them as they all activate their powers or pull out a weapon
Hailey's eyes grow brighter the closer she gets to the library.
They beat Nathan up he keeps getting back up, and he knocks 5 of them out.
Hailey finally sees what's going down and starts beating the bullies.
Nathan uses his powers and sends Hailey somewhere she can't interfere with the fight.
Nathan then pulls out a knife and stabs 9 of them. Nathan then sends the knife into one of their stomachs. Then black smoke appears around the other five of them knocking them out.
"Damnit, Nathan! Those were my friends and my boss tied to those trees!" Hailey yells then punches the walls.
Nathan walks over to the group and cuts the ropes tying them to the trees.
"Go before they get back up," Nathan says as he cuts Ms. Yuri free from the tree.
"Bless you," Ms. Yuri says before hurrying back to the library with the others.
The leader gets up and tries to stab Nathan and succeeds. Nathan punches the bully sending him into a coma.
"Get dunked on asshole." Nathan says as he drags himself to his house and he passes out of the floor in a way he won't lose blood
Hailey stares at the confined space around her, completely devoid of hope. "N-Nathan?" Hailey appears in the library next to her friends. "Guys!" She runs up and hugs them all at once. "Are you OK?"
"Yes, everyone is alright. No one has any injuries, thank goodness," Ms. Yuri informs.
"Where is Nathan?" John and Drake ask in unison.
"I-I don't know!" Hailey said, speeding out the door and to his house, hoping he was there. There, laying on the floor, bloody and battered, was Nathan. "No!" Hailey kneels by him and desperately tries to keep the blood down. She takes off her hoodie and uses it to wrap where he was stabbed. "You better not die on me!" Hailey says, searching for any signs he was still alive.
